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“Welcome to the World,” A Valentine for Newborns

February 12, 2002

You’re hearing the Baka Pygmie people from the forests of Cameroon with parents teaching their children a nursery rhyme about what the heart says.

James Joyce’s Nonsense

February 4, 2002

It was James Joyce’s birthday this weekend, and Kevin Shortsleeve has something to say about this famous Irish author and his gift for nonsense.

Counting Out Rhymes

May 8, 2001

It’s springtime, and the playgrounds are finally un-thawed and ready for games. Here’s Kevin Shortsleeve with some thoughts about one of the ways kids choose up sides.