... Thai the Knot.
Finding a mate can be tough -- and the older you get, the more difficult the search can be. Independent producer David Maxon's 60-year-old father recently traveled to Thailand as part of a tour to find a new wife. Maxon tracks his father's progress over the phone and tries to understand his motivations.
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... Make Music in the Kitchen.
Fast Forward is a composer whose previous work, Feeding Frenzy, was an interactive performance by chefs, waiters and a hungry crowd. Fitting, then, that for New York City's upcoming Umami Festival, Fast Forward (his legal name) will debut "Musique a'la Mode," a work using only the tools found in a common kitchen. We hear about the composer's creative process, path and inspiration.
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... Get Jiggy at the Ballet.
Antwan "Big Boi" Patton is one-half of the hip-hop duo OutKast, which has turned out a string of instant party classics in the past decade. He is currently embarking on a new venture: staging "Big," a joint production with the Atlanta Ballet featuring Patton's music. We find out from him how he came to ballet, and what made him think his music would work in such a wildly different context.
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On Last Week's Show, We...

... Took in the Surreal Comforts of Home in Iraq.
Navy Petty Officer Leonard Neely describes his experience in Iraq -- 14 months of being confined to a huge Army base far from shore, dodging mortars. Coming home to a "normal" life, he says the transition wasn't what he expected.
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... Found New Life for Leftover Paint.
Weekend America correspondent Nancy Mul*** told us how San Francisco Bay Area residents can donate old cans of latex paint for a good cause: brightening up public schools and hospitals in poor communities overseas. Call it spring cleaning with a consciousness...
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... Told You How We Know When Spring has Sprung.
We asked members of Jane Streelman's kindergarten class to tell us how they know when spring has arrived. They gave us their answers in pictures and in words. A common theme? Getting to play outside, finally.
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