Films about the cold war were a staple of the American film industry for decades, symbols of the Atomic Age.
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Marilyn Johnson talks about how librarians are emerging as heroes of the digital age because of their love for the written word, free speech and open access.
June 4 marks the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. To find out how Chinese dissidents have fared since then, we’re revisiting an interview with historian Ian Buruma. He’s the author of "Bad Elements: Chinese Rebels from Los Angeles to Beijing."
Randall Kennedy tells Steve Paulson about some notorious cases where racially mixed children were left in impossible situations by state miscegenation laws.
Lorrie Moore responds to Hillary Clinton as a cultural symbol and public personality.
John Hodgeman has written an almanac called "The Areas of My Expertise." It's comprised entirely of fake facts.
Mawi Asgedom fled the civil war in Ethiopia and spent part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan, but ended up giving the commencement address at his Harvard graduation.
Novelist Jane Hamilton talks with Steve Paulson about the role of nostalgia in literary fiction.
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