culturebox Save NPR! But please, put PBS out of its misery. Updated Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at 7:01 AM ET
I'll leave it to others to decide whether NPR needs better leadership. NPR's own ombudsman makes that case pretty well. But whatever its leadership's failings, NPR itself is not troubled or failing (and I'm not just saying that because I have been an NPR commentator, and on occasional, an unpaid host). To the contrary, NPR is the most resounding media success story of the past 40 years. To continue reading, click here. Mark Oppenheimer is the author of Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject to Debate, which is just published in paperback. He won the 2010 Hiett Prize and writes the Beliefs column for the New York Times.Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Shafer: Who Cares About Katie Couric? Anchors and Evening News No Longer Matter. Are These Anti-Bullying Videos Unwittingly Promoting Suicide? How Oklahoma Republicans Are Using a Sharia Ban To Pummel Democrats | Advertisement |
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Top 5 Foodie Trips for World Cuisine
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Being a foodie is much more than being able to afford gourmet cuisine. It's an epicure of taste- a true love and affection of all things food and drink from the preparation to the consumption. While your own town is scattered with gems from global menus and cuisines, one of the best ways to enjoy a vacation is by over-indulging on global flavors without the guilt of calorie counting. A trip centered around eating is a way to experience the local culture, as well as expand your own palate. Taste the world through one of these diverse culinary journeys to Paris, Italy, Vietnam, Taiwan, or Morocco. Learn more... | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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