Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Defending Bob Dylan and generation Adderall
Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature today to the surprise of many Nobel watchers. And with less than month to go before the election, how are Bernie Sanders supporters feeling?
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenIn a surprise move today, the Nobel Committee awarded Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize in Literature. Some in the literary establishment were dismayed, but the music world rejoiced.
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5 storiesBob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan today. His music defined the folk movement of the 1960s, but Dylan hasn’t stopped innovating since then. And music critic Bill Wyman says it’s about time the Nobel Committee took notice.
Read the story11 minNew questions about political polling
Beware of polls, especially if an individual poll is telling a different story than most other polls. Take, for instance, the USC Dornsife/LA Times poll , which has consistently put Donald Trump ahead of Hillary Clinton over the last month in the presidential race.
Read the story8 minWhere have all the Berners gone?
Donald Trump has been making a play for large group of disaffected voters: Bernie Sanders supporters. No word on whether Trump’s overtures are finding a home with Berners, but there’s not been much word at all from those voters and or the man himself since the Democratic National Convention.
Read the story8 minGeneration Adderall
When Casey Schwartz was in college, a typical day might include knocking out an impassioned term paper on Russian literature, reading the latest New Yorker and rocking a ten mile run around campus. If you’re tired just listening to that, it’s probably because you didn’t pop an Adderall today. Doctors prescribe the amphetamine to treat ADHD.
Read the story12 minWeb roundup: Surviving the election
In the age of social media, a toxic election season is all-encompassing and unavoidable. Here’s how to avoid and mitigate some of that poison without moving to a yurt in the middle of nowhere with no wifi access.
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