Richard Harwood talks with Anne Strainchamps about the quality of authenticity as the public perceives it in politicians.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the godfathers of Latin American writing. His novel “The Feast of the Goat” deals with the Dominican Republic under the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.
Len Fisher believes in practical physics. His book, "How to Dunk a Doughnut" gives scientific explanations for the minutiae of everyday life.
Mike Daisey is the playwright and star of the off-Broadway 1-man-show called “21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon Dot Com.”
Linda Greenlaw tells Anne Strainchamps that fishing for lobsters is mostly a matter of hard work and persistence, and that for the fishermen, lobster is cheap eating.
Marsha Mehran was born in Tehran but grew up in Argentina and is now married to an Irishman.
Environmentalist Bill McKibben believes it's time for a new environmental paradigm: small and local.
Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon’s new memoir, “Girl in a Band,” is on our minds this week. The book chronicles the influential band’s career and the end of the marriage between Gordon and fellow co-founder Thurston Moore after 27 years.
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