The Red Solo Cup: Every Party’s Most Popular Guest
This is an art and design article from NPR that discusses the impact of the Red Solo Cup over the last 75 years and how it has now become a staple at parties everywhere. Apart from being a humorous read, the article discusses how the cup has changed it’s shape over the past few decades, with added grips and a sturdier base, the grips actually stop the cup slipping out of your hand when your drink spills over. Handy, eh?
Did anyone else know that Toby Keith wrote an ode to the cup, titled Red Solo Cup? News to me. Go check out the article, if nothing else it will give you a new found appreciation for the infamous Red Solo Cup.
Body Language - Fauxstalgia
Those of you who were around in ‘09 might remember that Body Language played a spring show at the Mill that year. Well their new album Social Studies was released a few weeks back and NPR wrote an amazing review of the album.
Check out the NPR article here
And go listen to the album Social Studies by Body Language, maybe you’ll understand what NPR writer Dena Trugman meant by “Fauxstalgia.”
Getting our Spring Break on 
If your Spring Break jaunt includes a nice plane ride, here’s an NPR reading list to help you along the way.
The Mile High Book Club: Great Airplane Reads
So, as previously mentioned on this blog, Vampire Weekend is about to drop their new album on January 10th. And guess where you can find a full sneak peak available for your listening pleasure? Of all places … NPR! Its true. The bastion of buttoned up, tweedy, white (or maybe wheat?) bread liberal discourse is suddenly… dare I say… hip?
You can listen to it here before you buy it in stores.
