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The incredible, edible cicada
Ever wonder what cicadas taste like? Outside the Western world, insects are considered an accepted food source for people. "If you travel to places like Thailand or Vietnam, you'll see food carts that have fried insects," said Dan Nortman, entomologist...Tags: Shrimp, Allergies, Thailand, Recipes, York (York, Pennsylvania)
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Howard Kurtz's Mea Culpa Isn't Good Enough
ReutersMay 06 (TheWrap.com) - I wish I could say that Howard Kurtz's mea culpa on "Reliable Sources" was convincing. But it wasn't. Here are all my disclosures right up top: Howie is a friend and colleague of two decades. I have been a guest on his show many...Tags: The Washington Post, POLITICO LLC, Journalism
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Howard Kurtz Apologizes for 'Sloppy' Jason Collins Mistake
ReutersMay 05 (TheWrap.com) - "Reliable Sources" host Howard Kurtz apologized Sunday for his incorrect coverage of NBA player Jason Collins, saying he had read a story by Collins too quickly and that as a media critic he should be held to a higher standard....Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), CNN (tv network), Sports, Sports Illustrated, Periodicals
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State hopes to ease some Baltimore-area traffic jams
In the stop-and-go world of Baltimore-area traffic, there's a lot more braking than commuters and transportation officials would like. Take Russell Allen, a Federal Hill resident who gets in his silver Ford Edge every weekday morning before 7:30 and...
Tags: Fort Meade (military base), Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland), BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Radio, U.S. Congress
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With NPR's 'Wait Wait,' eggheads at the multiplex
NEW YORK -- At about 8 p.m. Thursday night, as moviegoers around the country were lining up to see “Iron Man 3,”an assuredly smaller group was gathering at 600 North American theaters for the live-cinema simulcast of the popular NPR game...
Tags: Boxing, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, BBC, New York University
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In a Warming World, 'Cli-Fi' Is Here to Stay
ReutersMay 03 (TheWrap.com) - More than a year ago, I wrote a blog post here headlined "The Next Big Genre: 'Cli-Fi' -- Climate Fiction, in Which 'Mad Max' Meets 'The Road'" -- and now comes NPR and the Christian Science Monitor with two very good trend-...Tags: Ecosystems, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Literature, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Yes, abortion doctor trial is relevant to abortion debate
Kermit Gosnell. There. As the case against the Philadelphia abortion doctor accused of gruesome acts of murder in his filthy clinic goes to the jury this week, I have at last mentioned his name in my column. Have I previously been complicit in the...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Planned Parenthood, Abortion, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice
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WMFE hires new boss from Baltimore
Staff writerA Baltimore broadcaster will become president and general manager of WMFE-FM after a national search, the public radio station announced Thursday. LaFontaine Oliver has held a similar position at WEAA-FM since 2007. He will start at WMFE late this month....Tags: XM Satellite Radio, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Radio Industry, Radio, Satellite Technology
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Top tips on bag lunches -- overrated and underrated foods to tote to work
Change of SubjectWhen he was visiting from New York recently, Dan Pashman interviewed me for "The Sporkful," the award-winning podcast that takes a basic, practical look at all things ingestible. Our topic for mastication and rumination was the bag lunch: Eric argues........ -
Justin Moore coming to Johnstown
Our Town CorrespondentCountry artist Justin Moore is coming to the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown on April 19. Moore recently released his sophomore album, “Outlaws Like Me,” which sold over 3.9 million digital downloads and was certified gold....Tags: Ticketmaster, Jon Pardi, The New York Times, Radio, USA Today
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Black Guerrilla prison story putting national media pressure on O'Malley
The Baltimore SunReviewing national media coverage of the Black Guerrilla Family's virtual takeover of the Baltimore City Detention Center, it's impossible not to feel the pressure mounting on Gov. Martin O'Malley who is expected to return this week from a trip to the...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Elections, Prisons, Radio
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Not a 'quota woman'
Margaret Thatcher never cared much for feminism and other progressive equal-rights movements. Yet she deserves to be honored by those of us who do, whether we like the result of her politics or not. Thatcher, who died Monday at age 87 after a stroke,...
Tags: Margaret Thatcher, Labour Party (UK), United Kingdom, Tony Blair, University of Oxford
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