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Happy IPO Day, $FB! Facebook officially became public this morning when Mark Zuckerberg rang the NASDAQ opening bell from Facebook HQ around 6:30am local time.
Hello Fresh Air Tumblr followers. This American Life at the helm here. Juuuuust in case you missed it, thought we’d start things off with Mike Birbiglia’s new short film featuring Terry Gross, from our recent live show. It may explain why the Fresh Air folks are busy with other things…
What If Wes Anderson Directed Battleship?
Ah, our favorite nwktumblr feature is back: the also-rans! These are the alternate versions of our ’First Gay President’ Newsweek cover that were left on the cutting room floor.
Which one’s your favorite? Your tumblrs are really digging Oliver Munday’s #2, but also like the simplicity #6 (the quote over white) brings to the table.
If you haven’t read Andrew Sullivan’s amazing cover story, now’s the time!
President Obama was in New York City on Monday to deliver the commencement address to the 2012 graduating class of Barnard College, all-female sister school to Obama’s alma mater Columbia. Obama’s advice-laden speech included moments where he told the 595 graduates: “Don’t just get involved: fight for your seat at the table. Better yet, fight for your seat at the head of the table.”
(Via ABC News)
Shep Smith’s Reaction to Obama Was Not Your Typical Fox News
The fortuitous timing of President Obama’s announcement on same sex marriage meant that it came during Shepard Smith’s show on Fox News, giving him the first incredible reaction on the network. Shep played the clip of Obama’s statement that was aired on ABC, then declared: ”the President of the United States, now in the 21st century.” Then while discussing the clip with reporter Brett Bair asked if the GOP could campaign on the issue ”while sitting very firmly, without much question, on the wrong side of history on it.”
(Source: joshsternberg)
During an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama said he believed same-sex marriage should be legal.
