Henry Alford is the author of "How To Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth)".
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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A deck of "Oblique Strategies" cards has been used by artists to create music and write book.
Jim Fleming sits down with Nicholson Baker to discuss "House of Holes: A Book of Raunch". This is a raw and unedited interview.
New York Times science writer George Johnson walks Steve Paulson through the weird world of quantum mechanics and speculates about building quantum computers.
Journalist Greg Critser tells Jim Fleming that Americans never learn moderate food habits. We must accept responsibility for our own caloric intake and expenditure.
Pulitzer prize-winning poet Gary Snyder reflects on what it means to be a Buddhist animist, his Zen training in Japan, the meaning of gratitude, and the importance of exploring "the wild areas of the mind."
Ghita Schwarz wrote about "A Case of Boredom" for the February issue of "The Believer" magazine.
Hank Klibanoff and Gene Roberts are the co-authors of "The Race Beat: The Press, The Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation."
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