November 2010
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David Bianculli's Hawaiian Shirts →
Posted every picture of David Bianculli’s Hawaiian shirts that I have. Enjoy…
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Fresh Air Holiday Secret Santa
I just picked a coworker’s name out of a hat — and now I have until December 17th to get something good (for under $15 bucks) and make a dish for our holiday potluck. Hmm. What to get…what to get….? And what to make…what to make?
Update: As weird as this sounds, gifting someone here a book/DVD/CD would be strange, because we constantly receive them. (And my person is...
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I’ve been acting since I was 11. I’ve gotten to have so many amazing...
– Natalie Portman, on going to Harvard University to study psychology, in an interview on Fresh Air 11/30/10.
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Favorite Books of 2010?
Critics are starting to compile their best-of 2010 book lists (Michiko Kakutani, NPR, Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly.) What was your favorite book this year?
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Surely, Fresh Air Remembers Leslie Nielsen
Lt. Frank Drebin: That's the red-light district. I wonder why Savage is hanging around down there.
Captain Ed Hocken: Sex, Frank?
Lt. Frank Drebin: Uh, no, not right now, Ed.
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I am an actor who believes film is the director’s medium. And I got along...
– Anne Hathaway discussing her role in Brokeback Mountain, in an interview on Fresh Air.
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Does Birth Order Shape Our Lives? →
As the oldest, I approve: Several surveys and studies conducted throughout the years have found that firstborns do edge out later-borns in lots of high-achieving professions, from corporate CEOs to college professors to U.S. presidents and Supreme Court justices. There’s even evidence that firstborn children are about 3 IQ points smarter than their second-born siblings. Question: Does...
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Do you have an older dog? Have any questions?
We’re talking to veterinary behaviorist Nick Dodman tomorrow about the best ways to care for an aging dog. If you have any questions, let us know (and PLU-LEEZE post a picture of your dog….)
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