David Sedaris

Jennifer Lopez, Pink Floyd, and other Celebrity Bugs

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Every year, thousands of new species of creatures are identified. Since naming something after oneself is considered a diva move in the scientific community, many choose the next best…

Writing Advice From David Sedaris

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Mad Decent's Christmas album

When you get tired of Frosty, give these alternative holiday songs a listen

Music

Crowd favorites among This American Life’s last 500 episodes

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David Foster Wallace’s new book, the ‘Pale King’

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What Not To Read

It’s the time of year when many of us find ourselves on the beach, or in a park, or on the back porch with a tall glass of something cool and a delicious summer read. But while many of us dive into our summer books, more than a few of us also set those books […]

Ira Glass on His New Project, ‘The Visible and the Invisible’

Ira Glass  has perhaps one of the most recognizable voices in America. But, like most of us in radio, he is rarely visible to his audience. He decided to come out from behind the curtain for a special program, "The Invisible Made Visible," which was on stage in front of a live audience, and broadcast live […]

David Foster Wallace’s Editor on ‘The Pale King’

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This week, posthumous novel “The Pale King” is released from Wallace’s long time publisher Little Brown. His longtime editor, Michael Pietsch, talks about how emotional it is for an editor to bring a book into the world when it’s author is gone.