Technology 'Internetainers' Make Money Off YouTube Hits June 30, 2009 • Internet film producers Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal have produced more than 200 videos that have been watched by millions of online viewers. They are part of a growing number of filmmakers who are finding ways to profit off of the Internet. 'Internetainers' Make Money Off YouTube Hits Listen · 4:26 4:26 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105863364/106064951" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Kathy Griffin's Life: All D-List, Even This Interview June 30, 2009 • Red-headed comedian Kathy Griffin, star of the Bravo reality show My Life on the D-List, says even her glimpses of A-list celebrity status are overshadowed by her D-list realities. And to Griffin, being interviewed on NPR is clearly a D-list gig. Kathy Griffin's Life: All D-List, Even This Interview Listen · 7:19 7:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106065086/106083702" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Which Michael Jackson Will You Remember? June 29, 2009 • Michael Jackson's death shed light on the many conflicting images the public has of him. Depending on when you became a fan, those images may be hard to reconcile. Tell us how you'll remember the pop star who spent his life in the spotlight. Which Michael Jackson Will You Remember? Listen · 29:14 29:14 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106054607/106054599" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology The Latest Fad: Must-Tweet TV June 29, 2009 • From MTV to CNN, the networks are scrambling to incorporate Twitter's 140-character social media feeds into their programming. But will it last? History is littered with futile attempts to integrate television with the latest technological fad. The Latest Fad: Must-Tweet TV Listen · 3:15 3:15 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106038991/106062733" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Andy Richter: Settling In On 'The Tonight Show' June 27, 2009 • Actor-comic Andy Richter has stepped into shoes once occupied by the recently departed Ed McMahon, taking on announcer duties on Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show. Richter joins Scott Simon to talk about what it's like to work on a much loved late-night show. Andy Richter: Settling In On 'The Tonight Show' Listen · 9:21 9:21 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105966072/106007569" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Figuring Michael Jackson's Estate A Complex Task June 27, 2009 • As authorities look deeper into the cause of Michael Jackson's death, financial experts will be trying to determine the value of his estate, which was weighed down by massive debts. So it will likely take some time to untangle Jackson's complex financial affairs. Figuring Michael Jackson's Estate A Complex Task Listen · 4:02 4:02 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106007576/106007561" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies For 'Cheri' & Co., Liaisons Dangerous To The Soul June 26, 2009 • It's been 20 years since Michelle Pfeiffer, director Stephen Frears and screenwriter Christopher Hampton teamed up for Dangerous Liaisons. In Cheri, they tell a very different kind of love story. For 'Cheri' & Co., Liaisons Dangerous To The Soul Listen · 2:46 2:46 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105609793/105950458" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts 'Looped': TV's Rhoda Tackles The Trials Of Tallulah June 26, 2009 • Two one-name legends meet as actress Valerie Harper takes on a stage play about an iconic Hollywood broad having a very, very bad day. 'Looped': TV's Rhoda Tackles The Trials Of Tallulah Listen · 7:19 7:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105901814/105950512" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies The Stages Of Grief, With An Undertow Of Wonder June 26, 2009 • Antonello Grimaldi's Quiet Chaos lacks thematic complexity, but the subtly directed sequences, bitter and sweet alike, add up to a moving chronicle of sorrow, wonder and acceptance. (Recommended)
Review Movies A Twisted 'Sister' That's Anything But A 'Keeper' June 26, 2009 • Even by Hollywood standards, My Sister's Keeper is shoddy goods. It's an arm-twisting weepie that panders to our reflexive need to blame someone for a no-fault tragedy. Critic Ella Taylor isn't buying.
Music News Michael Jackson: Life Of A Pop Icon June 25, 2009 • He was a child star, an international icon, a running late-night talk show joke. But in his prime, his overbearing talent and ambition made him a musical genius. He was 50 years old when he died. Michael Jackson: Life Of A Pop Icon Listen · 6:24 6:24 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105932403/105936000" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'Stoning of Soraya': No Escape, For Victim Or Viewer June 25, 2009 • Based on a true story, The Stoning of Soraya M. tells the tale of an Iranian woman falsely accused of adultery — and executed by her fellow villagers nonetheless. Mark Jenkins has a review.
Obituaries Former 'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett Dies June 25, 2009 • Actress Farrah Fawcett passed away in a Santa Monica, Calif., hospital Thursday after a two-and-a-half year struggle with cancer. She was 62. Former 'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett Dies Listen · 3:48 3:48 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105898244/105924897" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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20 Years Since Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' June 24, 2009 • This summer marks 20 years since the release of the film Do The Right Thing. The 1989 iconic production by director Spike Lee told a tale of racial and ethnic tensions erupting in a multiethnic neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y. Why was the popular movie so influential, and does its message still resonate 20 years later? 20 Years Since Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing' Listen · 17:19 17:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105850679/105850673" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries 'Tonight Show' Sidekick Ed McMahon Dies June 23, 2009 • Ed McMahon died early Tuesday morning at the age of 86. From 1962 to 1992, he introduced Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. Then, after the monologue, he sat next to Carson's desk and laughed at his jokes. 'Tonight Show' Sidekick Ed McMahon Dies Listen · 1:45 1:45 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105828981/105828961" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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