The East Village Opera Company gives the traditional operatic repertory an extreme musical make-over, re-imagining arias as popular songs.
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Why are we so obsessed with finding someone who completes us? What if we're already complete? That's what Michael Cobb wonders. In his book "Single" he argues that it's time to take the pressure off couples and look at other ways of living.
Lynne Cox is a long distance swimmer who specializes in the impossible. She tells Steve Paulson how she trained, and how she’s able to do survive in such cold water.
Steve Roggenbuck’s no traditional poet. Sure, he writes, but he’s built a following by posting videos of himself to Youtube. And his latest book is subtitled, "poems and selfies."
Margaret MacMillan explains the historical context of the Nixon trip to China and how it changed the course of history.
Larry Watson tells a story about beauty, art, obsession and betrayal in his novel “Orchard.”
Novelist Jane Hamilton talks with Steve Paulson about the role of nostalgia in literary fiction.
What do you do when your buddy in high school turns out to be the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer?
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