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Friday, July 02, 2004

Statistics suggest that men comprise as little as 20% of the market for adult fiction. While "chick lit" creations like the hapless, lovable, Bridget Jones are living it large, "lad lit" has flopped and men are showing little interest in novels. And the crisis in Darfur, recent college graduates take on the world, and "Fahrenheit 911"—propaganda, rhetoric, documentary, or all three?

Read these views on Michael Moore's film "Fahrenheit 911" for our discussion in today's show.
Richard Cohen of The Washington Post.
Paul Krugman of the New York Times.
Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball of Newsweek Magazine.

SOS Sudan

Kevin Kennedy Outgoing Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan for the UN discusses his work in Sudan and the UN efforts there

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SOS Sudan

Jefferson Morely Staff Writer at the Washington Post(writes a bi-weekly column on the international press) discusses the crisis in Dafur and Andre Banks Assistant Director for Policy Analysis and Communications for Africa Action discusses the crisis in Dafur and the work that Africa to Action is ...

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Open Phones

recent college grads share their plans for world domination

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Moore of the Same

Peter C. Rollins Editor in chief of Film & History (a scholarly journal of film and television histories) and author, Columbia Companion to American History and Film (Columbia University Press, 2004) says Michael Moore's latest film is part of a long tradition of documentaries influencing presidential politics

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Ladies Love Literature, Lads Laugh at It

Laura Miller book critic for salon.com and writes the Last Word column for the New York Times Book Review breaks down the sexual side of book buying

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Moore or Less

Today's discussion on the rhetorical value of Fahrenheit 9/11 drew a flood of calls and emails. So much so, we will devote more time to the film on Monday's show. In the meantime, here are some emails we didn't get to read on the program. Be sure and email us your own opinion too.

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