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The Scramble: Lewinsky Shames the Shamers; Art Gets Painted; and Lamar's On-Top of the Music World

Steve Jurvetson
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Monica Lewinsky received a standing ovation after her TED Talk on cyber-bullying.

Before cyber-bullying was even a term, one person was experiencing it from the internet world mercilessly: Monica Lewinsky. Nearly 20 years after her affair with President Bill Clinton was discovered and she became the internet's target, she is returning to public life. Last week, she gave a TED Talk and addressed the scandal and its aftermath directly.

Also, the City of Hartford is restoring damage to a well-known sculpture that was unknowingly marked by work crews with orange paint.

Finally this hour, a look at the new album by Kendrick Lamar, which has been the talk of the town among rap fans and critics alike.

GUESTS:

  • Ina Fried - Senior editor at Re/Code
  • Kristina Newman-Scott - Director of the City of Hartford's Marketing, Events, and Cultural Affairs Division
  • Tao LaBossiere - Artist based in Hartford and is overseeing the restoration of the Stone Field Sculpture
  • Jeffrey Ogbar - Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Popular Music and Professor of History at the University of Connecticut
  • Aarica West - Recent Yale graduate and has reviewed Kendrick Lamar's work for the Huffington Post

MUSIC:

Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

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