Pearl S. Buck’s last novel, “ The Eternal Wonder” was discovered last year in a storage locker in Texas. Anne Strainchamps talked with her son and literary executor, Edgar Walsh, about his mother’s life and legacy and her difficult last years.
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Joshua Clover explains the subtitle of his book, “1989: Bob Dylan Didn’t Have This To Sing About.”
We're all familair with karaoke -- going out, having a few drinks and singing "Don't Stop Believing" at the top of our lungs. But are you familiar with "karaoke fascism"? Monique Skidmore explains.
Philipp Blom tells Anne Strainchamps about some of history's great pack-rats, and what purposes their collections served.
Ken Nordine is the epitome of jazz poetry. He has an amazing voice. His nickname is, in fact, "The Voice." Best known for his Word Jazz series, this poem is one he did for a paint company. The paint company is long forgotten but the poem lives on.
Dominican-born writer Junot Diaz -- the MacArthur genius, Pulitzer Prize-winning author has written some of some of the most brilliant contemporary fiction about the immigrant experience.
DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his new visual art exhibition, "Myopia."
Manny Yarborough is 6'7" tall, weighs over 700 pounds, and is a former amateur world champion sumo wrestler.
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