Apocalyptic stories are more than just entertaining. Millions of Americans believe the world will soon end. Cultural critic Barry Vacker unpacks this end-of-world meme.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Audio
David Sterritt talks with Jim Fleming about Jean-Luc Godard's film "Weekend" and we hear clips.
BookMark: Lauren Beukes on “The Three” by Sara Lotz
Brain sciences are overturning centuries of old thinking about human nature.
Frederic Spotts is the author of “Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics.” Spotts says that Hitler saw himself as a painter and was forever wounded by his failure to impress the artistic establishment.
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.
Jazz musician Ben Sidran talks with Jim Fleming about the tremendous influence Jewish immigrant composers and songwriters had on American popular music.
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