Slate's Ad Report Card Slate's Ad Report Card: New Tricks from Old Spice September 29, 2004 • Slate contributor Seth Stevenson reviews the latest ad campaign for Old Spice, the old fragrance giant that's hoping to appeal to a younger crowd. Slate's Ad Report Card: New Tricks from Old Spice Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4052773/4052774" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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'Kevin Hill': A Lawyer's Life Turned Upside-Down September 29, 2004 • Andrew Wallenstein of The Hollywood Reporter reviews Kevin Hill, the new UPN drama starring Taye Diggs as a self-involved lawyer whose life is changed when he's compelled to care for a baby. 'Kevin Hill': A Lawyer's Life Turned Upside-Down Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4052767/4052768" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Interviews Queen Latifah: From Hip-Hop to Big Band September 29, 2004 • Fifteen years after her hard-hitting hip-hop debut, All Hail the Queen, Queen Latifah has a new CD of jazz, soul and pop standards covering artists as diverse as Dinah Washington and Al Green. Queen Latifah: From Hip-Hop to Big Band Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4052576/4053208" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music News Faces Retrospective Recalls Rock Excess September 29, 2004 • When it comes to sex, booze and rock 'n' roll, the group Faces didn't just follow the cliché, they helped invent it. The hard-rocking, hard-drinking band helped propel the career of Rod Stewart. Ashley Kahn reports. Faces Retrospective Recalls Rock Excess Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4052273/4052274" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National A Chat with MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners September 28, 2004 • The MacArthur Foundation announces this year's winners of "genius grants," $500,000 awards — with no strings attached — that recognize exceptional creativity. The 23 recipients include a ragtime pianist and a human rights activist. NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Michele Norris speak with five of the winners. A Chat with MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4051423/4051677" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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A Look at the Fall TV Lineup September 28, 2004 • It's fall again, and everybody knows what that means: a new TV season. Believe it or not, the networks are promising the best lineups ever, with more reality shows, more crime dramas and plenty of hype. A Look at the Fall TV Lineup Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4051345/4051346" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Gretchen Berland, MacArthur Genius Award Winner September 28, 2004 • Gretchen Berland uses experience from her previous career of making documentaries to compose video projects on health-care topics. She has won a $500,000 "genius award" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Gretchen Berland, MacArthur Genius Award Winner Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4051343/4051344" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion Music Countertenor Andreas Scholl Fresh Air September 28, 2004 • Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz profiles German Countertenor Andreas Scholl. Countertenor Andreas Scholl Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4051312/4051313" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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World Troops Encouraged to Write of War Experiences September 28, 2004 • Prominent authors such as Tom Clancy are holding workshops at military bases, in an effort to encourage military personnel -- especially those who've served in Iraq and Afghanistan -- to record their thoughts about war and peace. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports. Troops Encouraged to Write of War Experiences Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4050439/4050440" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Media In Heated Season, Politics Infuse Pop Culture September 28, 2004 • Media watchers say recent book and film trends suggest a "perfect storm" of politically motivated popular culture, which has been building for years. Books from the left and right top best-seller lists, while films like Fahrenheit 9/11 draw box-office crowds. Hear NPR's Lynn Neary. In Heated Season, Politics Infuse Pop Culture Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4050431/4050432" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Sasser Virus Follow-Up September 27, 2004 • A German firewall company may soon offer a job to the teenaged creator of several famous computer viruses. But, he's awaiting trial for unleashing his creations and could face up to five years in jail. Sasser Virus Follow-Up Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4049685/4049686" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Political Allegory Examines Loss of Civil Liberties Fresh Air September 27, 2004 • Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews a reissued book called Visa for Avalon by Bryher, the pen name of an Englishwoman named Annie Winifred Ellerman. Visa for Avalon is a political allegory first published in 1965. Political Allegory Examines Loss of Civil Liberties Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4049153/4049154" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Mavis Staples, Keeping the Faith September 27, 2004 • Gospel-soul icon Mavis Staples talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about her new CD, Have A Little Faith, and life as a solo artist Mavis Staples, Keeping the Faith Only Available in Archive Formats. Real Media Windows
Pop Culture 'Tonight Show' a Survivor after 50 Years September 27, 2004 • Johnny Carson hosted the Tonight Show for almost 30 years and made it look easy. NPR's Kim Masters talks with two veteran talk show producers who say it's a lot tougher than it looks. Today is the 50th anniversary of the show. 'Tonight Show' a Survivor after 50 Years Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4048553/4048554" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Hong Kong Detective Movie: 'Infernal Affairs' September 25, 2004 • A new detective film has taken Hong Kong by storm. Now Infernal Affairs, an interlocked story of police undercover work targeting gangs, is opening in the United States. NPR's Bob Mondello has a review. Hong Kong Detective Movie: 'Infernal Affairs' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/3936715/3936716" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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