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Remembering Dr. King 40 Years Later
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King. I remember the impact hearing of his death had on my mother, I remember her sobbing. I was seven years-old at the time and I still remember having nightmares about the assassination for months afterwards. That day in April… Listen ⇢
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National Poetry Month
Once again it’s April, which can mean only one thing – National Poetry Month. As is my custom, I’ll mention Knopf’s Poem-a-Day, where you get a new poem delivered nice and fresh to your inbox each morning. Let’s kick off the month with a poem from Frank O’Hara: Avenue A… Listen ⇢
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Painful Things Hillary Clinton Knows
Via Caleb we have this list of painful things Hillary Clinton knows (or should know) written by Mark Halperin at Time Magazine. 1. She can’t win the nomination without overturning the will of the elected delegates, which will alienate many Democrats. 2. She can’t win the nomination without a bloody… Listen ⇢
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A Single Piece of Paper
Apparently emails have been making the rounds with a story of a contest at the Hirshhorn Modern Art Gallery in DC. where the rule is that the artist could use only one sheet of paper. Turns out that the paper art is not from a contest, but rather is the… Listen ⇢
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Into the Night
I have been a NASA fan ever since I watched the massive Saturn V rockets push those towering Apollo ships to the moon back in the late 60’s. The little kid in me still delights in all the NASA rocketry. So when I saw today’s NASA Picture of the Day,… Listen ⇢
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Message To Ralph Nader
From Scrappy we have this link to this brilliant message to Ralph Nader. If only he would listen. Listen ⇢
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Gonna Be Wars
From Cynthia we have this brilliant spoof of the ‘Yes I Can’ video from Second City. Listen ⇢
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The Prodigal Daughter Returns
This evening Sasha returned from her week long trip to Paris. She came back sporting a beautiful Parisian hair cut that makes her look even more like a future movie star (if that is possible). The poor girl has always felt that Ann Arbor is too small to contain her,… Listen ⇢
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Falling Slowly
Boo ya to Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova who won an academy award tonight for their astonishing song ‘Falling Slowly’ from the brilliant indie movie ‘Once’. And bravo to Jon Stewart who had the decency to bring Marketa back on stage to make her acceptance speech after they started up… Listen ⇢
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