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7:21 pm
Fri June 15, 2012

Novelist John Irving Plays Not My Job

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Originally published on Sat June 16, 2012 10:54 am

John Irving is the author of The World According To Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Cider House Rules and many other works of fiction. His latest novel is called In One Person.

We've invited Irving to play a game called "The World According to Gorp." Garp is about sex, castration and bears. Gorp, on the other hand, is the mix of "good old raisins and peanuts" you eat when you're hiking.

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Music Interviews
6:52 pm
Fri June 15, 2012

Glen Hansard: The Best Songs Come 'As A Gift'

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Glen Hansard's new album, his first proper solo release, is titled Rhythm and Repose.
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Originally published on Mon June 18, 2012 8:59 am

Glen Hansard began singing on the streets of Dublin when he was just 13. Now, in his early 40s, it's almost hard to count his honors. Once, the musical featuring his songs, just won eight Tony Awards.

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Annoying Music
6:48 pm
Fri June 15, 2012

The Most Annoying Songs Of The Summer (So Far)

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No one ever said summer music had to be fun.
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Originally published on Sat June 16, 2012 1:22 pm

NPR Music has already put together a list of 50 of our favorite songs to help you celebrate the summer. On it, you'll find cheery synth-pop singles, smooth R&B ballads, thumping club bangers and fist-pumping rock anthems.

Missing, however, are those "deep cuts" that lend themselves to a detached, ironic, slightly campy appreciation — the songs that are so bad they're good.

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The Two-Way
5:51 pm
Fri June 15, 2012

Tonight, Wallenda Will Attempt High-Wire Walk Over Niagara Falls

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Nik Wallenda looks at the tightrope cable in Niagara Falls, Canada on Wednesday.
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Originally published on Mon June 18, 2012 9:34 am

Nik Wallenda has successfully walked across Niagara Falls on a 2-inch-wide cable. As if there wasn't enough drama, he added a bit of last-minute mystery to his audacious attempt.

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Election 2012
5:25 pm
Fri June 15, 2012

City Slickers Romney And Obama Woo Rural Voters

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, wave from a campaign bus on Friday at Scamman Farm in Stratham, N.H.
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Jimmy Carter shovels peanuts in an image from the 1970s.
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Ronald Reagan poses with his horse at his ranch, Rancho del Cielo, near Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1976.
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Lyndon Johnson looks over his prize Hereford bull on his ranch in Texas in 1960.
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President Obama isn't generally the type to wear a cowboy hat (though he tried on one here in Austin, Texas, in 2007), but he's trying to reach out to rural voters as he campaigns for re-election.
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Originally published on Fri June 15, 2012 6:24 pm

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was in New Hampshire on Friday, back at the farm where he launched his presidential campaign one year ago.

"In the days ahead, we'll be traveling on what are often called the backroads of America," he said. "But I think our tour is going to take us along what I'll call the backbone of America."

It was the first stop on a five-day bus tour that will take him to small towns. The former Massachusetts governor's campaign is calling it the "Every Town Counts" tour.

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