We might not have the perfect definition of the word “scoundrel” but we can certainly agree on one thing – Civil War General and US Congressman Daniel Sickles was the epitome of a scoundrel.
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Ilan Stavans explains how speaking four languages give him a sense of self.
Jack Miles says maybe God became incarnate to repent for having thrown Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden, and that Christ initiated the Eucharist as a way for his followers to regain their immortality.
Steve Paulson talks with book critic James Wood about Dale Peck and the business of doing book reviews. James Wood is literary critic at The New Republic.
When Robin Chase started the rideshare company Zipcar in 1999, she had no idea whether or not the idea would take off. While the idea of sharing a common car might have been a novel idea back then, these days it's the new normal, thanks in part to the so-called sharing economy. Robin says the business model behind companies like Uber and Airbnb is here to stay, and will upend traditional industrial capitalism.
While "Blurred Lines" is the latest pop song to be accused of plagiarizing another, it's certainly not the only one. In fact, some of most iconic songs of the last half-century have been accused of being copies. Here's a small sampling, along with their purported originals.
James Carse is the author of "The Religious Case Against Belief." He talks with Steve Paulson about the definition of religion and argues that one can be a religious person without believing in God.
Ian Kelly performs a one-man play called “Cooking for Kings.” It tells the story of Antonin Careme, who was Napoleon’s chef.
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