1.   Paula Poundstone? We talked to the mother, tap-dancer-in-training, awriter, extremely unprofitable cat farmer, and comedian who is here on October 2

 2.   Stonewall? Film editor M. Faust reviews the new film about the 1969 riots at a Manhattan gay bar that became the symbolic beginning of the gay rights movement. If only he could find something positive to say about it…

 3.   Gun control? In the wake of yet another mass shooting in America, Alan Bedenko asks “why are we OK with this?

 4.   Fully customizeable music? Local electronic music producer, Spruke, came up with a clever though possibly daunting idea: make each and every copy of the album unique

 5.   The real arts economy? Measuring the economic impact of the arts in shrinking Rust Belt metros is an easy chore. And the news is good.

 6.   The college conundrum? The Public advice columnist and “one of the funniest nephews my uncle has,” Keith Buckley advices a young woman on whether or not to guide her younger brother to college.