Historian Sean Wilentz tells Jim Fleming the birth of Dylan’s music is deeply bound up in the politics of the time.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is making its way up the best-seller lists for a reason — it's a fascinating blend of magic and art, with the allure of the circus and the tempered reality of dreams.
A short story by science fiction writer John Scalzi, read by Adam Hirsch.
The Oxford English Dictionary was created in 1857, and was expected to be finished within ten years. The first edition was finally completed 71 years later.
Jennifer Jacquet explains how public shaming can be used to promote political change and social reform.
Sonu Shamdasani is a historian of psychology at University College, London, and editor of Carl Jung's "Red Book."
Steve Earle has been Nashville’s bad boy for years. He talks about his controversial new album, “Jerusalem,” and his opposition to war in Iraq.
Science writer Winifred Gallagher has come to the rescue of the decor challenged with her book "House Thinking: A Room by Room Look at How We Live."
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