• The Power of NPR

    Back when I worked at Borders.com, one of the projects I worked on was allowing customers to order products online for pick-up in-store. One my questions during the project was understanding the impact of certain events sales of products where the store may only carry one or two copies of… Listen ⇢

  • Pazz and Jop 2003

    A few weeks back I finally posted my list of the best albums of 2003, and now the Village Voice has posted the winners of their Pazz and Jop Poll for 2003.r r The poll combines ballots from 732 critics, who divided 100 points among 10 2003 albums. If you… Listen ⇢

  • How to save hetrosexual marriage

    From Sarah we have this link to a piece from yesterday’s Tavis Smiley show. Listen to commentator Connie Rice’s new top-10 list on how to save heterosexual marriage. Listen ⇢

  • The real fight for the White House

    Back in 1972 I worked on my first political campaign. I spent many hours with my mother stuffing envelopes for the McGovern campaign. In fact, Mrs. Shapiro let me run a little McGovern campaign office right there in our 6th grade classroom. Even at the age of 12, I knew… Listen ⇢

  • More signs of spring

    More signs of spring here in Southern Michigan…r r Outside this morning, it was 41 degrees and raining. All the deep snow drifts that had been there for months are gone.r r Most importantly, the Dairy Queen on Stadium Blvd. here in Ann Arbor is now open for the summer. Listen ⇢

  • Signs of Spring

    Today, my friend Carol showed me the first true sign of spring… there in her front yard, the top of a snow-drop was poking through the now thawing tundra. Yeah, it’s still only February and there’s surely a snow storm or two left to the Michigan winter, but spring will… Listen ⇢

  • The New Yorker: Review of “The Passion”

    Normally I am not a fan of New Yorker film critic reviewer David Denby, but his review of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” is a fascinating read. Since I first heard about the film, I have shared the concerns voiced by many that this film would only create… Listen ⇢

  • Plea from Moveon.org

    I just got the following request from Moveon.org:r r While the Presidential race dominates headlines, Tom DeLay’s underhanded plans for Texas are quietly moving forward. DeLay’s goal has been clear from the start — to eliminate key progressives, and at the same time ensure that the makeup of the U.S.… Listen ⇢

  • Terrorist Teachers

    Reason # 4,322 why we need to get rid of the Bush administration:r r From Caleb comes a link to this story. Listen ⇢

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