Less than 30 percent of Americans have filled out an advanced directive for end-of-life care, but 90 percent of the people in La Crosse, Wisconsin have one. Rehman Tungekar reports on Gundersen Health's remarkable effort to get an entire city talking about death and dying.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Are we ever good enough, or are we doomed to self-optimization for our entire lives?
Paul Collins describes his experience as an antiquarian bookseller in the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye in his book “Sixpence House.”
Marian Salzman is director of strategic content for J. Walter Thompson, America's largest advertising firm. She comments on the rising economic importance of China and India.
Economist Juliet Schor co-founded The Center for a New American Dream. Among her many proposals to fix the economy: create more jobs by adopting a 30-hour work week and 3-day weekend.
Michael Schaffer didn't want to be one of THOSE people who take excessive care of their pets, but found himself realizing that the line between normal and extreme has made a major shift in our culture in the last fifteen years.
Jonathan Cott describes what it was like to re-invent himself after E.C.T. (Electroconvulsive Therapy) treatments created a fifteen year gap in his memory.
Maurice Sendak's new book, “Brundibar” is a collaboration with playwright Tony Kushner. It’s a story about confronting evil, based on events from the Holocaust.
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