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May 17, 2008 | 49°F light rain; mist

Street Shots: An Online Photo Festival

One hunts for characters on city sidewalks while another documents the lives of day laborers in the first installments of a video series profiling contemporary New York street photographers. Celebrate the New York Photo Festival; download a salute to 'The Americans,' Robert Frank's seminal book on street photography; and take the WNYC Street Shots Challenge.

Hilarious Stories From a Master of Comic Writing

Pledge $120 for David Sedaris' "When You Are Engulfed in Flames"

Whether he’s protecting his house from neurotic songbirds or traveling to Tokyo to quit smoking, David Sedaris keeps you laughing with his recollections in "When You Are Engulfed in Flames". Pledge $120 and in thanks we'll send you this comic masterpiece.

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Schnabel, Martians, Dickinson

Studio 360

Airs Saturdays at 10AM on 93.9 FM and Sundays at 7PM on AM 820
Creativity against all odds. A stroke survivor dictates his memoir by blinking his left eye, a story told in the film "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." We’ll explore an Emily Dickinson poem written from beyond the grave in our American Icons series. And Jack Handey takes on our extraterrestrial enemies, in a story called "What I'd Say to the Martians."

Taking Fire

On The Media

Airs Saturdays at 7AM and Sundays at 3PM on AM 820 and Sundays at 10AM on 93.9 FM
In last week’s clashes in Beirut, Hezbollah targeted the headquarters of the Al Mustaqbal television station and newspaper. But this wasn’t a simple case of media suppression. Plus, how ads are fighting Meth addiction.

Talk to David

WNYC's Evening Music Blog

What reasons to support WNYC do you find convincing and compelling? How would you pitch it, if you were on the air? Is there an angle we've neglected? What made you decide to support WNYC? Or what has made you decide not to contribute? Weekend host David Garland asks you to weigh in at the Evening Music blog.

Poll: How Do You Get Your Music Fix?

Soundcheck

The way Americans consume music has changed dramatically in just a few short years. Soundcheck wants to know how you spend your money when it comes to music. Do you spend a little? A lot? Where do you spend it? Or, perhaps you don't even buy music anymore.

Vote 2008

Covering the Issues That Affect Our Region Most

New York politicians are in the forefront of the national presidential race and WNYC is keeping its microphones close to both former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Senator Hillary Clinton.

Listen to full candidate stump speeches from the campaign trail