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    vulcanized: LOVE Sarah Vowell. Her piece on June and Johnny Cash for This American Life remains one of my all-time favorite twists on the love story. Of course, ... more »
    SarahMcL: I think Public Radio becomes really personal for people - people tend to LOVE it or HATE it, and get really intense about their preferences (I will de... more »
    NewsBunny: I am a proud member of the KISS ARMY! When I saw Kiss a few years ago, Paul told us that the Kiss Army would be the ones to defeat the terrorists. An... more »
    suzannelb: I have a master's degree in history and have taken courses with horribly pretentious names like "The Politics of Cultural Despair," but I have no prob... more »
    bluebears: I like her personal essays but find all her history writing beyond boring, maybe it's because I actually majored in history (in the ice age) but its a... more »
    sybann: KISS - all caps. No matter how much I hate them I gotta call you all on it - again. more »
    Kivrin: I love her. I usually don't make this kind of ridiculous statement about people I don't know, but...I think she and I could be friends. ::sheepish:: more »
    TwoScoops: Well, I am annoyed by anyone who is annoyed by Sarah Vowell. Terry Gross, on the other hand, is well worth your ire. more »
    angelina jolie-laide is a gaudy tulip: I don't care what anyone says, I LOVE Sarah Vowell. I love everything about her, her self-deprecation and squeaky voice and all. Assassination Vacatio... more »
    PaintedTrollop: I absolutely adore Sarah Vowell. "Assassination Vacation" is one of the best books ever. more »
    morninggloria: Please call her by her real name: Violet Incredible. more »
    zagreb: I love Sarah Vowell, but have often wondered why other female NPR writers sound like her. (Starlee Kine, I'm looking at you.) Is it a required affect? more »
    Jello Mix: With all these middlebrow historians making scholarly work perfectly accessible, do we really need still more accessibility - pierced-brow history, ma... more »
    Samanthrax: I just am not familiar with this woman... but I might check her out due to Jez praise. But what? more »
    eatsshootsleaves: Wow, that is the best pan of any book I have ever read (though I always enjoy Sarah Vowell on This American Life). Why can't anyone call Tom Wolfe "Do... more »
    Jessi Ramsey: I remember reading that NY Times review and was left wondering if Sarah pissed in Virginia Heffernan's Fruit Loops. "And then there's her Great Plains... more »
    pantsless economist...access RESTORED: I am keeping track of all documented cases of pop culture Stockholm Syndrome. They are: This is ourrrr country (at least for me...and Bill Simmons); s... more »
    Penny: I'm trying to figure out my circle graph of Christians, Parents and Stupidity. I suppose it would end up looking like a dartboard. more »
    emilyanne: I loved Loretta Lynn growing up too. At Christmas we didn't have carols or christmas songs we had singalongs to the musical stylings of my dad's favou... more »
    Flowers For Algernon: Sad news.. The remains are that of the tot Caylee anthony. Dr. G (medical examiner) just confirmed it. more »
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    "Double Annoying" Sarah Vowell Loves "The Pill"

    Pint-sized writer Sarah Vowell was on L.A's KCRW on Wednesday talking about her love for Loretta Lynn. Vowell grew up in a Pentecostal household, so she wasn't allowed to listen to Satan's minions, Kiss.