All Tech Considered
12:32 pm
Mon June 11, 2012

Facebook's Growth: A Tale Of Two Headlines

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Are its days of "wild user growth" over, or is Facebook "eating the world"?

I love this. Here is a headline today at The Wall Street Journal's online edition: "Days of Wild User Growth Appear Over at Facebook."

And over at The Next Web: "Facebook is eating the world, except for China and Russia."

And the best part is the two sites really are telling the same story.

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The Two-Way
12:10 pm
Mon June 11, 2012

NATO Adds Limits To Airstrikes On Afghan Homes

Credit Ihsanullah Majroh / AP
In this Wednesday, June 6, 2012 file photo, Afghan villagers gather near a house destroyed in an apparent NATO raid in Logar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan.

The senior allied commander in Afghanistan says airstrikes to residential homes in Afghanistan will be used only in cases of "last resort to rescue soldiers," the AP reports.

The new rules, issed by Gen. John R. Allen and announced by alliance spokespeople, come in response to a NATO attack last week that Afghans said killed 18 civilians.

The AP reports:

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Channel 5
11:52 am
Mon June 11, 2012

24 Frames: Blockbuster Summer

 

The first episode of 24 Frames is now online!

The Two-Way
11:19 am
Mon June 11, 2012

Prosecutor Says Sandusky Cultivated Boys, Defense Calls Case Flimsy

Credit Gene J. Puskar / AP
Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky as he arrived at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., this morning.

Originally published on Mon June 11, 2012 2:53 pm

In his opening statement at the trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky this morning, the prosecutor accused Sandusky of "cultivating" young boys over many years for his alleged "serial predatory behavior," the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes.

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Book Reviews
11:14 am
Mon June 11, 2012

Book Party For One: A Loner's Summer Survival Guide

Credit Harriet Russell

Originally published on Wed June 20, 2012 3:48 pm

Summer is a season when people get hypersocial — with barbecues and neighborhood fairs, graduations and pool parties. In short, it's an especially trying time for those of us who'd rather stay indoors and read a book. My early summer reading list, therefore, takes the form of a loner's survival guide.

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Monkey See
10:57 am
Mon June 11, 2012

'Bunheads' Doesn't Need To Be Studied, Just Enjoyed

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Sutton Foster stars in Bunheads, premiering Monday night on ABC Family.

The advent of serious, thoughtful, artistically ambitious television has brought us many marvelous shows: Mad Men, Breaking Bad, The Good Wife. And the growth of comedies with strong points of view has allowed oddball projects like 30 Rock and Community to emerge and earn praise.

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The Two-Way
10:48 am
Mon June 11, 2012

U.S. Negotiators Will Leave Pakistan Without Deal To Reopen Supply Route

The United States is pulling a team of negotiators from Pakistan and they will be leaving without securing a deal to reopen an important military supply line into Afghanistan.

Reuters reports:

"'I believe that some of the team left over the weekend and the remainder of the team will leave shortly,' George Little, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters. 'This was a U.S. decision.'"

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Author Interviews
10:38 am
Mon June 11, 2012

Joan Rivers Hates You And Everyone Else

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Joan Rivers says her material has only gotten stronger with age. "I always say, 'What are you going to do? Are you going to fire me? Been fired. Going to be bankrupt? Been bankrupt.'"

Originally published on Wed December 26, 2012 11:18 am

Joan Rivers doesn't hold anything back.

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Studio Sessions
10:34 am
Mon June 11, 2012

Ryan Shaw, The New Voice Of American Soul?

Transcript

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin, and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. These days, when people talk about the leading names in R&B and soul, a certain big-voiced British woman is often the first name to come to mind, but there's an American in the house whose name is being mentioned in the same sentence as some of the leading voices in soul. His name is Ryan Shaw.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT LOVE")

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The Salt
10:13 am
Mon June 11, 2012

The Psychology Of The Honor System At The Farm Stand

Originally published on Mon June 11, 2012 11:04 am

In a state full of tasty surprises, count the Swanton Berry Farm, along the coast highway just north of Santa Cruz, California, among the most charming. At this pick-your-own, certified-organic berry field and farm stand cafe on the planted bluffs above a tumbling surf, you can pick or picnic with ocean views — and, if you're lucky, catch a glimpse of a grey whale and her calf migrating north from Baja.

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