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Murrow Award. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/advertising-future-entertainment1484.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/advertising-future-entertainment1484.html Arts & Entertainment Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:34:00 -0500 How advertisers are dealing with technological changes like TIVO and broadband on mobile phones, and the truth behind product placement. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/eating-with-experts1448.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/eating-with-experts1448.html Arts & Entertainment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:52:00 -0500 Get a totally different take on eating Eggs Benedict with a biopsychologist and a gourmand. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/john-hodgman-media-geeks1446.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/john-hodgman-media-geeks1446.html Arts & Entertainment Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:07:00 -0500 John Hodgman, writer, actor, comedian, and self-professed nerd, talks about his address at the Radio and TV Correspondents' Dinner, and the state of news media today. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/decoding-walls-alhambra1426.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/decoding-walls-alhambra1426.html Arts & Entertainment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:43:00 -0500 Investigators are trying to catalog the thousands of Arabic inscriptions that cover the walls and columns of the Alhambra in Granada. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/wonder-of-physics1406.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/wonder-of-physics1406.html Arts & Entertainment Fri, 29 May 2009 09:17:00 -0500 Why our president should understand physics, why physicists are an eccentric bunch and a must-read physics thriller. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/tavis-smiley-time-100-influential.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/tavis-smiley-time-100-influential.html Arts & Entertainment Fri, 01 May 2009 09:30:00 -0500 PRI host chosen for his leadership, a growing media empire, and for encouraging Americans to hold this country's leadership accountable. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/new-car-designers.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/new-car-designers.html Arts & Entertainment Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:24:00 -0500 Detroit's legacy has curbed design innovation for many years -- can the next crop of designers rescue the U.S. auto industry.? http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/ira-glass-colbert.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/ira-glass-colbert.html Arts & Entertainment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:13:00 -0500 Watch video of "This American Life" host Ira Glass going head-to-head with Stephen Colbert. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/jenova-chen-flower-videogame.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/jenova-chen-flower-videogame.html Arts & Entertainment Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:06:00 -0500 Jenova Chen created one of the top downloaded video games this year -- and surprisingly, it lets players commune with nature. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/urban-pacman.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/urban-pacman.html Arts & Entertainment Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:16:00 -0500 A virtual reality game based on the 1980s video game PacMan is gaining popularity in France; it's called Urban PacMan. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/pri-hosts-go-multimedia.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/pri-hosts-go-multimedia.html Arts & Entertainment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:51:00 -0500 Kurt Andersen, Tavis Smiley and Ira Glass go multi-media in their forays into print, web, tv and movies. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/recession-proof-entertainment.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/recession-proof-entertainment.html Arts & Entertainment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:13:00 -0500 Movie ticket sales are up. Book buyers can't get enough of Malcolm Gladwell. What makes pop entertainment recession-proof? http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/battlestar-galactica-un.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/battlestar-galactica-un.html Arts & Entertainment Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:19:00 -0500 The United Nations has asked the creators and stars of Sci-Fi Network's "Battlestar Galactica" to take part in a panel discussion. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/mystery-science-theatre.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/mystery-science-theatre.html Arts & Entertainment Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:11:00 -0500 "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" was canceled a decade ago, but now some of its former members are back with new studio DVDs and a live stage version of their act. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/jenna-fischer-interview.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/jenna-fischer-interview.html Arts & Entertainment Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:49:00 -0500 Jenna Fischer is an actress best known for her role as Pam on the hit NBC sitcom "The Office;" she has also starred in several films, including "Blades of Glory" and "Walk Hard." http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/ira-glass-live.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/ira-glass-live.html Arts & Entertainment Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:59:00 -0600 On Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 host Ira Glass will bring the wildly popular public radio show This American Life to the big screen for a live event. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/sarah-jones-blaccent.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/sarah-jones-blaccent.html Arts & Entertainment Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:51:00 -0600 Playwright and performer Sarah Jones talks about what it means to "sound black" today, and how Barack Obama has used "blaccent." http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/iraqi-museum-reopens.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/iraqi-museum-reopens.html Arts & Entertainment Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:09:00 -0600 Iraq's National Museum in Baghdad was formally re-dedicated this week -- it has been closed for six years since chaotic weeks following the U.S. invasion of Iraq. 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