great visualizations of the great economic fry-up
Some of these are just brilliant.
Alex Gallafent
studio 360 in japan
The talented crowd over at PRI's Studio 360 are currently in Japan, getting all sorts of goodies ready for our ears. The special Japan shows will follow in the New Year, but in the meantime they're writing an excellent blog: http://studio360.wordpress.com I'm an enormous fool for not posting this earlier, but there it is: I'm an enormous fool. Dig around - there are some great early posts you won't want to miss.
climate countdown
This week, President-elect Obama spoke unambiguously about climate change. He said that sea levels are rising. Drought and famine are spreading. And he said that dealing with climate change is one of the most urgent tasks facing the United States. Urgent is right. By the end of next year the nations of the world are supposed to craft a major international climate treaty. But sticking to that timetable will be difficult for a U-S administration that's yet to take office. Here's a look at what has to get done between now and next December. This story aired today on PRI's The World.
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russian icons
There's a world-class collection of Russian Orthodox icon paintings in Massachusetts. Who knew? It's called The Museum of Russian Icons and you'll find it in the small town of Clinton. And it was founded by the man I talk about at the start of this radio story, which aired today on http://www.theworld.org/.
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change / no change
This is a short story we aired the day after the election. It pours the smallest, slightest amount of water on the result with the argument that a campaign built on such dramatic change can't help but be a bit disappointing in office.
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