In China's government-supported tiger farms, big cats are raised and harvested for their body parts -- part of a multi-million dollar trade in tiger bone wine and tiger skin decor. Meanwhile, wild tiger numbers are at an all-time low.
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Historian Simon Schama tells Steve Paulson that Rembrandt thought art should tell the truth and that he was an enormously innovative painter.
In Sara Gruen's new novel "Ape House," a family of bonobo apes are captured to be the main attraction in a reality TV show.
Stephen Mitchell has composed a new translation of “Gilgamesh,” the epic poem of ancient Mesopotamia.
Stephen Prothero thinks it's imperative that Americans have a working knowledge of religious traditions at home and abroad to understand other peoples and our own politicians.
Dubbed a secular mosque for the Arab world, the Burj Khalifa dominates the Dubai skyline. As it should: it's by far the tallest building in the world. It's so tall that during Ramadan, Muslims living on higher floors have to break their fast 2 minutes later than those on lower floors because they see the sunset later in the day.
Steve Paulson sat down with legendary architecture critic Paul Goldberger to talk all things Burj Kalifa.
Media critic Susan Douglas tells Steve Paulson that the American new media is doing less foreign news since 9/11, concentrating on health issues and “news you can use.”
Walker Smith tells Steve Paulson about the six different flavors of baby boomers and why they'll have an impact into the future.
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