Peter French tells Anne Strainchamps the ancient Greeks thought revenge was a good thing, and analyzes the vengeance scenario of Clint Eastwood’s film “Unforgiven.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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For years, Paul Ewald's been trying to convince people that cancer is caused by germs, not genes.
Jonathan Lethem's new novel is "Chronic City." The book has been described as a cross between the famous borough-centric New Yorker cartoon and the darkest episode of "Seinfeld."
Feminist film critic Molly Haskell talks about how Hollywood has treated the subject of writer’s block, and we hear clips from “Adaptation” and “Barton Fink.”
Jeffery Sachs discusses why we need a new economic model rooted in an environmentally sustainable future.
April is National Poetry Month and we’re celebrating with a collection of interviews with major American poets. Today, Charles Monroe-Kane talks with Pulitzer-prize winning poet Rae Armantrout.
As Planned Parenthood looks ahead to its centennial in October 2016, Ellen Feldman's "Terrible Virtue" gives us a captivating portrait of the organization's resolute founder, Margaret Sanger.
Cultural Critic Richard Todd looked at modern life and saw others telling what is and isn't real.
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