Classicist Mary Lefkowitz talks with Steve Paulson about Mars, the Roman God of War. The Greeks called him Ares, and he had a tough time for a god.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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John Alderman tells Steve Paulson that once young people figured out how to share music on the Internet, the floodgates were opened.
Our intern, Nayantara Mukherji, grew up in Bombay India, and all summer long, she’s been telling us stories about the unusual interactions she’s had with her neighbors there. Like this one – the case of the disappearing cat.
Michael Chabon wrote “Wonder Boys,” the source for the popular Michael Douglas film, and won the Pulitzer Prize for “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay.” Now he’s written a children’s book, “Summerland.”
Lynn Peril is the author of “Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons.” She tells Steve Paulson that an idealized feminine identity was marketed to women to get them to buy all sorts of things, from beauty products to toys.
Novelist Jonathan Lethem's new book is called "You Don't Love Me Yet." It's the story of an alternative rock band in Los Angeles trying to find success and themselves.
Katherine Monk talks with Anne Strainchamps about Canadian cinema, and we hear examples from the work of Guy Maddin and Atom Egoyan.
Myhrvold talks about inventing and his six-volume, 2400-page, 52 pound cookbook called Modernist Cuisine.
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