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Archive of Essays from National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday |
| Olympic (Day) Dreams: Queen Of The Ice
I don't dream of dancing with Iggy Pop or singing back-up for Andre 3000 and Big Boi. I am ice skating to the music, nailing my double axel, showing the world how a spin, a salchow, should be done. My landings are perfect. - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, Feb 21st, 2010 |
| Haiti's Influence On U.S. Over The Years, And Now
Haiti is merely 600 miles from Florida and has had a strong influence over its culture. It occupies a profound place in the American psyche. Over the years, the U.S. has had a vexed relationship with the country — but now it is linked by sorrow. (2:59) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, Jan 17th, 2010 |
| FSU Footbal Coach Bobby Bowden Retires
Longtime head football coach at Florida State University Bobby Bowden has announced his retirement. Essayist and lifelong fan Diane Roberts has her say on the matter. (2:59) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, Dec 6th, 2009 |
| You Say Tomato, I Say ‘Love Apple‘
The French used to call them pommes d’amour: apples of love. And essayist Diane Roberts says there’s nothing better — or more dangerous — than a red, ripe tomato. (3:00) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, July 26th, 2009 |
| Mourning Newspapers, Journalism, Democracy
As newspapers continue to struggle financially, Congress has been holding hearings on the future of the industry, looking for ways to revitalize it. (4:11) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, May 10th, 2009 |
| Forget Your Wallet, Spring Break Is Still A Party
The United States may be suffering the worst downturn in 75 years, but you wouldn't know it by checking out the spring break scene. (2:59) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 |
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Taking Darwin Personally A Florida legislator has just filed a bill to require that if students learn about evolution, they should also be exposed to intelligent design. Dianr Roberts offers this essay on why Darwin's ideas generate such strong resistance. (2:59) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, February 20th, 2009 |
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London Streets Flicker To Life For Holidays London Streets Flicker To Life For Holidays. London is a winter city. It comes into its own when the last leaf has fallen and the air turns cold as stone. (2:53) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, December 21st, 2008 |
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How The British Tighten Their Belts The British are finding ways to be thrifty as they enter a recession. Weekend Edition essayist Diane Roberts tells us just how the Brits are doing it. (2:59) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, November 30th, 2008 |
| American Politics From The Ex-Pat’s View Americans in London are waging their own campaign season. (2:57) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, October 19th, 2008 |
| Brits React To McCain-Palin Ticket Gov. Sarah Palin and the Republican National Convention made headlines around the world last week. Weekend Edition’s regular essayist Diane Roberts is spending the election season in the United Kingdom, and she sends us this essay about what the British media is saying about Senator John McCain’s choice for vice president. (2:57) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, September 7, 2007 |
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"Olympics' Rich History Of Merging Sports, Politics" From visa restrictions to skirmishes over human rights, the lead up to this year's Olympics in Beijing has been about politics as well as the sports. But it's not the first time. (3:39) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, August 10th, 2008 |
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...In Europe, A Fascination With Obama-McCain Weekend Edition’s regular and sometimes controversial essayist Diane Roberts just came back from Europe. She comments on the fascination overseas... (2:59) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, July 20, 2008 |
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"Michelle Obama" Potential First Ladies are often intensely scrutinized by the public and Michelle Obama is the latest "candidate" to undergo this ordeal. Weekend Edition Essayist Diane Roberts wishes we would all get real. (2:59) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 |
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"White House Weddings: Fuel for Capitalism" First daughter Jenna Bush married Henry Hager in Crawford, Texas, on Saturday. But I have to say I am bitterly disappointed that they didn’t hold the nuptial hoedown at the White House. A White House wedding is America’s version of a royal occasion. (5:02) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, May 11th, 2008 |
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"A Vote for the ’Right to Tumble Dry’ Movement" Environmentalists want people to curb their use of tumble dryers. But some refuse to let go of their dryer sheets. Can't it be argued that a tumble dryer is "an instrument of moral rectitude" that helps keep a neighborhood harmonic? After all, who really wants to know which neighbor wears a thong? (2:59) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, April 27, 2008 |
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"Acknowledging Florida’s History of Slavery" The Florida Legislature has officially acknowledged the state's history of slavery and prejudice. Weekend Edition Essayist Diane Roberts is relieved that her native state has owned up to its past. (2:59) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, April 6, 2008 |
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"A History of Disenfranchised Florida Voters" Voters in Florida once again are at the center of a presidential nomination dispute. Essayist Diane Roberts talks about Florida's history of voter disenfranchisement and how Democratic voters there can avoid being cut out of this year's important primary election. (3:06) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, March 9, 2008 |
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"In Politics, Gender and Race Vie for Top Billing" Commentator Diane Roberts looks at the prominence of identity politics as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama slug it out in the race for the Democratic nomination. The question remains, which is more fundamental, more essential: gender or race? Do you go for the white woman or the black man? Whose "turn" is it? NPR®'s Liane Hansen speaks to Diane Roberts and poet E. Ethelbert Miller about race and identity in America today. (10:02) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, February 17, 2008 |
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"Push Presents" Reward Moms After Deliveries After the birth of a child, the new mom often wants some recognition for her part in the miracle of life. Hear about the phenomenon of husbands giving their wives "push presents." (2:59) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, December 16, 2007 |
| Glamour Galore from Fashion’s "Golden Age" Need ideas for a holiday dress? London’s Victoria and Albert Museum is displaying the ultimate in high-end festive wear. The exhibition is called "The Golden Age of Couture, 1947-1957." (2:58) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, November 25, 2007 |
| Notes on Dallas' Attempt to Outlaw Saggin' Some residents of Dallas, Texas are sick and tired of the low-hanging pants look called "saggin'." In fact, the city's Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Dwaine Caraway, proposed to outlaw saggin' pants. Weekend Edition essayist Diane Roberts ponders the mysteries of saggin' and muses on attempts to control people's dress. (3:00) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, October 28th, 2007 |
| Lent Diane Roberts wants to give up inconsequential news for lent so she can concentrate on news of actual importance - like New Orleans. (2:58) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, February 25th, 2007 |
| Ice Readying for the 2006 hurricane season, the state put away 225 truckloads of ice. The hurricanes never came. Now Florida has more ice than it can handle, creating a situation that’s just a bit absurd. (2:52) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007 |
| Stardust Diane Roberts covers the investigation of stardust by scientists at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University. Among those interviewed are Nobel Laureate Sir Harold Kroto and Dr. Munir Humayun. (4:52) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, December 10, 2006 |
| For Americans, Cars Are a Closet on Wheels With all the new restrictions about what we can carry on an airplane, isn't it wonderful that we can still take whatever we want in our cars? August 20, 2006 |
| Saturnalia Every December, American schools and businesses wonder how to be as inclusive as possible during the Christmas-Hanukkah-Kwanzaa season. Do these ecumenical goals may have their roots in ancient Rome and its winter festival? (2:56) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, December 18, 2005) |
| Krispy Kreme Tales: A Taste of Home in London A recent visit top England, revealed that one can find some of their favorite doughnuts in the unlikeliest of places: Britain's famously hoity-toity department store, Harrods. (2:55) - NPR® Weekend Edition Sunday, August 20, 2005 |
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