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Judith Freeman followed Raymond Chandler's trail around L.A. Michael Chabon thinks genre fiction is wonderful. Michael Dirda wants everyone to read the classics for pleasure. M.C. Beaton & Matthew Prichard on what makes Agatha Christie great. Richard Price says his latest novel, Lush Life is unclassifiable.

Judith Freeman followed Raymond Chandler's trail around L.A. Michael Chabon thinks genre fiction is wonderful. Michael Dirda wants everyone to read the classics for pleasure. M.C. Beaton & Matthew Prichard on what makes Agatha Christie great. Richard Price says his latest novel, Lush Life is unclassifiable.

Alan Weisman imagines a world without humans. Anne Strainchamps and a classroom full of kids imagine a green city. Sam Keen reflects on bird watching. Thomas Morton took a voyage to the Pacific Ocean's Garbage Island. Erec Toso describes his rattlesnake awakening.

Tidal Power

Tidal Power

Mountain Tamales

ALL THE CLEMSON, SC NEWS THAT ISN'T for April 5, 2008

ALL THE CLEMSON, SC NEWS THAT ISN'T for April 5, 2008

Peggy Orenstein goes on a baby quest. Madelyn Cain on the childless revolution. Catherine Wagner shares some motherhood poems. A.M. Homes wrote an adoption memoir.

Susan Jacoby gives some frightening examples of the dumbing down of American culture. George Saunders introduces Megaphone Man, the guy who is ruining the party. Chris Bachelder created the ultimate matchup ? Bear v. Shark! Al Franken and Katherine Lanpher's Audio Crawl. Andrew Keen is concerned about the effects of anonymous and possibly unqualified "experts" on sites like Wikipedia.

Sandstorm at Sea

Galapagos Wind Power

From Public Radio International, it's ALL THE NEWS THAT ISN'T from Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?

Andrew Zimmern travels the world eating bizarre foods. Barry Glassner wants us to rethink the way we eat. Christa Weil tells us about foods that other cultures consider delicious. Mort Rosenblum on the delights of chocolate. Dorie Greenspan talks about decadent desserts at home.

Maria Suarez talks about her life as a modern-day slave. Benjamin Skinner describes how easy it is to buy a human being today. Adam Hochschild on British abolitionist history. Katrina Browne made a documentary about her family's slave trade legacy. Muhammad Yunus combats poverty with novel banking practices.

Dolphin to the Rescue

Vanishing Song

Love is a Mix Tape - Rob Sheffield, Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Gayle F. Wald, Pub Rock - Will Birch, Alternative Rock Novel - Jonathan Lethem

Tariq Ali on a medieval culture of tolerance. Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver & Priscilla Warner, The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew ? Three Women Search for Understanding. Bruce Chilton explains the myth of martyrdom in the story of Abraham and Issac. Peter Bebergal & Scott Korb - A Jew and a Catholic search for the meaning of God.

The Lincoln Brigade

Seoul Seafood

ALL THE MESA, AZ NEWS THAT WASN'T for March 15, 2008

Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel has spent a lifetime studying memory. Host Jim Fleming talks about his aging father. Claire Tomalin's biography of Thomas Hardy reveals the inspiration he received from his wife's death. Rodney Rothman retired at 28 - sort of. Mary Rose O'Reilly talks about the archaeology of memory.

Elizabeth Little talks about the joys and perils of speaking Chinese. Larry Smith & Rachel Fershleiser edit Smith Magazine and collected six word memoirs. Derek Bickerton is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Hawaii, and author of two books on Creole languages. Rick Moranis includes some clever wordplay on his album "The Agoraphobic Cowboy."

Kosher Goes Global

Potato Homeland

Philosophy of Boredom - Lars Svendsen. "Ennui to Go" An ode to Boredom - Jon Winokur. A Case of Boredom - Ghita Schwarz. Fascination with Boredom - Augustin De la Pena. "Doing Nothing" - Tom Lutz.

Jonathan Mooney is president of a nonprofit mentoring and advocacy organization for students with learning disabilities. Dan Zanes collaborated with other musicians on an album of children's music. Matt Hern is an advocate for alternative education. Michael Piechowski studies the inner lives of gifted and talented children. Sherman Alexie wrote a book to teach his kids about war.