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April 17, 2007 04:01 PM EDT --
Today, fans of fantasy writer JRR Tolkien will have cause to rejoice...or fear.
A new saga, "The Children of Hurin," hits the store shelves. A prequel of sorts to "The Lord of the Rings" . . . more
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April 26, 2007 08:46 AM EDT --
From Borat to Jon Stewart and beyond, Jewish humor is alive and kvelling.
On Point spoke about Jewish humor today with William Novak and Moshe Waldoks, the authors of the 25th edition of "The . . . more
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May 31, 2007 10:43 AM EDT --
Fifty years ago, marriage and divorce rates in America were roughly equal among all classes and races. Not anymore. Not even close. When headlines this month announced divorce rates were down to their . . . more
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May 02, 2007 12:08 PM EDT --
Solomon Burke is one of few remaining regents from the era of classic soul.
Inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame five years ago, the man known as "The King of Rock and Soul" . . . more
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May 09, 2007 12:48 PM EDT --
Daniel Levitin, who received his doctorate in psychology from the University of Oregon, explores the connection our brain makes to muscial notes, why we are attracted to certain types of songs, and . . . more
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April 13, 2007 09:17 AM EDT --
Imagine a swath of land stretching from Boston to Portland, Maine with homes on both sides of the road in ruins.
In Louisiana people don't have to imagine. That's the destruction they still see . . . more
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April 12, 2007 01:58 PM EDT --
The movie "Pride" smashes the old stereotype that blacks can't swim. The film is loosely based on the life of Jim Ellis, who created one of the nation's finest swim teams in a poor . . . more
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April 24, 2007 08:41 AM EDT --
President Bush has promised to tighten economic sanctions and impose new ones on Sudan if that nation's president does not move quickly to stop the bloodshed in Darfur. Bush says Sudan must allow deployment . . . more
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May 08, 2007 09:23 AM EDT --
Novelist, essayist, poet and all-around London super-critic Clive James has been a fixture of Britain's cultural thrust and parry for decades. Now he's out with a warning for the world, at least . . . more
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May 02, 2007 12:18 PM EDT --
You know those stories about generations of women helping the youngest to have and raise a baby, the whole "it takes a village" thing? Or tales of a mother and daughter who heal an estranged . . . more
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June 12, 2007 10:20 AM EDT --
When Roy Blount, Jr. goes looking for the soul of America, he doesn’t find it in the “heart” of the South or the “mind” of the North. He finds it in those places where . . . more
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May 02, 2007 11:53 AM EDT --
Photographer Mark Edward Harris has made two visits to North Korea and has been to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. His stunning photographs from the Hermit Kingdom are featured in . . . more
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March 13, 2007 02:02 PM EST --
On Point host Tom Ashbrook says "Americans are among the most religious people on earth, if you ask if they believe. But if you dig a little deeper and ask for a few details on their religion or anyone . . . more
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July 03, 2007 11:15 AM EDT --
How thirsty is America for bottled water? Pretty darned thirsty.
Every week of the year we now move a billion bottles of water from ground to gullet in ships and trains and trucks. That's the equivalent . . . more
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July 19, 2007 10:46 AM EDT --
When "No Child Left Behind" became the law of the land for American public schools in 2001, George W. Bush was riding high and the idea of holding schools accountable for student performance . . . more
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August 16, 2007 10:52 AM EDT --
It’s been a summer of violent and gut-wrenching crime reports in America. From execution-style shootings in Newark to New Orleans and Oakland and home invasion in the leafy suburbs of Connecticut, . . . more
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August 15, 2007 11:59 AM EDT --
Here's the reality of the race for the GOP's '08 presidential nomination. Mitt Romney won the Iowa straw poll but still draws just 13 percent in national polls. McCain is on the ropes. Fred . . . more
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May 05, 2008 05:23 PM EDT --
Filmmaker Tom Hanks appreciates history and the guiding principles that make our country great. His work reflects his desire to see our nation live up to its highest ideals. Whether it is through telling . . . more
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August 23, 2007 07:21 PM EDT --
The choir program in our hometown is an amazing program! The teacher, Mrs. Flynn is an exceptional teacher who really loves what she does-teaching children to love and sing music. There's . . . more
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August 09, 2007 11:04 AM EDT --
Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam is a self-described full-on liberal who worries a lot about community in America. He made his name in the 1990s with his finding that hordes of Americans were, . . . more
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