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What Makes a Good Story?

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Here American radio personality Ira Glass talks about what makes a good story. With over 30 years in the business, including producer and host of This American Life broadcast on WBEZ, Ira has a pretty good idea of what elements are needed to hold an audience’s attention. Even thought I’m not in radio or television, … Read more

The Body of Christ: Big Business

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Who knew the body of Christ, those crispy, unleavened communion wafers, had so much going on behind the scenes? In “Buying the Body of Christ,” Rowan Moore Gerety on Killing the Buddha explores what is involved, from grain, flour, baking, packaging, shipping and blessing, in getting the cracker to your hand on a Sunday morning. … Read more

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