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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

When photographer Phil Toledano's mother died in 2006, Phil - an only child - became his father's main caregiver. Phil started taking photos of him too. In the beginning, he says, "I was taking photographs for myself. I was recording something for myself." But when he started sharing the pictures online, the response was overwhelming. 

See Toledano's photos here.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

 “Alif the Unseen” is steeped in an old tradition. It’s a book of magic about a book of magic.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Andre Agassi tells Steve Paulson about his father who was driven to make him a champion, but whom he does not consider to have been abusive.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Donovan Campbell was a Marine lieutenant who served three combat deployments as a company commander – two in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor for his time in Iraq.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

A loaf of fluffy white store-bought bread may look innocent -- but conceals a rich political and economic history.  Aaron Bobrow-Strain charts the rise and fall of white bread and reveals what's really at stake when we argue about food.    

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Albert Nerenberg tells Steve Paulson he was watching a documentary about intelligence when it occurred to him that stupidity would make a much more interesting film.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Amir Aczel tells Jim Fleming that your odds on a coin toss are always 50/50, no matter how many times you do it.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are The Yes Men. They pose as the World Trade Organization or major corporate entities to pull off pranks as political action.

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