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The Two-Way
5:20 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

It's Not Your Imagination: Americans Are More Polarized, Says Pew

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Linda Door of Laguna Beach, Calif. protests against the health care reform law as supporters file past the Supreme Court in Washington, last March.
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Originally published on Mon June 4, 2012 6:44 pm

It's not just our politicians who are divided. According to a new report (pdf) from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, Americans' values and "basic beliefs are more polarized along partisan lines than at any point in the past 25 years."

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The Record
4:53 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

There's No Such Thing As A Sold Out Concert (Even For Justin Bieber)

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Over the weekend, Justin Bieber's 45-city fall tour sold out in an hour.
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Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 6:44 pm

This weekend, as Billboard has reported, tickets for Justin Bieber's tour of the United States and Canada sold out in an hour. Not just one venue. The whole tour. All of the tickets. Completely.

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Education
4:45 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

High School Draws Chinese Students, Tuition Dollars

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Students from China celebrate the dedication of the Taylor International School and dorm, where they live while attending Lake Shore High School in St. Clair, Mich.
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Students from China celebrate the dedication of the Taylor International School and dorm, where they live while attending Lake Shore High School in St. Clair, Mich.
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Lake Shore Public Schools spent $640,000 to transform a dated building into a dorm to house the Chinese students.
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Originally published on Mon June 4, 2012 6:52 pm

Lake Shore High School in St. Clair Shores, Mich., is pretty typical as American high schools go. Walking the halls, you find the quiet kids, the jocks and the artsy crowd.

But a visitor will also see what sets Lake Shore apart: The school's large number of exchange students from China. This year, more than 70 Chinese students are enrolled at Lake Shore, which has a total student population of 1,200.

The students are from the Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Experimental School, an elite, private K-12 boarding school in China's capital.

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This Is NPR
4:42 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

Alex Ebert Loves NPR

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Originally published on Tue October 16, 2012 12:28 pm

Singer Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and IMA Robot stopped by NPR West to talk with Morning Edition about his band's new album Here. He couldn't disguise his love for NPR...even by sporting his kaleidoscope glasses, a first for the I Heart campaign.

Copyright 2012 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

All Tech Considered
4:20 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

Game Review: 'Beat Sneak Bandit' Has A Rhythm From The Past

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The look of Beat Sneak Bandit was inspired by the work of Saul Bass, whose style was synonymous with the beatnik era.
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Originally published on Mon June 4, 2012 6:44 pm

For much of the past decade, music video games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero have let millions of aspiring rockers live out their dreams of stardom, waving fake instruments and mimicking their favorite music icons. Jamin Warren, founder of killscreendaily.com, says iPhones and iPads have inspired game designers to re-imagine the music game.

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Author Interviews
4:16 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

The 'Truth' About Why We Lie, Cheat And Steal

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Originally published on Mon June 4, 2012 7:49 pm

Chances are, you're a liar. Maybe not a big liar — but a liar nonetheless. That's the finding of Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. He's run experiments with some 30,000 people and found that very few people lie a lot, but almost everyone lies a little.

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Ask Me Another
4:16 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

All Mixed Up

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Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 8:19 am

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OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:

All right, so this is what we've all been waiting for. This is our Ask Me One More final round.

(APPLAUSE)

EISENBERG: We have all the winners from our previous games. We have from John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, David Balutanski.

(APPLAUSE)

EISENBERG: From Talk The Talk, Mike Taylor.

(APPLAUSE)

EISENBERG: From Love Triangles, Mary Elmer-DeWitt.

(APPLAUSE)

EISENBERG: Tasty Tunes, Sean Hawkins.

(APPLAUSE)

EISENBERG: And Not Quite French, Rachel Falk.

(APPLAUSE)

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Ask Me Another
4:16 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

Not Quite French

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Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 8:19 am

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OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:

(French spoken)

(APPLAUSE)

WILL HINES: Bientot.

EISENBERG: It's pretty good French, right?

HINES: Not really. So it is? I don't know.

EISENBERG: Oh right, OK. I'll go back to English and we'll describe why I just did that. But that was amazing, you'll see. Hi Rachel.

RACHEL FALK: Hello.

EISENBERG: Welcome Rachel Falk. Hey, you're a volunteer guide at the Natural History Museum?

FALK: Yes, I am.

EISENBERG: That's so exciting.

FALK: Yes, it is cool.

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Ask Me Another
4:16 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

Tasty Tunes

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Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 8:19 am

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OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:

We're back with our next contestant. This is -

WILL HINES: Oh he looks smart.

EISENBERG: Sean Hawkins. Hi Sean.

SEAN HAWKINS: Hello Ophira, how are you?

(APPLAUSE)

EISENBERG: Good.

Now Sean, I have here that you're a computer scientist, is that correct?

HAWKINS: That is correct, yes.

EISENBERG: You're good - you're super smart then?

HAWKINS: I don't know if you could say that, but I'll take it from you. Thank you.

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Ask Me Another
4:16 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

Love Triangles

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Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 8:19 am

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OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:

We have our next two fearless contestants onstage. Everybody welcome Mary and Phil Elmer-DeWitt.

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EISENBERG: They are married. This is going to be excellent. You guys are pitting against each other in the trivia game. This is amazing that you go against each other. Do you have anything personally at stake depending on who wins?

MARY ELMER-DEWITT: No.

EISENBERG: Good, good, that's a happy marriage.

ELMER-DEWITT: No, it's win win.

EISENBERG: Win win, adorable.

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