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Ladies Love Literature, Lads Laugh at It
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
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 accomplishing to highlight the crisis.
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
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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Eavesdrop on Andrea Bernstein and Brian Lehrer, two of the most political savvy minds around, as they eat lunch and break down the week’s political activities.
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Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), on their recent decision to offer more top-level domain names.
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