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Zadie Smith on Multicultural London

Zadie Smith portrays London as it really is with people from many races and cultures living together and spillinng over into each other’s lives.

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The History of the Gym

Plenty of men are obsessed with body image, too.  Eric Chaline traces the cult of the male body beautiful back to ancient Greece, in "The Temple of Perfection" -- his new history of the gym.

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This Will Make You Smarter

John Brockman talks smarts, "third culture" intellectuals, and our web-y world in this NEW and UNCUT interview.

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Salman Ahmad: Pakistani Pop Star

Salman Ahmad is a Pakistani rock star. His group is Junoon, and they're the most popular rock group in South Asia.

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Sue Halpern on "Can't Remember What I Forgot"

Sue Halpern spent five years subjecting herself to every memory test and brain imaging technique she could find.

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Tom Lutz on the History of Crying

Tom Lutz tells Jim Fleming that human beings are great  crybabies.  Lutz is the author of “Crying: The Natural & Cultural History of Tears.”

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Scott Turow on "Ordinary Heroes"

Scott Turow has made a career writing hugely successful legal thrillers, but then he turned to a World War II novel.

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Stephen Elliott on the 2004 Campaign

Stephen Elliott decided to immerse himself in politics for the 2004 campaign and traveled with the Democratic candidates throughout the primaries and conventions.

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