February 2012
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neverindanger asked: I like to share it when I've reached milestone reblogs or likes with the Tumblr who moved me to reblog or like. The Wael Ghonim quote was my 1,000th like. I couldn't have asked for a better. Thank you Fresh Air. And thank YOU Wael!
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“PBR beard keytar, cliche cillum est commodo marfa put a bird on it. Dolore...”
– Lorem Ipsum for Hipsters (via @joelkarnold)
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“I can hope, I can daydream, but certainly think that the chances of me being...”
– writer Donald Hall on NPR’s Fresh Air (via forwhenifeellikesharing)
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“We used all the available tools in order to communicate with each other,...”
– Internet activist Wael Ghonim says sites like Facebook are tools that can help connect people and disseminate information to the masses, but cannot create social changes on their own.
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“I was writing with my heart, not my keyboard. I was writing what I felt should...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, Internet activist Wael Ghonim talks about how his Facebook page helped start Egypt’s revolution.
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Fresh Air Offices, 10:50 AM
Coworker: Are you crashing?
Mel: Yes
Coworker: Then I'll come back later with your DVD of the Celebrity Apprentice.
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“As long as I can do my work and continue to enjoy myself working on words...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, poet Donald Hall reflects on aging, writing and his life.
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“I’ve always felt that poetry was particularly erotic, more than prose was....”
– Former poet laureate Donald Hall on poetry.
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In honor of John Williams’ birthday: John...
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California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is... →
California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled.
From last year on Fresh Air: Courting Attention: Covering Calif.’s Marriage Trial
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“Yoga is a beautiful thing in a way in that it’s so free-form, and the...”
– William J. Broad on yoga’s certification requirements.
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“You can see, over and over, people seeing rises in sex hormones — particularly...”
– How Yoga Can Help Your Sex Life
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“Michigan State University surveyed more than 700 employers seeking to hire...”
– Bring Your Parent To Work Day: So-called helicopter parents have hit the workplace, phoning employers to advocate on behalf of their adult children. Human resource managers say more parents are trying to negotiate salary and benefits and are even sitting in on job interviews.
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“When I made The Devil Wears Prada, it was the first time in my life that a man...”
– Meryl Streep, on how men view her roles
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“I think there was, for a long time in the movie business, a period of — when a...”
– Meryl Streep, on the roles actresses are offered in their 40s and 50s.
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“I was 13, I didn’t like opera, ew. I liked cheerleading and boys. That was...”
– Meryl Streep on studying opera as a teenager
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Confidential to the person who wrote in from...
And asked about the song Terry played at Haverford during her talk. From Terry:
The song was You’ll Never Walk Alone, from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. The version I played was a Fresh Air performance by the singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson.
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“Opinions took a back seat. Opinions were not attractive. This is stuff I...”
– Meryl Streep, on changing her behavior as a teenager to get dates and be popular
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