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1:03 am
Sat June 9, 2012

How 'The Queen Of British Ska' Wrestled With Race

Originally published on Sun June 10, 2012 6:44 am

The British ska-revival band The Selecter formed in the late 1970s, playing what can be described as rock fused with calypso and American jazz.

Much of what set the band apart was its charismatic lead singer, Pauline Black. As one of few women in a musical movement dominated by men, she was called "The Queen of British Ska."

That experience is one of many recounted in her new memoir, Black by Design, which has just been released in the U.S.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
7:30 pm
Fri June 8, 2012

White House Chef Sam Kass Plays Not My Job

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Originally published on Sat June 9, 2012 10:32 am

Sam Kass was working as a private chef in Chicago when one of his clients got a new job, so he moved with that client to Washington, D.C., where he now cooks in large building with an Oval Office, a rose garden ... and a tiny kitchen. He's the first family's personal chef and an important player in Michelle Obama's healthful food initiative.

Since Kass is so good at doing things that are really good for you, we've invited him to play a game called, "You'll put an eye out!" Three questions about things that are really, really bad for you.

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Music
7:29 pm
Fri June 8, 2012

Kishi Bashi: Unique Performances In Time

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Kishi Bashi is the stage name of Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist K. Ishibashi.

Originally published on Sat June 9, 2012 9:58 am

Consider this name: Kishi Bashi. It has a pleasant, repetitive character with a nice — if unusual — little loop. It's an apt stage name for a musician who's creating something haunting, beautiful and maybe a little off-kilter through the technology of looping.

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The Two-Way
6:13 pm
Fri June 8, 2012

Attorney General Holder Assigns Prosecutors To Leaks Probe

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Attorney General Eric Holder testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 7:21 pm

Attorney General Eric Holder said he was assigning two U.S. attorneys to investigate possible leaks of classified information.

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The Two-Way
5:54 pm
Fri June 8, 2012

Very Few Users Vote On Facebook's Privacy Changes

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Facebook's logo.

At the beginning of this month, we told you that Facebook was giving its users the opportunity to vote up or down on changes to its privacy policy.

Voting closed today and Mashable didn't mince its words when it described the results: "Facebook Election Is a Bust: 0.00038% of Users Voted On Privacy Change," was its headline.

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