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Keeping up with the Joneses, the Indiana Joneses

Friday, May 23, 2008

After 19 years, the world's most famous archaeologist is back on the silver screen, bullwhip and all. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" hits theaters nationwide this week. To get a reality check on the Indiana Jones franchise, The Takeaway talks with a very real Indiana Jones: Rick Jones, Indiana's State Archaeologist.

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An artist attempts to draw every person in New York City

Thursday, May 22, 2008

You are being drawn. If you are walking on the streets of New York City, there's a chance that an artist named Jason Polan is taking a flare pen and firing up his sketch pad. After two months, Polan has drawn 500 New Yorkers and he aims to draw a few million more.

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Taps: The nation’s most famous bugle call

Thursday, May 22, 2008

As Memorial Day approaches, we speak with a bugle player who volunteers at military services. Forrest Tosie is the Missouri state director of Bugles Across America, a non-profit organization that provides live buglers for veteran and active-duty military funerals. This Memorial Day, he'll be playing Taps for the St. Louis-area Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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Slideshow: Jason Polan sketches The Takeaway

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Cartoonist Jason Polan wants to draw every person in New York City. He's sketched 500 New Yorkers so far, including the staff of The Takeaway in his Thursday morning visit.
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Question of the day: In a dream world... I would get paid to _________

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Cartoonist Jason Polan wants to draw you. And everyone else in New York City. And he'll do it for free. On Thursday's Takeaway, John and Adaora are talking about your unpaid passions. What do you wish you could be paid to do? Share your story by clicking "get in the mix", by emailing mytake@thetakeaway.org, or by calling our SpinVox line at 1-877-8-MY-TAKE. Then, tune in Thursday to hear what everyone else had to say.
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The Martini Cowboy reviews the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards

Monday, May 19, 2008

Jack Grace, "The Martini Cowboy," reviews the ACM awards with John and Adaora. BONUS MP3: Download a live version of Jack Grace's "I Drank Too Much Again", recorded exclusively for The Takeaway.

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"A Jihad for Love" director films the lives of gay and lesbian Muslims in documentary

Monday, May 19, 2008

Q&A: Send director Parvez Sharma your questions. Shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, Parvez Sharma began paying close attention to the national discussion around religion. And the gay Muslim filmmaker said he felt the need to come out of the closet — as a practicing Muslim. Sharma has made a new documentary about the lives of other gay and lesbian Muslims.

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Penn student takes in Cannes Film Festival on the cheap

Friday, May 16, 2008

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The cubicle turns 40

Friday, May 16, 2008

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The Friday movie mashup: Prince Caspian, Garcia Girls, Sangre de mi sangre

Friday, May 16, 2008

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Blame the strike: Fewer scripts and fewer actors in fall television schedule

Friday, May 16, 2008

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Clay Shirky on cognitive surplus and online participatory culture

Thursday, May 15, 2008

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