'In Character' Conversation From a Stereotype, a Certain Seize-the-Day Bravura March 28, 2008 • Clearly Long Duk Dong is alive (and well?) -- as all great characters are. There's a particular thread in the comments on Monday's blog post that I'm really glad to see, since I didn't have a chance to really talk about it in the radio piece. As
'In Character' Conversation With a Fist in the Air February 8, 2008 • The Washington Post recently ran a story on a group of syndicated cartoonists planning a protest this weekend. They're targeting newspaper edi
'In Character' Conversation The 'In Character' Blog on the Radio January 28, 2008 • Did y'all hear it? Did you drive off the road?
'In Character' Conversation Coming to Grips with Scarlett Fever January 28, 2008 • Growing up, there was plenty to read on the shelves in our house. In addition to James Baldwin, Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks, there were Jane Austen, Truman Capote and Louisa May Alcott — but there was no Gone With The Wind. My moth
'In Character' Conversation Changing the Lens January 25, 2008 • One of the goals of this series is to occasionally look at characters from an unexpected angle. Thomas Siegman's essay on Gilligan is a wonderful example. Love hi
'In Character' Conversation Meet the Other Intern: Justin Hienz January 18, 2008 • Readers and listeners: I'm Justin Hienz, an intern at NPR. Every day, I see nominations and comments you submit, and I've been excited to remember with you all those fictional personalities that influence our lives. In reminiscing, I feel compelle...
'In Character' Conversation On Air: The Lone Ranger (Plus Web Extras!) January 14, 2008 • » Hear the 'All Things Considered' radio commentary
'In Character' Conversation Meet the Intern: Lindsay Totty January 14, 2008 • I'm Lindsay Totty, and I'm an NPR intern this season. With Trey Graham and Elizabeth Blair I've been getting the first look at most of the essays you've been sending in, and fetching some of the links that add that extra bit of style to the substa...
Housekeeping Ask and Ye Shall Receive: 'In Character' on the Web January 9, 2008 • Writes commenter Je Mo:
Housekeeping Things We Like (Or: The More Personal, the Better) January 9, 2008 • As we cull the best essays to post on this here blog, we've noticed that the strongest ones are those that are highly personal. A prime example is Evy from Minneso
'In Character' Conversation Why Bugs? Simple ... January 7, 2008 • » Hear the 'Weekend Edition' radio commentary
'In Character' Conversation What Do Cookies Have to Do With Character? January 4, 2008 • We're in the very early stages of the series, and I'm already inspired by this exchange about Cookie Monster.
Housekeeping Of Cookie Monster and Other Bad Guys January 3, 2008 • Well that didn't take long. What are we, three days into this, and we've already got a little backlash? Commenter Steve Petersen writes: