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Friday, April 17 2015

• Is Technology Our Friend or Foe? April 17, 2015

  Technology: sometimes it helps us to stay connected. Sometimes it makes us a little too connected...or not connected enough.&nbsp; (article)

• Today's Takeaways: Fighting Boko Haram, Remembering Oklahoma City, and Saving Songbirds April 17, 2015

  The Takeaway visits the front-lines of Nigeria, we remember the Oklahoma City Bombing, and&nbsp;Jonathan Franzen asks us to imagine a world without birds. (episode)

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  • On The Front Lines of The War Against Boko Haram April 17, 2015

    VICE News'&nbsp;Kaj Larsen,&nbsp;the only journalist on the front lines of the fight against Boko Haram,&nbsp;discusses Nigeria's campaign against the group with an inside look at fight on the ground.

  • Oklahoma City: 20 Years of Healing Continues April 17, 2015

    This weekend, the nation will pause to remember a dark moment in American history: The Oklahoma City Bombing, which took place 20 years ago this Sunday.

  • Movie Date: Films to See and Avoid This Weekend April 17, 2015

    The Takeaway's Movie Date Podcast&nbsp;team reviews&nbsp;the new releases hitting the box office this weekend.&nbsp;

  • Thanks, Internet: The Best Five Things Online This Week April 17, 2015

    A puppet plays Rush, Esquire unearthed an outrageous 1991 commercial for the Sizzler restaurant chain, and a Frenchman draws the space between buildings.

  • Amit Chaudhuri on 'Odyssesus Abroad' and The Changing Identity of India April 17, 2015

    Writer Amit Chaudhuri discusses his&nbsp;latest novel, "Odysseus Abroad," and how the cultural inheritance of Indian writers spans multiple continents.&nbsp;

  • Jonathan Franzen Asks Us To Imagine a World Without Birds April 17, 2015

    When he's not busy fielding nominations for Pulitzers, Jonathan Franzen is&nbsp;involved in a passionate fight against the poaching of endangered songbirds.