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.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Norwegian jazz musician Kristin Asbjorsen has turned Bukowski’s poetry into music for a film version of his novel “Factotum.”
Maggie Nelson talks to Steve Paulson about her new book, "The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning."
Richard Goldstein, executive editor of the Village Voice, is appalled by the rampant chauvinism of popular culture.
Filmmaker Philip Groning talks with Anne Strainchamps about the six months of silence he filmed with the Carthusian monks of the Grand Chartreuse in the French Alps.
Jim Fleming talks with Mark Winegardner about his new book, “The Godfather Returns,” and what it was like to step into Mario Puzo’s shoes.
In 1999 writer Leif Ueland was invited to ride the Playboy bus as it cris-crossed America in search of “Miss Millennium.”
Marina Chapman has the most remarkable story - kidnapped and abandoned in the South American jungle, living only with monkeys. Eventually, she's rescued and years later, moves to England, where she marries and raises a family. Marina and her daughter Vanessa James tell this story.
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