Jessica Hopper is a rock critic with a secret. She hates music festivals. After more than a decade covering Lollapalooza, Bonaroo and all the rest, she finally called it quits.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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He meditates 5 hours every day, charms nearly everyone he meets and urges us to be happy and compassionate. The Dalai Lama is now 80. Bestselling author Daniel Goleman reflects on the life and legacy of a singular figure in today's world.
Steve Paulson talks with some leading Darwin experts and goes to see Darwin's letters at Cambridge University in England to try to get at Darwin's views on God.
Dance isn’t a performance; it’s life. That’s the philosophy of Sally Gross, one of the original members of the postmodern Judson Dance Theater, which is now celebrating its 40th anniversary. In this NEW and UNCUT interview, Gross talks with Steve Paulson about the power of movement and breath, the influence of John Cage, and why dance requires stillness.
Stuart MacBride writes "Tartan Noir" - darkly funny crime thrillers set in Scotland. His new one is "Dying Light."
Before the airplane was invented, ballooning was all the rage, and many people thought this was the future of air travel. Cultural historian Richard Holmes describes the remarkable history of the hot air balloon.
Syd Straw is an indie singer-songwriter best-known for her work with other musicians. She's just released her first new album in 12 years.
Thomas Hine is the author of “I Want THAT: How We All Became Shoppers.” He tells Anne Strainchamps how our culture grooms men and women to behave differently as shoppers and exploits the traits of both sexes.
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