Diddy's Search for Aide Goes Slowly July 31, 2007 • Hip-hop impresario P. Diddy is still inviting applications for a personal assistant job — and using the Web phenomenon YouTube to do it. But after an initial posting, Diddy has returned with pointed advice for the many hopefuls. Diddy's Search for Aide Goes Slowly Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370647/12370649" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movie Stardom May Await If Lohan Can Grow Up July 31, 2007 • Glance at reports of drunken-driving charges and lurid tabloid coverage and it's easy to see 21-year-old actress Lindsay Lohan as just another bad-girl celeb. But some in Hollywood defend her as a real talent, battling child-star demons. Movie Stardom May Await If Lohan Can Grow Up Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12370596/12370597" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Movies Art Isn't Easy, Unless You're Living It on Screen July 28, 2007 • Four supposedly biographical films — about Goya, Moliere, Edith Piaf and Jane Austen — have more than art in common: They all suggest that making art is as simple as stealing from your own experiences. Art Isn't Easy, Unless You're Living It on Screen Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12048352/12304853" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture 'Simpsons Movie': Bigger, Longer, Underwhelming Fresh Air July 27, 2007 • Iconic series loses something when it's padded and ironed out to conform to Hollywood's templates; the film rarely captures the magic of the show, with its lunatic free-associations and its manic highs. 'Simpsons Movie': Bigger, Longer, Underwhelming Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12297974/12300113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Fox Reclaims Web Domain for 'Simpsons' Film July 27, 2007 • Twentieth Century Fox won't have to pay a "cyber-squatter" for rights to The Simpsons Movie domain name on the Web. Fox Reclaims Web Domain for 'Simpsons' Film Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12295338/12295341" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Judges for Eisner Awards Put Up a Fight July 26, 2007 • The Eisner Awards, given out at the annual Comic Con, recognize work in comics, graphic novels and other pop writing. But voting for the Eisners involves more than a ballot with nominees: Judges are locked in a hotel room and must defend their nominations. Judges for Eisner Awards Put Up a Fight Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12262791/12262794" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Al Jean, Getting Intimate with 'The Simpsons' Fresh Air July 26, 2007 • Al Jean knows Marge, Homer, Bart and the gang better than almost anyone. He's executive producer and writer for The Simpsons, and he's been with the show since it began. He says the new Simpsons movie is about "what happens when a man doesn't listen to his wife." Al Jean, Getting Intimate with 'The Simpsons' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12253973/12253982" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Matt Groening, Grabbing for Laughs in the Darkness July 26, 2007 • Simpsons creator is bringing America's favorite dysfunctional family to the multiplex. Why does the show still work? "People really, really resonate to the idea of darker emotions in something that is considered a very light medium." Matt Groening, Grabbing for Laughs in the Darkness Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12241738/12242351" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture Finnish Group Rocks Retro Soul in 'Keep Reachin' Up' July 25, 2007 • Nicole Willis is a retro soul singer from Brooklyn. Her really tight band, the Soul Investigators, is from Finland. The group sounds like it's from Memphis – and it's one of Oliver Wang's favorites of the year so far. Finnish Group Rocks Retro Soul in 'Keep Reachin' Up' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12234111/12234113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 Did Web's Role Shape Debate, or Was It a Gimmick? July 24, 2007 • In Monday's Democratic presidential candidate debate, YouTube users posted questions for the candidates and then responded to the candidates' answers. But did the videos have an impact on the tenor of the debate, or were they just a gimmick? Did Web's Role Shape Debate, or Was It a Gimmick? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12205404/12205405" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion YR Media Bilingual Teen Torn Between Family Duties, Youth July 24, 2007 • Teenager Sara Martinez has to look after her autistic younger brother, and serves as a translator for her parents, who speak limited English. In a story produced for member station WNYC's Radio Rookies program, Martinez talks about her daily life and the frustrations of growing up too soon. Bilingual Teen Torn Between Family Duties, Youth Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12205399/12205402" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 S.C. Voters Weigh In on YouTube Format July 24, 2007 • About half of the South Carolina's Democratic voters are black — far more than in any other early-voting state — and they're fully aware of their importance in the election. Black voters from Charleston watched Monday's candidate debate and offered feedback. S.C. Voters Weigh In on YouTube Format Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12205407/12205410" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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HBO's 'Entourage' Develops Devoted Following July 24, 2007 • The hit series follows the exploits of rising star Vince Chase and his posse of friends as they set out to conquer Hollywood. Doug Ellin, creator of Entourage, talks about being nominated for seven Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12201286/12201289" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Reality TV Brings Broadway New Stars, Patrons July 24, 2007 • An American Idol-style contest to choose the stars of Broadway's latest Grease revival wasn't exactly a ratings smash. But hefty advance ticket sales means that the NBC series may have been a success in a different way: as a marketing gimmick. Reality TV Brings Broadway New Stars, Patrons Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12136308/12184029" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 Questions from YouTube Frame Democrats' Debate July 23, 2007 • Democratic presidential candidates face off in a debate Monday night in Charleston, S.C. The debate breaks new ground because the questions were submitted by people via the Web site YouTube. Questions from YouTube Frame Democrats' Debate Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12178361/12178362" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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