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Morning Shots: Robert Frost Is Terrifying And Netflix Hits A Billion

NPR isn't the only place that's running a ton of summer books coverage — over at The Telegraph, they've asked a bunch of interesting folks what they're reading. You might be surprised how many of them aren't devouring exclusively new books. [The Telegraph]

Do you enjoy a good music festival, or does the very idea just make you wish you were at home? One recently converted grump just wants to see music on TV. [The Guardian]

Is Robert Frost actually completely terrifying? [New York Magazine]

There's lots of talk about the future of public media in general and public radio in particular, and today, the L.A. Times looks at this through the lens of Garrison Keillor. [The Los Angeles Times]

One dance critic sees great beauty in the Statue Of Liberty, but primarily when seen from afar. [The New York Times]

Jerry Seinfeld is debuting a web series that would have seemed a lot more interesting to me in the time before Marc Maron started podcasting. [The Hollywood Reporter]

If you haven't read the story of Patrick Somerville, who suffered a pan of his book that seems to have been at least influenced by a major misunderstanding by the reviewer, it's well worth a look. [Salon]

In the month of June, people watched over a billion hours of Netflix, according to the company. I know I accounted for quite a bit of that just watching Cheers. [Vulture]

At my local megaplex, which is a Regal, not only do they allow ticket-takers to be seated, but it's a very common to see ticket-takers who use wheelchairs. Now AMC is being sued by ticket-takers and cashiers who are forced to stand. I would indeed think arguing that there's any reason they need to stand is going to be a tough one, and apparently, most of their responses go down other avenues. [The Hollywood Reporter]

I'm not always interested in other people going on about what they read this year, but I actually quite enjoyed this piece, which is framed as a story about how many books can be acquired for not very much money. [The Billfold]

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Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular culture, and the online universe eclipsed her legal ambitions. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living room space to DVD sets of The Wire, and never looked back.

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