Josh and Jacob Kornbluth made a film version of Josh’s play “Haiku Tunnel," which chronicles Josh’s experience as a temporary worker.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Steve's hard at work on this weekend’s “Words and Music” show. Here's his note on the inspiration behind the show, and a taste of an interview with a scientist who's putting rappers in MRI machines.
Where does obsessive collecting come from? And what does it mean? Lorraine Daston takes us back to 17th century Europe and the nobility’s Kunstkamera, or chambers of wonders. They were filled with nature’s freaks and anomalies. But these marvels, these monsters, gave birth to modern science.
If there was an environmental Hall of Fame, Gus Speth would be a charter member. The former dean of the Yale School of Forestry, he's the founder of the World Resources Institute and cofounder of the Natural Resources Defense Council. He says we need get past our fixation on economic growth if we want to curb global warming.
Maurice Sendak has written and narrates a story called "Pincus and the Pig: A Klezmer Tale." It's based on Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf".
Norwegian jazz musician Kristin Asbjorsen has turned Bukowski’s poetry into music for a film version of his novel “Factotum.”
Steve Paulson presents a profile of the late writer Noel Perrin, best known for his essays on rural life.
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