Have you been to the High Line yet? It’s a new park in Manhattan, full of sunbathers, lush plantings and strolling locals. It’s also about 30 feet above the ground, built on the bed of an old elevated train line. Writer Annik La Farge talks about the park, five years into its reinvention.
Lorne Ladner tells Jim Fleming that accepting the inevitability of one’s own death leads a person to truly appreciate living while you can.
Professional bladesmith Richard Furrer tells Jim Fleming about “Dragonslayer,” a blade forged from ultra-strong steel created with the help of a Northwestern University computer model.
Lee Smolin tells Steve Paulson about the debate in the blogosphere about string theory's failure to advance the field of physics beyond the accepted model.
Michael Keith recalls his nomadic life with his divorced, alcoholic father. He never had enough to eat, and got into trouble, but decided who he didn’t want to be.
Martha Bayles talks with Anne Strainchamps about why we love war movies and what messages they send.
In 1975, Dr. Raymond Moody coined the term "near death experience" and published the first definitive account of patients who described dying and coming back to life. He tells Steve Paulson what he's come to believe after listening to thousands of reports.
Mike Hoyt is Executive Editor of the Columbia Journalism Review. He encouraged his staff to question embedded reporters about the embed system and the war.
