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Waiting for the Train/Waiting for Luck [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: Credit/Todd Heisler at The New York Times New York City is full of hope. Even in the dank, dripping … more →

Tags: NYT, America-is-optimistic, HOPE, New York City Metro, New York Times, New-York-City-Hope, Secret-life-New-Yorkers, Secret-wishing-wells, Wishiful-thinking-New-York

Living Your Passion, Taking a Chance [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: (Credit/Mariah Paaverud for St. Martin's Griffin) Ever thought about making a career out of you … more →

Tags: Audio, npr, Amanda-Hocking's success, Amanda-Hocking-on-npr, Amanda-Hocking-publish, Business and Economy, Publishing, St. Martin's Press

Outliving the Demons of Drugs [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: An embrace in court. Is it a victory? (Credit/John Pendygraft, Tampa Bay Times Staff Photographer) T … more →

Tags: Addiction and Recovery, drug-addiction-interview, Florida, florida-OxyContin, oxy-additon-hope, Oxycodone, oxycontin, Stacy Nicholson, Stacy-drug

The Life in an Obituary [Roundup Link]1 comment

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: New York Times Magazine and This American Life team up! I’m swooning! Ira Glass from This American L … more →

Tags: NYT, This American Life, HIV story, Ira Glass, love-obituaries, New York Times, New York Times Magazine, NYT 2011 Obituaries, NYT and this-american-life

The Space of a Story [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: This RadioLab Shorts podcast is all about the way that space can build personal connections and path … more →

Tags: RadioLab, human-stats, Radiolab-99, stories-we-don't-consider, story of-statistics, The Story Of Sound, the-story-of-sidewalk

Love Endures [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: Credit/StoryCorps This week’s roundup is short, sweet, and all about love. Give it a listen an … more →

Tags: Audio, storycorps, Airport Love, finding your love, getting-second-chance-love, Love-after-22-years, soul mates-reunite, Soulmates-reunite, Story Corps-Love

The Champ Who Lost More Than the Fights [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: (Credit/Julie Glassberg for The New York Times) Edwin Viruet was once crowned Lightweight Champion. … more →

Tags: NYT, boxer-on-social-security and food-stamps, boxing-in-the-bronx, golden-gloves-champion-boxer, puertorician boxer-in-bronx, throwing-boxing-fight, training-wesley-snipes, training-young-boxers

The Beauty of Feynman's Logic [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: I was browsing NPR this weekend (after the Michigan victory against OSU) and found this video on Rob … more →

Tags: npr, RadioLab, YouTube, Feynman-on-beauty, krulwich-loves-feynman, Richard Feynman, robert krulwich, the beauty-of-the-cosmos-feynman

At 91 She Still Has It [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: (Credit/Julie Glassberg for The New York Times) At 91 Edith Susskind has more spunk and drive than m … more →

Tags: NYT, New York Times, Edith Susskind, Staten-Island-Community, Gift-giving-in-Staten Island, Enjoying-old-age, Loving-life-at-90

Flight of the Muppets or the Muppets Meet McKenzie [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: Credit/Zachary Scott for The New York Times I love, love, love the Muppets! Who doesn’t? I als … more →

Tags: NYT, Kermit-meets-hobbit, Flight-of-the-Frog, Bret McKenzie on Kermit-the-frog, for-love-of-muppets, composing-songs-for-made-up-characters, Bret McKenzie

Sunday School [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: Credit/StoryCorps This short audio clip is beautifully told and gives you an image of life growing u … more →

Tags: storycorps, Audio, storycorps-florida, Mangos-from-the-neighbor, kids-getting-out-of-sunday-school

Supporting a Family of Five on $10/Hr [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: Credit/Chester Higgins Jr. of The New York Times This article, another from the NYT “The Needi … more →

Tags: NYT, New York Times, Queens-Access Employee loses job, Supporting-family-on-10-hour, job-loss in-Queens, Getting-By-on-$10, Neediest Cases

What a Cheese Wiz [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: Credit/Melissa Forsyth for NPR I was browsing the interwebs when I stumbled upon a Veteran’s D … more →

Tags: npr, Cheese Sculptor-NPR, Veteran's Day-Cheese Sculpture, Saying-thankyou-to-troops with cheese

Cricket Fighting in Beijing [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: Credit/Shiho Fukada for The New York Times Have you ever heard of Cricket Fighting in China? No, I a … more →

Tags: NYT, Crickets, Beijing, New York Times Feature, Coaching animals, Cricket-fighting in China

Balloons Enrich Disabled Brooklyn Woman's Life [Roundup Link]

Legible Lives wrote 1 year ago: Credit/Eric Michael Johnson for The New York Times Skimming the NYT, an article about a disabled Bro … more →

Tags: NYT, New York Times, Brooklyn Woman, disabled entreprener, balloon stores, Brooklyn Buisnesses, Charity


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