Charles Dwyer on art with his homeless neighbor - Jerry Pfeil.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Whether or not you're a person who cares about fashion, how and where our clothes are made has environment, social, and economic consequences. The global garment industry is a trillion dollar business, that employs millions of people. Elizabeth Cline is an advocate for so-called "slow fashion."
Colum McCann tells Steve Paulson what made Rudolf Nureyev the greatest dancer of his time and that his life was shaped by his ambition and his physical beauty.
Daniel Dennett is one of the leading advocates of evolutionary theory and a fierce critic of creationism.
Franz Lidz is the author of "Ghosty Men: The Strange but True Story of the Collyer Brothers, New York's Greatest Hoarders."
Edward Hirsch tells Anne Strainchamps that the best artists have “duende” - a kind of creative imp that puts them in touch with human emotional experience.
David Syring is descended from the German immigrants who settled the Texas Hill Country. He tells Jim Fleming about his problematical grandfather, and why he still feels rooted to his family's home place.
Hanan Al-Shaykh bookmarks "Season of Migration to the North" by Tayeb Salih.
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