Spare And Sublime: A Monastery's Spell Of 'Silence'

Patrick Leigh Fermor's A Time To Keep Silence replicates in style and rhythm the very experience that it seeks to describe. The 95-page book recounts Fermor's visits to several French monasteries in the 1950s, and writer Adam Haslett found the book draws readers into deep contemplation. He recommends it for our series, You Must Read This.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/10/132708398/spare-and-sublime-a-monasterys-spell-of-silence?ft=1&f=1057

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Vidal Sassoon: Fresh Hair On 'Fresh Air'

The trend-setting hairstylist's 69-year career is the subject of a new documentary. He explains how he created some of the most iconic looks of the 20th century, including the geometric, the wash-and-wear and the asymmetric five-point. With photo gallery.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/10/133650184/vidal-sassoon-fresh-hair-on-fresh-air?ft=1&f=1057

Nathan Daschle Jennifer O\'Malley Dillon Sean Duffy Mike DuHaime

Vidal Sassoon: Fresh Hair On 'Fresh Air'

The trend-setting hairstylist's 69-year career is the subject of a new documentary. He explains how he created some of the most iconic looks of the 20th century, including the geometric, the wash-and-wear and the asymmetric five-point. With photo gallery.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/10/133650184/vidal-sassoon-fresh-hair-on-fresh-air?ft=1&f=1057

Michael Barone Olympia Snowe Paul Gigot Joe Scarborough

Arizona Republican Sen. Kyl Won't Seek Re-Election

Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, said at a news conference that it was time to give someone else a shot at the seat he's held since 1994. Kyl is the fifth senator to announce plans to retire after 2012.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/10/133657280/arizona-republican-sen-kyl-wont-seek-re-election?ft=1&f=1014

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