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A laugh-out-loud funny bookCarlisle SentinelWhatever the cause, when I was reading Sarah Vowell's "Assassination Vacation" Monday night in preparation for reviewing it this week, a paragraph on page 212 cracked me up so much that I literally laughed until I cried, tears streaming down my face, ...
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...vivant, regularly hosting his “Cabinet Of Wonders” event, a salon featuring appearances from Rosanne Cash, Eugene Mirman, Sarah Vowell, and Martha Plimpton. His new album, The Sound Of His Own Voice, featuring guests Peter Buck, Cash, and members of The Decemberists,...
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...Rice’s cameo on 30 Rock is worth watching again and again. On a related presidential/historical note, the clever Sarah Vowell is also here. Well, in Denton— UNT, to be precise. She’s reading from Unfamiliar Fishes, her new book on the history of Hawaii, but...
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How to Make a Book Trailer with Your Phonemediabistro.comTo support his new novel, Hope: A Tragedy, Auslander staged strange conversations with Ira Glass (embedded above), John Hodgman and Sarah Vowell. What do you think of the series? Here's more about the book: “Hope: A Tragedy is a hilarious and haunting ...
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www.shalomauslander.com http "Shalom Auslander writes like some contemporary comedic Jeremiah, thundering warnings of disaster and retribution. What makes him so terrifyingly funny is that he isn't joking." -- Howard Jacobson, author of The Finkler Question and winner of the Man Booker Prize Shalom Auslander's HOPE: A TRAGEDY (on sale from Riverhead Books on 1/12/12) is a darkly hilarious novel about the double-edged sword that is hope, about anger, the legacy of the Holocaust, and the burdens of family and fatherhood. HOPE: A TRAGEDY is the masterful first novel from a celebrated writer whose fiction reveals startling truths about our lives and moral experiences, and makes us laugh, even as we recognize the hopelessness of existence. Video Directed by Coll Anderson, casound.com Edit by Chad Smith, remoteaccesspost.com
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In which I review a pretty sharp collection of essays. Twitter: www.twitter.com Personal/Ukulele Channel: www.youtube.com
An exerp from Sarah Vowell's "The Wordy Shipmates," shot at the "Mayflower II," Plymouth Mass.
See the full interview at: www.facebook.com "Recounting the brief, remarkable history of a unified and independent Hawaii, Vowell, a public radio star and bestselling author (The Wordy Shipmates), retraces the impact of New England missionaries who began arriving in the early 1800s to remake the island paradise into a version of New England." ~ Publishers Weekly
Sarah Vowell 5-15-2011 @ BookFair Honolulu, Hawaii
Jimmy Kimmel Live - The second part of Jimmy's interview with Sarah Vowell
Jimmy Kimmel Live - The first part of Jimmy's interview with Sarah Vowell
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Once one of the world's top masked crime fighters, Bob Parr--known to all as "Mr. Incredible"--fought evil and saved lives on a daily basis. But now fifteen years later, Bob and his wife--a famous superhero in her own right--have adopted civilian identities and retreated to the suburbs to live normal lives with their three kids. Now he's a clock-punching insurance claims adjuster fighting boredom and a bulging waistline. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment. Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Wallace Shawn, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Brad Bird, Elizabeth Peña, John Ratzenberger Directed By: Brad Bird Written By: Brad Bird
Sarah Vowell pushes Hawaii history over umbrella drinks on Seattle's Morning News.
Author Sarah Vowell talks about her book, "Unfamiliar Fishes" which documents the American colonization of Hawaii in the 1800s where the New England whalers confront the New England missionaries with the unfortunate peaceful Hawaiians caught in the middle of a global morality dispute.
Listen to an excerpt from Sarah Vowell's UNFAMILIAR FISHES Audiobook, with performances by Edward Norton, John Slattery, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, John Hodgman, Catherine Keener, Keanu Reeves, Paul Rudd, Maia Rudolph, Michael Giacchino, and Grant-Lee Get more on Sarah Vowell at SimonandSchuster.com: authors.simonandschuster.com
Sarah Vowell on David Letterman (2011.03.14)
David Letterman Interviews Sarah Vowell
Her new book is about Hawaii, but Sarah explains why she's not made for island life.
From the bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates, an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn. Many think of 1776 as the defining year of American history, when we became a nation devoted to the pursuit of happiness through self- government. In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as defining, when, in an orgy of imperialism, the United States annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and invaded first Cuba, then the Philippines, becoming an international superpower practically overnight. Among the developments in these outposts of 1898, Vowell considers the Americanization of Hawaii the most intriguing. From the arrival of New England missionaries in 1820, their goal to Christianize the local heathen, to the coup d'état of the missionaries' sons in 1893, which overthrew the Hawaiian queen, the events leading up to American annexation feature a cast of beguiling, and often appealing or tragic, characters: whalers who fired cannons at the Bible-thumpers denying them their God-given right to whores, an incestuous princess pulled between her new god and her brother-husband, sugar barons, lepers, con men, Theodore Roosevelt, and the last Hawaiian queen, a songwriter whose sentimental ode "Aloha 'Oe" serenaded the first Hawaiian president of the United States during his 2009 inaugural parade. With her trademark smart-alecky insights and reporting, Vowell lights out to discover the off, emblematic, and exceptional ...
Sarah Vowell as a part of a program to raise money for education.
Sarah Vowell discusses writing non-fiction and other aspects of the writing process. Shot during the 2008 International Festival of Authors at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. Part of a longer interview from the series WRITERS' CONFESSIONS. © Ticklescratch Productions 2008 ticklescratch.com writersconfessions.com
826 NYC hosted a fundraiser at SPiN with Catherine Keener, Sean Avery, Dave Eggers, David Scwimmer, Mario Batali, Will Shortz, Peter Sarsgard, Wyatt Cenac, Sarah Vowell, and Mike Myers
Sarah responds to a question during the Q&A about studying history and making it interesting. Finale of the talk.
Excerpt from Sarah's talk @ Lamar.
Author Sarah Vowell discusses how she uses primary source materials found in libraries and archives in her research, as well as the sublime joy she discovered as a child when her family moved to a town with both a library and sidewalks.
During the Q&A session, Sarah was asked what she thought about the people who were texting and sending instant messages during the talk.
Excerpts from Sarah Vowell's advice column entries.
Sarah talks about surfing, Haole, South Sea, and Canada.
Review of Sarah Vowell's book Assassination Vacation; includes reenactments of the murders of presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley by assassins Booth, Guiteau, and Czolgosz. This was a school project for a language arts class.
Some thoughts on Sarah Vowell's book Assassination Vacation. I really love this book And I think everyone should Read it or get the audio Book
Author/moderator Sarah Vowell asks about their favorite celebrity guests. Conan writers Andrew Weinberg, Dan Cronin, Brian McCann, and Mike Sweeney talk about Donald Trump, Snoop Dog, Gene Simmons and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
Author/moderator Sarah Vowell asks Conan writer Berkley Johnson about the process of developing the monologue. Conan writers Mike Sweeney, Brian McCann, Dan Cronin and Berkley Johnson talk about combing the news for ideas.
Author/moderator Sarah Vowell asks if they enjoy making fun of Conan and Conan writers Mike Sweeney, Brian McCann, Brian Stack, Matt O'Brien and Andrew Weinberg talk about going to Finland. (Part of the New York Comedy Festival, 2008)
Conan writers Mike Sweeney, Dan Cronin, Brian Stack, Brian McCann and Berkley Johnson tell author/moderator Sarah Vowell about working with Conan. (Part of the New York Comedy Festival, 2008)
Order Now from www.CareerRecords.com Keith Lockwood's radio documentary, Where The D's Roam has been released on DVD. The soundtrack features music by Donovan's Brain, Penny Ikinger, and The Armchair Explorers. Ron Sanchez, Colter Langan, Jim Kehoe and Ron Craighead are interviewed extensively for this film. A bonus feature adds a live on the air performance by Penny Ikinger and an extended interview with author Sarah Vowell. Where The Dj's Roam examines the state of independent radio in today's consolidated media environment, and the struggles of KGLT to survive as a listener supported radio station. Copies of the DVD can be purchased at the Career Shop.
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...“unsettling fiction,” is “brilliantly translated,” our reviewer, Liesl Schillinger, said. THE WORDY SHIPMATES, by Sarah Vowell (Riverhead, $16.) Vowell’s fifth book, a pop history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, is a chronological account of John Winthrop’s...
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Order Now from www.CareerRecords.com Keith Lockwood's radio documentary, Where The D's Roam has been released on DVD. The soundtrack features music by Donovan's Brain, Penny Ikinger, and The Armchair Explorers. Ron Sanchez, Colter Langan, Jim Kehoe and Ron Craighead are interviewed extensively for this film. A bonus feature adds a live on the air performance by Penny Ikinger and an extended interview with author Sarah Vowell. Where The Dj's Roam examines the state of independent radio in today's consolidated media environment, and the struggles of KGLT to survive as a listener supported radio station. Copies of the DVD can be purchased at the Career Shop.
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...Mayflower gets all the attention, especially this time of year, but Sarah Vowell draws our attention to the Arbella, which sailed here in 1630. In her book, “The Wordy Shipmates,’’ the best-selling author and pop culture “Madonna of Americana’’ writes about...
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Humorist, historian, superhero. Sarah Vowell is a woman of letters and voices. Her four books and her contributions to public radio's This American Life display a brilliant, droll wit, but also a serious mind. Her most recent book, The Wordy Shipmates (
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September 18, 2001. I tried to upload the monologue from this show, but it was rejected. If you'd like to see that and the Sarah Vowell interview you can download it here: www.megaupload.com ... "steve croft" 9/11
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Sarah Vowell explains how Vooks will lead to the Robot Takeover. Oct. 8 2009, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh NC.
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Okay, I must confess: I'm late for the breakfast with Mary Karr, Anita Shreve and Sarah Vowell. And I'm paying by the minute for computer time because I poured a beer in my laptop, and it's not back from the tech guys. (Miraculously, it survived --
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A friend of ours recently revealed that he decided to become a social studies teacher because of . And anyone who has read Assassination Vacation or The Wordy Shipmates will have no trouble understanding that sentiment. Vowell has a talent for
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Sarah Vowell, the diminutive, acerbic essayist and NPR personality was on The Daily Show with John Stewart to hawk the paperback version of her latest book, The Wordy Shipmates, which seems to be about the Puritans, but is about so much more.
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