World Cafe
2:46 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

Joe Jackson On World Cafe

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Joe Jackson.

Joe Jackson is well known as the writer of the 1979 hit "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" and for his biggest single, "Steppin' Out." Jackson — who grew up in Portsmouth, England and attended the Royal Academy of Music — has also had five Grammy nominations over his illustrious four-decade career.

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The Two-Way
2:43 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

Court Documents: Alleged Colorado Shooter Was Seeing Psychiatrist

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James Holmes in a photograph taken by police during his booking.

Originally published on Fri July 27, 2012 2:56 pm

Court documents filed today by the defense team of the alleged Colorado shooter reveal for the first time that James Holmes was seeing a psychiatrist.

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The Salt
2:30 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

Seven Strange Food Museums To Spice Up Your Summer Travel Plans

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 10:33 am

The Olympics begin this afternoon, and the stores are filling up with school supplies, meaning that you only have a few more weeks to fit in a summer vacation. And if you'd like to add a quirky food-themed museum to your getaway plans, The Salt has compiled a few suggestions that are certainly off the beaten path.

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The Torch
2:02 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

Legally Blind Archer Sets World Record At London 2012 Games

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Archer Im Dong-hyun (right) of South Korea inspects his target after breaking the world record during the men's ranking round Friday.

As we've reported, there were no public events on the Olympic sporting schedule today, the day of the opening ceremony. But we must note that two world records were set at the London 2012 Games this morning. That's when South Korean archer Im Dong-hyun scored a record 699 points.

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The Two-Way
2:00 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

Maryland Police Arrest 'A Joker' They Say Threatened To 'Blow Everybody Up'

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A photo released by Prince George's County (Md.) police of the weapons seized.

Police in Prince George's County, Md., "have arrested a man who [they say] referred to himself as 'a joker' and threatened to shoot people at his former workplace," The Washington Post's The Crime Scene blog writes.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:49 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

The Value Of HIV Treatment In Couples

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Dr. Lisa Sterman holds Truvada pills at her office in San Francisco. The drug was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to prevent infection in people at high risk of infection with HIV. The pill, already used to treat people with HIV, also helps reduce the odds they will spread the virus.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky thinks the 19th International AIDS Conference will be remembered as the moment when the world began to mobilize to end the pandemic.

The Harvard researcher probably speaks for many of the 23,000 scientists, activists and policy mavens who came to the Washington conference. But they're going home with a big question on their minds: Can the world afford it?

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Mountain Stage
1:18 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

Ann Magnuson On Mountain Stage

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Ann Magnuson performs on Mountain Stage.

Originally published on Mon August 6, 2012 9:31 am

Recorded in 2005, this show was Ann Magnuson's first appearance on Mountain Stage. The Charleston, W. Va. native received a B.F.A. in Theater and Cinema from Denison University and studied acting in London. Magnuson has been involved in several wildly eclectic and influential music projects, including the sardonic folk trio Bleaker Street Incident and the heavy metal group Vulcan Death Grip. She was also the lead singer and lyricist for the psycho-psychedelic band Bongwater.

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Deceptive Cadence
1:06 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

Around The Classical Internet: July 27, 2012

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Bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin's current publicity shot, in which his controversial tattoos are not visible.
  • Russian bass-baritone Yevgeny Nikitin was tossed from his upcoming engagement singing Wagner at the Bayreuth Festival. It was discovered that he has had an enormous swastika tattoo on the right side of his chest and a Nazi "life rune" on his arm.
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The Two-Way
1:04 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

One White Buffalo To Get Sacred Name; Death Of Another Still Stirs Anger

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The little guy in Connecticut. Saturday, he gets his sacred naming ceremony.

Originally published on Fri July 27, 2012 5:02 pm

Monkey See
12:31 pm
Fri July 27, 2012

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Of 'Dark Knight,' Summer Games And Such

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Originally published on Fri July 27, 2012 1:47 pm

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