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The Man Behind StoryCorps
About 60,000 people have interviewed family members, partners, and friends to record oral histories with StoryCorps. I’m one of those people. In 2009 I interviewed my husband, asking him questions about how we met, his favorite memory of me, and…
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Another Way to Save Libraries
When the residents of the small British town Stony Stratford heard that the town council voted to close the library due to budget cuts, they decided to do something drastic, clear the shelves. The library held about 16,000 books, but…
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This Is Why We Keep Slavoj Around
“Through actions like the WikiLeaks disclosures, the shame – our shame for tolerating such power over us – is made more shameful by being publicised.” — A little light Zizek for your morning reading pleasure. (via)
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
We send our condolences to the friends and family of poet and activist Susana Chavez Marisela Escobedo, found murdered in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on January 6. In case you missed it, Ann Hays is giving The New Yorker some well-deserved…
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On Perfect Immigrants and Imperfect Stories
Over at The Atlantic, Julianne Hing writes about some tragic immigration stories, from the Border Patrol officer who was charged with giving shelter to an undocumented immigrant (his father) to a kid from Oregon who didn’t even know he was…
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Science Saturday
The Secret Service has done a study on US assassinations, and there’s some really interesting findings available. Here’s yet another way a hacker can use your public information against you. How is it that the Eiffel Tower is still standing?…
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Saturday Morning Links
My coffee pot died earlier this week, so I raided the emergency change jar in order to buy another one. Don’t judge me. Do you have a Kindle and want to know how to break the DRM on your books?…
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Washington D.C. Real Estate Advice
At the end of a CNBC post about how U.S. home values have fallen 26% since the 2006 peak, surpassing the drop experienced from 1928 through 1933, there is a link to the Zillow page for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, in…
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Dan Weiss’s MOrning Coffee
Not to get all science-y on you or anything. What’s up Dawn Runner? This may be the reason why you are a racist. (stop being such a racist!) If you are anything like me, you’ve probably wondered what it would…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Here is some information about a frog riding a snake. Yep. Meanwhile, on the South Pole. . . Weather Inside is your art installation of the week. Unless perhaps you prefer grass sculptures. What you were looking for: a working…
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Want free Poetry?
And by Poetry, I mean the magazine. If you’re part of a book club or a reading group, and you’re interested in poetry (or Poetry), the Poetry Foundation is planning to give away a limited number of free copies of…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Hella takins today dudes. Take THAT Salman Rushdie. 2011 is the year of invisible clothing. (which is a pretty dumb year, you know?) Insect meat is the answer to all our prayers, questions, and concerns. There is no reason to…