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Monday, June 17, 2013

The Salt

Sandwich Monday: The Wendy's T-Rex Burger (R.I.P.)

No one can hear you screaming, Wendy.

June 17, 2013 For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try "The T-Rex Burger," a nine-patty monster that, until this week, had been on the menu of a renegade Canadian Wendy's franchise.

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Monkey See

In Slight Defense Of Miss Utah USA, A Little Bit, With Reservations

Television personality and host Giuliana Rancic looks on as Miss Utah USA Marissa Powell answers a question from a judge during the interview portion of the 2013 Miss USA pageant on Sunday night.

June 17, 2013 What do you expect when you ask a terrible question in a ridiculous setting?

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Monkey See

The NFL To Your Purse: Drop Dead

Personal organizer with blank lined page propped against various items spilling out of a brown leather purse. Studio isolated on a black textured background.

June 17, 2013 The NFL has a new bag policy that won't allow camera bags, seat cushions, or — gasp! — purses.

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NPR Double Take

Double Take 'Toons: A Red Rubicon?

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June 17, 2013 The Obama administration says the Syrian government has crossed a "red line" by using chemical weapons against rebels. Steve Kelley thinks President Obama could have acted sooner, while Steve Sack believes the executive branch is justified in looking before it leaps.

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Monkey See

An 'Adventure' For Kids And Maybe For Their Parents, Too

Finn is in the middle, with the skinny arms. Jake is the dog. Together, they have Adventure Time.

June 17, 2013 Adventure Time isn't your typical cartoon, but it's capturing an audience of kids and adults who believe it's getting at something special.

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Parallels

The Battered Old Car That Drove My Father's American Dream

Old Goldie lacked heat and air conditioning, smelled bad and rarely started on the first try. But my father loved her anyway.

June 16, 2013 In the first few months after reporter Joanna Kakissis' family moved to the U.S., her father bought a junky, gigantic gold Oldsmobile for $200. Kakissis says Old Goldie was hard to love, but she was a symbol of the good life her father wanted to make for them.

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Remembrances

My Father, The Pilot

Louis Parsons in his late teens, circa 1946, standing beside an Aeronca Champion airplane, a typical trainer plane for aspiring post-war private pilots.

June 16, 2013 We tend to think we have our parents figured out, but we often don't. Reporter Monique Parsons knew her dad as a mild-mannered avocado farmer who rarely strayed from home. On this Father's Day, Parsons tells the story of how she discovered that her father was actually a fearless pilot.

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You Must Read This

Evelyn Waugh's 'Scoop': Journalism Is A Duplicitous Business

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June 16, 2013 The fictional tale about war correspondents will make you laugh till the person next to you on the subway thinks you have problems. It is also, according to writer Alexander Nazaryan, an all-too-real parody of the glory days of print journalism.

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NPR Double Take

Double Take 'Toons: Happy Fathers Day 2013!

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June 16, 2013 Dads, as J.D. Crowe and Gary McCoy show, teach us life-long philosophies and how to get to the point.

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

StoryCorps

Dad Follows The Moon To Find Military Son's Resting Place

Robert Stokely and his son, Michael, who died on deployment in Iraq in 2005.

June 15, 2013 Robert Stokely couldn't sleep while his son was in Iraq with the National Guard. In 2005, Michael Stokely was killed by a roadside bomb. A few years later, Robert headed to Iraq himself, to find the spot where his son had died.

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Simon Says

Did ATMs Represent The Dawn Of The Digital Era?

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon says he now realizes ATM machines represented the dawn of the digital age.

June 15, 2013 Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simon remembers the controversy when the first automatic teller machines started popping up in the 1970s. Today there's an electronic transaction, and record, of just about everything we say, read, purchase or do.

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NPR Double Take

Double Take 'Toons: Patently Absurd?

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June 15, 2013 The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that naturally occurring human DNA cannot be patented but synthetic genes can. Chip Bok splices their decision down to one reason, while Andy Singer warned in 2005 that corporations would take the building blocks of life too literally.

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Movie Reviews

It Takes A (Gay) Village In 'Call Me Kuchu'

David Kato, a teacher and LGBT rights activist — as well as the first openly gay man in Uganda — is at the forefront of Call Me Kuchu's story.

June 14, 2013 An excellent documentary looks at Uganda's controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill — both its personal and political implications — through the story of activist David Kato. While emotionally crushing, the documentary is unmistakably a celebration of LGBT activists. (Recommended)

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Where Did We Go Wrong?

It's looking at you. But is it conscious? How do we know?

June 14, 2013 We face a paradox: Although we lack sufficient reason to believe in the consciousness of others, it would be plainly unreasonable for us to give up this commitment.

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