Chris Jones tells us what happened to the three astronauts left in space when the space shuttle Columbia was lost in 2003.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Barbara Moss grew up dirt poor in rural Alabama with a grotesquely deformed face. In her memoir, she chronicles her quest to claim a little bit of beauty.
Jeff VanderMeer recommends "The Other Side" by Alfred Kubin.
Acrassicauda means Black Scorpion and is the name of an Iraqi heavy metal band.
Bill Malone is the country’s foremost historian of country music. His new book is called “Don’t Get above Your Raisin’.” He talks about why he loves old-time country music.
Brian Doherty is the author of "This Is Burning Man." He tells Anne Strainchamps about this annual free-form arts festival in the Nevada desert.
Playwright and actor Eric Bogosian has written a novel, “Mall.” It’s a satire about the suburbs involving the activities of several unappealing characters who interact at the local mall.
Chris Moulin is a cognitive neuro-psychologist at Leeds University.
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