Is marriage great literary material? That’s the question Jeffrey Eugenides plays with in his novel, “The Marriage Plot”. It’s a story about how reading can shape young minds.
In this UNCUT interview, Steve Paulson talks with Eugenides about marriage, love, reading, the spiritual quest,...
Phillip Jenkins is the author of “The Next Christendom: The Coming of Age of Global Christianity.” Jenkins tells Steve Paulson that Christianity may be declining in the nations of the industrialized West, but Pentecostalism is experiencing explosive growth in Latin America and Africa.
Mamek Khadem's soundtrack for an art installation commemorating the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution.
Jill Price can remember every day of her life since the age of 14. She's one of only half a dozen people diagnosed with "hyperthymesia" - a fancy word for nearly total recall.
According to psychologist Meagan Curtis, the inherent sadness of the minor third is what we hear in music.
Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith tell Anne Strainchamps how they got started soliciting six-word memoirs, recite some of their favorites, and say that crafting them can become an addiction.
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis talks about "On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind."
Liza Dalby is the first Western woman to become a geisha. Dalby tells Steve Paulson what being a geisha means and explains why modern women have trouble wearing kimonos.
