Author Jonathan Lethem talks to Jim Fleming about his "Harper's" Magazine essay, "The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Slime molds that solve mazes and parasitic dodder plants that seek out their prey are remarkable examples of nature's intelligence. Anthropologist Jeremy Narby offers lessons on how to see the entire world as our kin.
Inspired by stories of police brutality and the Rodney King beating, civil rights attorney Connie Rice says she declared "war" on the LAPD in the 1990s. These days, she trains and supervises 50 officers in one of Los Angeles' toughest communities.
Jane Juska tells Anne Strainchamps why, at the age of 66, she took out an ad in the NY Review of Books looking for as many sexual partners as possible.
Julian Rubinstein tells the story of Attila Ambrus, the man who escaped Romania for Hungary and became the Robin Hood of Eastern Europe.
Cultural Critic Richard Todd looked at modern life and saw others telling what is and isn't real.
We asked you to share memories and stories of your most precious saved handwriting. Here's some of what you told us.
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