Linton Weeks
Linton Weeks joined NPR in the summer of 2008, as its national correspondent for Digital News. He immediately hit the campaign trail, covering the Democratic and Republican National Conventions; fact-checking the debates; and exploring the candidates, the issues and the electorate.
Weeks is originally from Tennessee, and graduated from Rhodes College in 1976. He was the founding editor of Southern Magazine in 1986. The magazine was bought — and crushed — in 1989 by Time-Warner. In 1990, he was named managing editor of The Washington Post's Sunday magazine. Four years later, he became the first director of the newspaper's website, Washingtonpost.com. From 1995 until 2008, he was a staff writer in the Style section of The Washington Post.
He currently lives in a suburb of Washington with the artist Jan Taylor Weeks. In 2009, they created to honor their beloved sons.
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In the early 20th century, Americans wore gaudy costumes and bizarre masks, and some roved the streets begging for candy and treats — at Thanksgiving time. -
How certain words related to sexual behavior have shifted over the past two centuries.
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How certain words related to addictive behavior have shifted over the centuries — in 14 colorful charts.
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On April 12, 2015, the world will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jonas Salk's vaccine that helped defeat a contagious, crippling virus.
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For 100 years the pen has been mightier than the boredom for crossword puzzle aficionados. -
Finding poetry / In the news of the moment / Can be meaningful. -
Hideous furniture and furballs and festive sweaters — homeliness is everywhere. Is ugly the new beautiful?
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It's never too early to think ahead, so here are some dates to keep in mind as you make plans for the millennium.
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Finding poetry / in the news of the moment / can be rewarding. -
Mark Leibovich, author of a just-published book about the ickiness of Washington, makes a case for why people should care.
