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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Universe Or universe? It All Depends On The Multiverse
February 20, 2013 The Universe is different from the universe in commentator Marcelo Gleiser's eyes. It's not about grammar. It's about cosmology, about what we know versus what we are able to imagine.
NPR Double Take
Double Take 'Toons: No Remedy for the Cure
February 20, 2013 With sequestration less than two weeks away, cartoonists David Fitzsimmons and John Darkow like neither the truths nor the consequences of sequester politics.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Debris From Space Helped Shape Who We Are
February 19, 2013 The eye-popping, ear-splitting meteor streaking over Russia last Friday was an invitation to look up more often, to track the shooting stars we might see on any given night. These daily visitors to our planet put cosmic history into context, lighting up a past that is full of debris.
NPR Double Take
Double Take 'Toons: Carnival of Chaos
February 19, 2013 Coast Guard investigators say a fuel leak caused the fire that hobbled Carnival's cruise ship Triumph for days. Dave Granlund thinks the experience must have been awful for the people on board, while Randy Bish puts their ordeal in perspective.
NPR Double Take
Double Take 'Toons: Megaton Men?
February 18, 2013 North Korea conducted another nuclear weapons test this week. No matter where he looks, Dave Granlund can't escape a feeling of impending doom, while Jeff Danziger wonders when China will rein in its southern neighbor.
Opinion
Man Of Tomorrow: Superman, Orson Scott Card And Me
February 17, 2013 NPR contributor Glen Weldon talks about why he, a Superman nerd and a gay man, won't be reading a new iteration of the Man of Steel penned by author Orson Scott Card.
Three Books...
3 Books About House Hunting In The Gilded Age
February 17, 2013 The money and mansions of the turn of the century provide rich fodder for some fabulous reads. Author Janet Wallach recommends three books that give a glimpse of Gilded Age houses. Do you have a favorite book that highlights architecture? Let us know in the comments.
NPR Double Take
Double Take 'Toons: Crossing The Rubio-Con?
February 17, 2013 Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's GOP response to the State of the Union address resonated more for style than substance. Nate Beeler thinks you can't fault Democrats for enjoying the senator's awkwardness, but Mike Lester blames media bias for drowning out the Republican message.
Simon Says
Is Honest Abe's Stovepipe Hat A Fake?
February 16, 2013 State officials in Illinois want to conduct DNA tests on the top hat on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to see if he ever really wore it. Museum officials think the idea is worse than bad.
NPR Double Take
Double Take 'Toons: Sports Quakes!
February 16, 2013 News that hundreds of professional soccer games may have been fixed and the announcement that in 2020 wrestling won't be in the Olympics have rocked the sports world. Joep Bertrams sees the soccer scandal as a new opportunity, while Mike Luckovich thinks wrestling's loss could be America's gain.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Investigations Of Experience
February 15, 2013 You have to go to Berlin to see Adolph Menzel's best work. In the estimation of Alva Noë, it would be well worth the trip. Menzel is an exciting artist whose work explores the nature of human experience.
NPR Double Take
Double Take 'Toons: Prevent Defense?
February 15, 2013 The Senate has never filibustered a nominee for secretary of defense ... until now. Eric Allie and Steve Sack see hypocrisy among the supporters and opponents of former Nebraska senator and Vietnam combat veteran Chuck Hagel.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Embracing The Beauty In Life
February 14, 2013 Judy Van der Veer poured her experiences of living on a California ranch into books evoking the delights and sorrows of the natural world. On Valentine's Day, commentator Barbara J. King shares her love for Van der Veer's writing.
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Double Take 'Toons: High Caliber Speech?
February 14, 2013 In his State of the Union address, President Obama spoke with great emotion as he listed victims of gun violence who "deserve a vote" from Congress on gun control proposals. Jen Sorensen would like fewer firearms in our culture, while Lisa Benson thinks that's the real goal of gun laws.
Opinion
An Affair To Remember In Pre-Independence India
February 14, 2013 It began like a typical Bollywood story. Boy meets girl in pre-independence India. They fall in love. Her family says no way. So one night, she escapes. NPR commentator Sandip Roy recounts how his great-aunt jumped off a moving train for love, and went on to have a happy 60-year-long marriage.
