Audiophile: Listen Smarter

This week I learned the surprisingly dark origins of the Nobel Prize, and more

Fun and interesting facts from around the web

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How the Nobel Prize was born: A surprising story of bad journalism, existential guilt, and dynamite (Brain Pickings)

1 in 3 Americans are on file in the FBI's criminal database (Factually)

The FBI investigated the song 'Louie Louie' for two years (Smithsonian.com)

A U.S. court thinks the most famous song in history might be stolen (Mic.com)

The daily gossip: December 6, 2021

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Emerald Fennell recommends 6 promising books

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The daily gossip: Dec. 3, 2021

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'there's only question to be resolved'

Alec Baldwin says he 'didn't pull the trigger' in Rust shooting

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Samuel Goldman

The political risk in prosecuting an alleged shooter's parents

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W. James Antle III

Mace vs. Greene is the fight for the future of the GOP

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'I loved that gig'