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The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.

NPR's Uri Berliner is taking $5,000 of his own savings and putting it to work. Though he's no financial whiz or guru, he's exploring different types of investments — alternatives that may fare better than staying in a savings account that's not keeping up with inflation.

Cities are defined by their skylines — while Paris is composed mostly of low-rise apartment buildings, New York is a city of tall office towers. But London is a city in transition. On Tuesday, Boris Johnson, the mayor of the British capital, attends a "topping out" ceremony for one of London's latest skyscrapers in a city where tall buildings cause a lot of controversy.

Until recently, London has been a low-rise city.
 Even now, a 12-story building is considered rather tall.
 But a spate of new skyscrapers is raising questions about the kind of city London should be.

Ike Schambelan doesn't like thinking about disability, and he's guessing you don't either.

"We hate it. We do not want to see it," he says. "Personally, I want to see it least in myself, second in my wife, third in my cat and fourth in you and all others. I don't want to know about it. I want to be in a total state of denial about it as much as I can be."

Host Kenn Michael speaks with Allentown Public Theatre's Joshua Neth, Artistic Director and Dan Sottile, director of Sensitivity Training a new play by Jennifer Santos, about their 2nd Annual Actors in Action Festival held June 21st, 22nd and 23rd at the Antonio Salemme Foundation Gallery, 542 W. Hamilton St, Suite 203, Allentown.  For more information www.allentownpublictheatre.com