Charles Duhigg bookmarks "The Children" by David Haberstam.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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We all fell under the charm of Eduardo Galeano, when he came in to talk about "Children of the Days." If, perchance, you were likewise charmed and want to hear more, here's the EXTENDED version of his conversation with Steve.
Diana Athill was the editor of some of the most celebrated writers of our time, including John Updike, Simone de Beauvoir, and V.S. Naipaul.
Are alternative universes purely the stuff of make believe? Or could they actually exist?
Journalist Naomi Klein is in Paris covering the Climate Summit. She says if we're serious about climate change, we need to confront capitalism itself.
“I learned virtually nothing about mortality when I was in medical school,” Dr. Atul Gawande says. “I was terrible at knowing how to have a successful conversation with people facing terminal illness.” Gawande, author of the bestselling “Being Mortal,” is now trying to get people talking about better ways to live out the final chapter.
Charles McGrath thinks comic books or graphic novels are becoming a legitimate art form that will probably continue to evolve.
Billie Whitelaw was Samuel Beckett’s favorite actress and appeared in his plays for over twenty years. She tells Steve Paulson she never understood the plays but thinks Beckett’s a genius.
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