According to historian Thomas Laqueur, neither sanitation nor the soul fully explain the rang of rituals we've developed for caring for dead bodies. For him, there is a deeper anthropological truth at work: caring for the dead marks the human transition from nature into culture.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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John Waters talks about the playlist of hitchhiking songs that he imagined the characters in his best-case and worst-case scenarios would be listening to when he picked them up,
Catherine Wagner is the co-editor, (with Rebecca Wolff) of the anthology "Not for Mothers Only." She talks with Steve Paulson about aspects of mothering and reads several poems from the book.
Daphne Sheldrick grew up on a farm in Kenya, raised orphaned animals and later became co-warden of Tsavo National Park. She describes the wonders of elephants.
Chris Bachelder's novel “U.S.!” uses as its central character early 20th century novelist Upton Sinclair...
A philosopher and musician enjoys playing his clarinet with animals, especially whales.
Damali Ayo runs the website rent-a-negro.com. She's written a book called "How To Rent A Negro."
David Gessner is a nature writer who's sick of nature and most nature writing.
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