One of my greatest pleasures when I’m visiting the US is listening to National Public Radio, or NPR. Through the day it plays news from around the world and the country, accompanied by analysis with studio guests and listeners who call in. New music, film, art, books of every conceivable kind are showcased. This week, I listened to Anna Quinlan, quite unconvincingy, defending her minor plastic surgery, an investigative story about an unknown entity calledy F8 (Fate) who donated two million dollars to Mitt Romney’s campaign and heard Jack Black talk about his role in Richard Linklater’s new film, Bernie.

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