Bob Collins
Should kids be suspended when no damage is done in a prank, how would BP handle a coffee spill, who needs pilots, Jon Stewart preps for Tim Pawlenty, and dispatches from the Department of Life in a Small Town.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Five by 8
What’s wrong with this viral oil-spill graphic, the digital addiction, sweat and the modern woman, the cars of NPR, and scenes from your new state park.
Identifying with Steve Jobs, children of lesbians, Helen Thomas goes home, a presidential cheap shot, shin-kicking championships, and the clouds of Duluth.
Viewing the oil disaster as a bird, race around Minnesota, does criticizing Israel make you an enemy, the ethics of leaving patients, and the most beautiful ‘tweet’ ever.
The latest on Hope and Lily, the thorn in BP’s side, the secret power of time, donating your cash to the feds, and why is Twitter obsessed with Apple?
Nobody’s perfect, nukes and the oil spill, raw milk’s unlikely ally, dispatches from the Department of Nice Try, how the Internet rots our brain, and a tribute to Dale.
The Israeli flotilla assault spreads online, when Alzheimer’s hits an entire family, do dogs prefer HDTV, the Tiny Desk Concert, and the missing bear is missing again.
We start with the earth opening up and swallowing a building. And end with others painting theirs purple. It’s quite a planet, isn’t it?
Five by 8 – 5/28/10: The names we don’t know
How do we decide what’s worth protesting? Why polls are useless. A brisk business in flag-burning. The smoking two-year-old. And peeking in Northfield’s window.
The perils of outdoor baseball, the Constitutional Convention by Twitter, should the government step in to protect Facebook users, the excitement of new citizens, and remembering Bill Hinkley.
Five by 8 – 5/25/10: Transitions
Accomplishing your life’s highlight at 13, a tale of two communities, the most touristy areas in the world, why don’t ice ages last forever, and Milton Bradley’s demons.
Can Minnesota compete with Mexico, why save a drive-in, newspaper commenters up close, Chaudhary’s lapse, and life with leeches.
The magic of a girl named Google, an important question missing from today’s MPR poll, live video of the oil spill, Miukhtars’ birthday, and today’s reason to love the Internet.