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Monday

All Tech Considered

Tiptoeing With Tech: Devices And Relationships

How do you use your electronic devices without ruining relationships? It's not easy. Some people covertly text while on dates. Others use their BlackBerry in the bathroom to avoid seeming rude. Here, a few lessons in modern mobile manners from people who have firsthand experience.

Tiptoeing With Tech: Devices And Relationships

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Saturday

Rectangles Vs. Triangles: The Great Sandwich Debate

Customers and staff at the Tastee Diner in Bethesda, Md., say "sailboat sandwiches" are the way to go. Alice Winkler/NPR hide caption

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Opinion

Food

Rectangles Vs. Triangles: The Great Sandwich Debate

You've got a lot of decisions to make as you build that leftover turkey sandwich. One decision you'll probably make with ease is whether to cut the sandwich into triangles or rectangles. If you go for the diagonal slice, you're in good company. Chefs, foodies, an architect and even a mathematician all told us: Diagonal rules. But why?

Rectangles Vs. Triangles: The Great Sandwich Debate

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Spirit Of The Season

Want To Break Up? 'Tis The Season, So Better Hurry

It's not just turkeys that get nervous this time of year. Chances are high that a failing relationship will also meet its end during the holidays. That's because it's not just turkey season — it's turkey drop season.

Want To Break Up? 'Tis The Season, So Better Hurry

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Sunday Puzzle

Solving This One Will Be A Fine Trick

Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase that has the letters N-E-T consecutively inside. Specifically, the letters N-E will end the first word, and T will start the second. For example, if the clue is "cause of a breakdown on the road," the answer would be "engine trouble."

Solving This One Will Be A Fine Trick

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Monday

Who's Gaming Now? Seniors Turn To Wii Bowling

Sofia Henriquez, 76, celebrates after scoring in the Wii bowling competition. In addition to singing and dancing during the game, she cheered on her teammates with a noisemaker crafted from a soda bottle filled with pebbles. Coburn Dukehart/NPR hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Who's Gaming Now? Seniors Turn To Wii Bowling

The introduction of the Nintendo Wii and its sports and fitness games has greatly expanded the appeal of video games — especially among senior citizens. From California to New York, dozens of teams and more than 1,000 bowlers are in the throes of a virtual Wii bowling competition.

Who's Gaming Now? Seniors Turn To Wii Bowling

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Sunday

Sunday Puzzle

A Tale Of Turkey, Full Of 'Blobs'

This is a game called Blobs that Will Shortz found in an old book of party games. Will talks about his recent trip to Turkey, and the account has a number of intentional errors. Every time there's an error of fact, logic or word usage, the player says "blob."

A Tale Of Turkey, Full Of 'Blobs'

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Friday

The Decade In Music: '00s

How I Recorded A Song In One Weekend

Last weekend, NPR Music gave its followers two days to write and produce a song: any kind, any length, any genre. More than 150 submissions poured in, including one from composer Brad Mossman. Here, he speaks with Scott Simon.

How I Recorded A Song In One Weekend

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'The Onion': Mocking All Who Deserve It Since 1988

'The Onion': Mocking All Who Deserve It Since 1988

America's Finest News Source has released a book celebrating its 21 years of satire (with a wink). Onion editors Joe Randazzo and Joe Garden talk with Renee Montagne about the serious business of being funny. Also: See the fun The Onion has had at NPR's expense.

'The Onion': Mocking All Who Deserve It Since 1988

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Tuesday

Books

Comedian George Carlin's 'Last Words'

Before his death in June 2008, comedian George Carlin spent 10 years working on a memoir, Last Words, with his longtime friend Tony Hendra. Hendra, a writer and comedian, talks with Rebecca Roberts about Carlin's life and legacy.

Comedian George Carlin's 'Last Words'

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Sunday

Scared Of Planet Nibiru? NASA Would Like To Help

In Columbia Pictures' action film 2012, the Earth is destroyed. Not by Planet Nibiru, but by solar flares. Columbia Pictures hide caption

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Strange News

Scared Of Planet Nibiru? NASA Would Like To Help

According to numerous sources on the Internet, three years from now a planet called Nibiru will collide with Earth, resulting in the extinction of the human race. This and other apocalyptic myths have NASA stepping up to soothe our fears.

Scared Of Planet Nibiru? NASA Would Like To Help

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Saturday

Sunday Puzzle

Familiar Phrases Starting With 'T'

Every answer in today's puzzle is a familiar phrase in the form BLANK of BLANK, where the first word starts with the letter "T." Given the last word of the phrase, the player must give the first word.

Familiar Phrases Starting With 'T'

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Rufus Wainwright Plays 'Not My Job'

Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright comes from a musical family, so we're asking him to play a game called: "They had style, they had rhythm, they had perfect teeth." Three questions about the Osmonds.

Rufus Wainwright Plays 'Not My Job'

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Thursday

Television

On Sesame Street, 'C' Is For Controversy

The beloved television show has been educating children for 40 years — but not without plenty of grown-up controversy. From Cookie Monster's unbalanced diet, to Elmo's bad grammar, to Grover's civil disobedience, The Week magazine explains why some days aren't sunny days on Sesame Street.

On Sesame Street, 'C' Is For Controversy

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Author Interviews

Unlikely Word Origins Defined In 'Anonyponymous'

Did you know that the word "Frisbee" is derived from Mary Frisbie, a woman who made pies in Connecticut? Or that "silhouette" originated with Etienne de Silhouette, an 18th century French finance minister? John Marciano shines light on these and many other etymological mysteries in Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words.

Unlikely Word Origins Defined In 'Anonyponymous'

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Sunday

Sunday Puzzle

Categories Fit For 'Radio'

To mark Liane Hansen's 20th anniversary hosting Weekend Edition Sunday, this puzzle is a game of categories using the word "radio." Will Shortz names the categories, and the guest names something in the categories beginning with each of the letters in "radio."

Categories Fit For 'Radio'

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