Garrison Keillor

When Everyone Gets a Trophy, No One Wins

Michael Sigman | Posted 04.18.2012

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Michael Sigman

The nation has become a self-parodic reflection of Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon: thanks to collusion between parents and educators, the vast majority of all private school children are virtually guaranteed to be above average.

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'A Prairie Home Companion' Cruise Of The Mediterranean

Posted 04.09.2012

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Fans of Garrison Keillor and "A Prairie Home Companion" can join the crew of the popular radio show for a Mediterranean cruise this summer. The si...

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The Lake Wobegon Effect and the Cell Phone Ban

John B. Townsend II | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Aaa-Foundation, Lake-Wobegon, A Prairie Home Companion, Traffic Safety, Garrison Keillor, DC News
John B. Townsend II

You don't have to be delusional, or live in Lake Wobegon for that matter, to know being distracted behind the wheel for even just a few seconds greatly increases your chances of being in a crash.

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Bachmann's Lavish Praise For Liberal Radio Host Goes Unrequited

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.22.2011

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) praises "A Prarie Home Companion" host Garrison Keillor in her new memoir, Core of Conviction, even though the public ...

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Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.22.2011

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Mike Ragogna

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What David Sedaris Teaches Us About Middle Age

Delia Lloyd | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Why David Sedaris Is Such a Good Writer, Garrison Keillor, Frank Mccourt, The Santaland Diaries, David Sedaris Readings, David Sedaris, Books News
Delia Lloyd

If you aren't familiar with Sedaris, listen to "Santaland Diaries" -- a diary of his Christmas as an elf at Macy's -- which catapulted him to fame. It generated more requests for tapes than any story in Morning Edition history.

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Legendary Radio Host Says He's Retiring

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS — Garrison Keillor plans to keep spinning tales of Lake Wobegon's Norwegian bachelor farmers for at least a couple more years, but t...

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Love, Canadian Style: The Wailin' Jennys Are Bright Morning (Afternoon and Evening) Stars

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ruth Moody, Heather Masse, Trio, Garrison Keillor, The Wailin? Jennys, Cd, Canada, Colorado, Richard Moody, Valentine?S Day, Concert, Dolly Parton, Loveland, Folk, Nicky Mehta, Waylon Jennings, Winnipeg, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Talk about a sweetheart deal hours before Valentine's Day. Three angelic voices in one heavenly group called The Wailin' Jennys were making one of the...

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Garrison Keillor, Uncensored for Christmas

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christmas, Garrison Keillor, Religion, A Prairie Home Companion, Salon, Media News
Jackson Williams

Some in the rightwing blogosphere, who can't stand Garrison Keillor for his liberal politics, are taking shots at him for his recent pro-Christmas pie...

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"An Evening With Garrison Keillor," Carpenter Performing Arts Center

James Scarborough | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Scarborough

As you listen to these tales, told by this prairie Homer, you realize that becoming a connoisseur of life's precious moments makes this the perfect way to spend the last day of an otherwise endless summer.

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Garrison Keillor: Michele Bachmann 'Embarrassing' To Minnesota

Posted 05.25.2011

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Legendary humorist and radio host Garrison Keillor has come out swinging against Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) in her campaign for reelection, calli...

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How Open Salon's User-Generated Content is Changing the World of Writing

Caroline Hagood | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Articles, Camille Paglia, Fiction, Rebecca Traister, Garrison Keillor, Open Salon, User Generated Content, Journalism, Poetry, Healthy Living News
Caroline Hagood

Open Salon is an endlessly fascinating place; like the Internet, its very structure teaches you how to interact with it, but unlike the Internet, that structure is essentially altruistic. It forces its participants to be supportive of one another.

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BookExpo America 2010: Hopes And Dreams At The Javits Center (PHOTOS)

Jason Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bea, Literature, Authors, BookExpo America, Book Publishing, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Books, Garrison Keillor, Ebooks, Slideshow, Books News
Jason Pinter

Every one of the 30,000 attendees entered BookExpo America with dreams--and at BEA they all seem so tantalizingly possible.

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Garrison Keillor: 'Book Publishing Is About To Slide Into The Sea'

Baltimore Sun | Garrison Keillor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Call me a pessimist, call me Ishmael, but I think that book publishing is about to slide into the sea. We live in a literate time, and our children ar...

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Neil Gaiman Dust-Up Raises Questions About Authors and Speaking Fees

Will Weaver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Speaking Fees, Honoraria, Neil Gaiman, Billy Collins, Author Readings, Garrison Keillor, Neil Gaiman Speaking Fee, Books, Books News
Will Weaver

Neil Gaiman recently caused a fuss in Minnesota by accepting $45,000 for a guest appearance at a library. "Minnesota Nice" quickly went away as Gaiman was tarred with several brushes.

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The Death of Air America: Why Liberals Fail at Talk Radio

Nathan Harden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nathan Harden

Conservatives like to say that liberals aren't successful on the radio simply because their ideas don't hold up. But I have a formula that better explains it.

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Basic Truths in Hoh Resignation Letter Were True When He Took His Job

David Quigg | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Quigg

The basic grim truths that Matthew Hoh wrote about in his much-quoted resignation letter were all basically true when he took his job a few months ago.

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Garrison Keillor Delights at the Black and White Moth Ball

Ariston Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ariston Anderson

The Moth has found a way to make storytelling vivid and alive, even for impatient New Yorkers.

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Taking Saturdays Off: Turning Luxury Into Necessity

Delia Lloyd | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Self-Imposed Vacation, Communicatrix, Time Off, Yoga, Synagogues, The New Yorker, Jewishness, Settlers of Catan, Board Games, Judaism, Colleen Wainwright, Sabbath, Garrison Keillor, Dvd Commentaries, Viennese Coffee House, Saturdays, Unplug and Recharge, Healthy Living News
Delia Lloyd

I'm going to experiment with assigning myself only two jobs on Saturday -- going to yoga and reading The New Yorker.

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Garrison Keillor Out Of Hospital After Stroke

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Humorist Garrison Keillor has been released from Mayo Clinic's Saint Marys Hospital after suffering a minor stroke earlier in the week....

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Garrison Keillor Hospitalized After Stroke

AP | JEFF BAENEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS — Humorist Garrison Keillor still plans to start his new season of "A Prairie Home Companion" as scheduled in just over two weeks, d...

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How Important Is Cooking In Keeping the Marriage Flame Burning?

Jill Brooke | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Nora-Ephron, Julie & Julia, Thomas Wolfe, Garrison Keillor, Marriage, Home Cooking, Relationships, Cooking, Relationships Cooking, Healthy Living News
Jill Brooke

Instead of consulting the Kama Sutra, I leaf through Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa and my husband is served something hot and steamy.

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DVDs: "Mad Men Season 2" Gets Darker

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mad Men, TV Shows, Cartoons, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Garrison Keillor, Friday Night Lights, Spike Lee, Movies, Dvds, Norman Lear, Mia Farrow, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

With the new season just around the corner in mid-August, it's a good time to catch up with Mad Men. It is one show that definitely rewards careful rewatching.

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North Country Blues: Michael Jackson, Media, Community, and a Small Town Murder

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Murder, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Death, Pequot Lakes, Dru Sjodin, Garrison Keillor, Community, Memory, Georgianne Nienaber, Alfoso Rodriguez, Media, God, Sexoffender, Minnesota, Congo, Death, Healthy Living News
Georgianne Nienaber

It seemed as though Jackson chose his own path to death while there are so many others who are literally thrown into the Grim Reaper's grip like carrion to the wolves.

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Prairie Home Torture Companion

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Media News, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Torture, Garrison Keillor, Bush Administration Torture, Democratic Congress, Crime, Terror-Criminal-Prosecution, CIA Torture, Politics News
Rory O'Connor

Keillor called for a fair and thorough congressional investigation that would "lay the whole wretched business out on the public record".

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