So The Mythbusters Punched A Hole In A House With A Cannonball. Now What?
So … now what? That’s the question that naturally arises after one of the most startling stories to come along …
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Top 5 Books For Backseat Readers (Age 9 And Up)
Since NPR started the Backseat Book Club for young listeners, I’ve been swimming in what folks in the book industry …
In ‘Pemberley,’ James Picks Up Where Austen Left Off
British mystery writer P.D. James is best known for her creation Adam Dalgliesh — a pensive, private Scotland Yard detective …
Harry Morgan, M*A*S*H’s Col. Potter, Dies At 96
One of television’s most beloved commanding officers died Wednesday. Harry Morgan, who played Col. Sherman Potter on M*A*S*H, brought an …
A New Look At The Man Behind U.S. Cold War Policy
For much of the Cold War, George F. Kennan was America’s best-known diplomat and a leading Soviet scholar. His reputation …
Tried And True Tricks From ‘America’s Test Kitchen’
The mission of America’s Test Kitchen is simple: to make “recipes that work.” The syndicated PBS cooking show, hosted by …
Raise A Glass Of Butterbeer As Potter’s ‘Wizarding World’ Comes To Hollywood
You might think Harry Potter fever would be petering out now that the books and the films have come and …
Conversation Starters: 2011′s Top 5 Book Club Picks
From what I know of book clubs, I would wager that no two are exactly alike. There are the groups …
Disappointing ‘Redneck’ TV Shortchanges The American South
Oklahoma hand fisherman Skipper Bivins is obviously a man who enjoys his work. Bivins is the star of Animal Planet’s …
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