The hits keep coming

Surely this is the pinnacle of journalism.  Elizabeth Blair, on tonight’s “Weekend All Things Considered” conducted a particularly hard-hitting interview, as part of the program’s “In Character” series.

Her truly probing interview turned up several unexpectedly deep answers….

Did you know, for example, that while Cookie Monster’s favorite word is “cookie,”  his least favorite is “outtacookies?”  (That’s not entirely responsible reporting on my part–”outtacookies” is actually tied with “pusillanimous,” though Monster claims not to know that word’s meaning.)

There’s a video on the “In Character” blog.   It’s amazing to see Blair made so completely pusillanimous by someone who doesn’t know what he’s doing.

Filed under: National Public Radio, Other Programs , All Things Considered

A few things you should know about me: I have a huge soft spot for mix tapes (even if they’re CDs). I love spending hours agonizing over the perfect track list, picking out songs that hint at what I’m feeling about the recipient, but don’t come right out and say it, and listening and re-listening to them long after I’ve given them away. I like receiving them, too – from friends, from boys that I like, from total strangers.

I drive an aging green hatchback Ford Focus. It’s got a messy interior, a misfiring engine, and a turn signal that only works sometimes. My parents gave it to me on my 16th birthday, not realizing that maybe I should have already known how to drive before I tried to master the delicate art of the manual transmission. Now, the Fightin’ Focus is almost 8 years old, and she’s (miraculously) still going (sort of).

Knowing these things, you can imagine my delight when I found this story on npr.org.

It’s a lovely slice of serendipity, and I highly recommend that you either listen to it, or read it, especially if you like rock’n'roll, or beat up cars.

Filed under: Uncategorized , features, music

So Wrong, Yet So Right

From the people that brought you “Jerry Springer: The Opera” comes “Meltdown”, a ballet about the life and times of Britney Spears.

Listen here. 

I’m not sure how to feel about this one. On one hand, I find it absolutely brilliant. It’s a ballet. It’s a ballet about the rise and fall of Britney Spears.

On the other hand, the girl clearly has some severe mental issues that need to be dealt with. I’m alright with the Springer opera – Jerry Springer is clearly of a mind to make fun of himself – but I’m not sure that Brit is capable of it.

Class or crass? Give it a listen and tell us what you think.

Filed under: Uncategorized , Ballet