Jon Ronson believes capitalism favors psychopaths and is creating more of them.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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DBC Pierre won this year’s Booker Prize for his novel, “Vernon God Little.” Pierre reads from the book and talks about it and about his own tangled past.
Bjorn Turmann was born and raised in Vancouver, but has lived in Asia since 1993 ...
Anthony Horowitz has written dozens of books for children, including the teen superspy series featuring Alex Rider.
Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff talks about his new book, "Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now."
Ayelet Waldman talks with Jim Fleming about maternal ambivalence and loving children when you don't like them.
Errol Morris talks with Steve Paulson about Robert McNamera who is the subject of his latest film, “The Fog of War.”
Why do certain foods fall out of favor? Aaron Bobrow-Strain tracked the rise and fall of white bread for a book on the subject. He believes our anxieties about food often reflect larger social questions.
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