John Hodgeman has written an almanac called "The Areas of My Expertise." It's comprised entirely of fake facts.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Lorrie Moore responds to Hillary Clinton as a cultural symbol and public personality.
Correction: This interview refers to a survey finding that only 22% of Americans trust government at all levels. The actual survey was limited to trust in the federal government, and found that 22% of Americans trusted the government in Washington "almost always or most of the time".
We all know it's important to be involved in local government, but can political participation also be fun? Josh Lerner thinks so. He believes local governments could boost the fun factor in the political process by borrowing a few ideas from game design.
Jon Stewart gives Steve Paulson his take on the 2004 Presidential Election Campaign, and gives good reasons why people should vote for George Bush and for John Kerry.
Pullman speaks with Steve Paulson about the fictional world he's created.
Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the godfathers of Latin American fiction. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010. He also once ran for president of his native country, Peru. Politics and literature are the driving forces in his life.
Punk legend Patti Smith. 40 years ago, she came out with the seminal punk album Horses –with cover photo by her friend and lover Robert Mappelthorpe.
We explore the fine art of creative collaboration and start with the music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
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