Technology Personal Maps Emerge as Visual Mix Tapes April 7, 2006 • For some people, hearing a particular song immediately conjures up thoughts of an old boyfriend or girlfriend. For others, it's a place -- a park, a street corner or a restaurant. At platial.com, a new Web site founded by "psychogeography hobbyists," the result is something like Wikipedia crossed with Rand McNally. Personal Maps Emerge as Visual Mix Tapes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5330820/5330821" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts Dave Chappelle, Back in the Spotlight March 24, 2006 • Dave Chappelle may be the hottest comic on the block. He has a new documentary in theaters, a hip-hop concert film called Block Party. He's still doing stand-up. And DVDs of his cable TV show are selling at a fast pace. Dave Chappelle, Back in the Spotlight Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5300356/5300357" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Mozart's Last Symphony: The Giant 'Jupiter' January 27, 2006 • On the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth, we look at his final symphony: No. 41 in C Major, or the Jupiter Symphony. Mozart wrote it just three years before his death in 1791. Mozart's Last Symphony: The Giant 'Jupiter' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5173337/5174728" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Celebrating the Soul of Wilson Pickett January 20, 2006 • Singer Wilson Pickett, known for hits that included "In the Midnight Hour" and "Mustang Sally," died Thursday in Virginia. He was 64. Celebrating the Soul of Wilson Pickett Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5164572/5164573" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts Washington Ballet's Labor Problems Jar Dance World January 7, 2006 • Ballet companies around the country are watching a strike at the Washington Ballet with anxiety. The dancers' union feels an overly demanding work schedule is causing injuries, and union reps are pushing to organize companies around the country. Washington Ballet's Labor Problems Jar Dance World Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5134322/5134323" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World U.N. Panel Approves Protections for Foreign Films December 20, 2005 • American filmmakers are not pleased about a proposed international treaty. UNESCO, the United Nations body concerned with cultural matters, has endorsed a measure designed to protect countries' indigenous film industries. U.N. Panel Approves Protections for Foreign Films Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5062477/5062478" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Dane Cook: A Stand-Up Comic on the Rise December 1, 2005 • Dane Cook is selling out big venues. His CD is a smash. He's a Saturday Night Live host. Not bad for a comic who credits the Web with helping him build a loyal fan base. Dane Cook: A Stand-Up Comic on the Rise Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5034153/5034158" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 'March of the Penguins' a Box Office Surprise October 31, 2005 • March of the Penguins is -- by far -- the surprise hit movie of the year. The film about the Emperor Penguins' extraordinary breeding cycle is now the second-highest-grossing documentary ever, just behind Fahrenheit 9/11. It's also the highest grossing French film ever released in the United States. 'March of the Penguins' a Box Office Surprise Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4982232/4982252" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Interviews Antony and the Johnsons: Cabaret to Carnegie Hall October 12, 2005 • With lush, mournful songs, Antony and the Johnsons have grown from cabaret act to Carnegie Hall. Singer-songwriter Antony channels artists such as Boy George and Nina Simone, earning an enthusiastic critical and popular response. Antony and the Johnsons: Cabaret to Carnegie Hall Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4954080/4954170" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Triumph and Tragedy for Wallace and Gromit October 10, 2005 • A fire in Bristol, England, on Monday may have destroyed much of the original work by the creators of the animated movie characters Wallace and Gromit. The fire broke out at a warehouse owned by Aardman Animations. It came on the same weekend that their latest movie opened, and won the weekend box office race, in the United States. Triumph and Tragedy for Wallace and Gromit Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4953050/4953051" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Reviews Fiona Apple and Her 'Extraordinary Machine' October 4, 2005 • Fans have been waiting a long time for Fiona Apple's new CD Extraordinary Machine. Now the wait is over, although the mystery behind its delay still persists. Elizabeth Blair reports. Fiona Apple and Her 'Extraordinary Machine' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4934290/4934437" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Morcheeba Changes Up Singers, Renovates Sound September 29, 2005 • For many music listeners, a band's identity is inextricably tied to the lead singer. But the founding brothers of the British group Morcheeba decided to buck that conventional wisdom by parting ways with one singer and creating a new sound with someone else. Morcheeba Changes Up Singers, Renovates Sound Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4867911/4868241" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Maintaining Cultural Heritage in New Orleans September 7, 2005 • New Orleans has one of the nation's richest cultural landscapes, and arguably its most distinctive -- an architecturally unique setting for rambunctious music and spicy food. Elizabeth Blair reports on how some of the area's most unique cultural landmarks held up against Katrina.
Katrina & Beyond Surveying the Gulf Coast's Cultural Losses September 7, 2005 • The extent of the damage to museums, parks, galleries and theaters in areas affected by Katrina is not yet known. Leaders in the arts and cultural communities are starting to take stock of what survived. Surveying the Gulf Coast's Cultural Losses Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4835721/4835738" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Hollywood Raises Funds for Katrina Victims September 5, 2005 • Hollywood and musicians are rallying the public to donate money for victims of Hurricane Katrina through telethons on NBC, BET, MTV Networks and other outlets. But some of these efforts have become politically charged. Hollywood Raises Funds for Katrina Victims Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4832632/4832633" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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