April 2012
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26 percent of all Americans say they have been... →
nprfunfacts:
That according to a survey conducted by anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann.
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Poet Marie Howe Reflects On The 'Living' After... →
A few years after her younger brother John died from AIDS-related complications in 1989, poet Marie Howe wrote him a poem in the form of a letter. Called “What the Living Do,” the poem is an elegiac description of loss, and of living beyond loss.
“When he died, it was a terrible loss to all of us,” she tells Fresh Air’s Terry Gross. “As you know, as everybody...
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What was the best thing that happened to you this...
This is now my favorite weekly feature on this Tumblr: What was the best thing that happened to you this week?
I’ll start: I did 100 pushups on Monday morning before work. This was something I never thought was even remotely possible about a year ago.
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“For those of us who never think twice about having enough food, it’s hard...”
– New York Times reporter Jason DeParle has covered America’s poorest for over 20 years.
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radiogems:
Alec Baldwin’s show “Here’s The...
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“Throughout the past four years, we keep hearing about the impact of this economy...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, how the recession has impacted America’s poorest women.
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“Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we’re going...”
– In honor of National Poetry Month, we’re replaying our interview with poet Marie Howe tomorrow.
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Fresh Air Offices, 10:01AM
Coworker: I just opened my eyeglasses case and someone else's glasses were in it.
Anonymous asked: I heard an author interviewed on NPR discussing the rich cultural legacy which slaves left upon America. Specifically, the influence of their spoken language upon Southern culture. Any idea who the author is?
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“I was often dismissed as being cute. And it was like, no I don’t want to...”
– Carole King talks about how music played a role in her earlier years.
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“Most novels these days don’t look farther than their front yards for their...”
– Maureen Corrigan reviews Nadine Gordimer’s latest novel, No Time Like The Present. 