Events of the Last Few Weeks
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A quick review of events, some previously mentioned but probably not posted (and in no particular order):

1) The most sarcastic and caustic NPR episode that I've ever heard, The Most Annoying Mother's Day Music from yesterday's Weekend Edition Saturday. My favorite, the six-year old singing "You Are the Wind Beneath My Wings," truly terrible.

2) Quick discussion on The Media Project, stemming from my email to the show, on Dan Gilmore's speech on citizen journalism at Columbia Journalism School. Alan, Rex, and Elisa briefly discuss if at the very beginning of episode #779.

Elisa- a more participatory environment, because journalism is becoming less of a lecture and more of a conversation, is a positive democratic force
Rex- some newspapers are going to the extreme (not necessarily bad but extreme as in the range of options) of letting readers vote on
Alan- "I say bous swa...I think that there is anything as objective journalism, I think the only thing that we can say is it's comparative."

Speaking of, McKinsey's Quarterly just published a story on the future of newspapers in the digital age, a good tie-in to Gilmor's speech and this topic.

3) My Mom was in town a few weeks ago and I never got around to posting on our trip to D.C.'s National Zoo. Below is a sea otter video doing a backflip (wait until the end of the 12 second video) and then these two funny photos from the repitle exhibit:

Sea Otter Backflip

4) Went to 18th Street Lounge (ESL) last night to hear Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation spin the night away. Cover was a little steep but the music was great, reaffirming the experience of my last visit back in 2004, that ESL is truly a great and mellow hang-out.