Neil Innes wrote and sang the tunes for The Rutles, who were Eric Idle’s parody of The Beatles.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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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.
English journalist Jason Elliot tells Steve Paulson that Afghans are proud and pious people who still suffer from the aftermath of a decade of war.
In this EXTENDED interview, Adam Mansbach talks about his new novel, "Rage is Back."
Poderopedia's goal is to make those connections more transparent. It’s a crowd-sourced map of business and political power in Chile.
CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO IN ENGLISH EXPLAINING PODEROPEDIA.
HAGA CLIC AQUÍ PARA VER UN VIDEO EN ESPANOL QUE EXPLICA PODEROPEDIA.
Steve Paulson presents a profile of the late writer Noel Perrin, best known for his essays on rural life.
Historian Jeremy Black talks with Steve Paulson about James Bond as an agent of the British Empire. He says Bond’s adventures are often set in former British colonies.
Kirsten Bakis first wrote her story of biomechanically-enhanced, hyper-intelligent dogs 20 years ago, and it’s been a cult favorite ever since. So why create a post-modern Frankenstein story with dogs at the heart of the tale?
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