Emily Parker bookmarks Mario Vargas Llosa's "Conversation in the Cathedral."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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A compilation of Anne Strainchamps talking with Bill Penzey of Penzeys Spices about vanilla, fennel seed, and nutmeg.
Elaine Scarry's a defender of beauty. She says not only does beauty thrill and compel us, it also inspires us to make the world more just. Here's our extended interview with her.
Physicist Clifford Pickover talks with Steve Paulson about Magic Squares and why people get hooked on them.
Douglas Wolk tells Steve Paulson why comics became such a vital medium for individual artistic expression.
Bruce Campbell, (to his chagrin) still best known as “Ash” from “The Evil Dead” movies, talks with Jim Fleming about his memoir, “If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor.”
These days, it seems motherhood has become a struggle just to stay on top of the latest self-help trend.
Ever wonder why certain foods fall out of favor? In his book “The Gluten Lie” Alan Levinovitz argues that food has become akin to a modern religion for a lot of us, complete with its own set of rules, prohibitions and guiding beliefs.
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