For Robert Farris Thompson, the most beautiful, intimate and passionate of dances is Argentine tango.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Former Senator Bob Kerrey talks with Steve Paulson about one bloody night in Vietnam that has haunted him for decades.
This book really got us excited. 12 x 36. 10 pounds. Everyone wanted to touch it. Borrow it. Talk about it. It felt like magic. And the title was just as mysterious – Codex Seraphinianus. Publisher Charles Mier tell us what the hell it is (and what is isn't).
Want to see the first 74 pages of the "world's weirdest book"?
Slavoj Zizek is the "world's hippest philosopher," says the Telegraph. Zizek talks about the hidden atheism of Christianity, the danger of poets in power, and the limits of capitalism.
Sabrina Dhawan tells Steve Paulson that the Bollywood film industry is more productive than its California counterpart.
William Least Heat-Moon created a sensation with his book "Blue Highways." He's back now with "Roads to Quoz," about traveling along America's back roads. Moon talks with Anne Strainchamps about the trips that inspired the new book.
Scott Jennings provides an essay on Kurt Cobain, the effects of heroin on Cobain’s music, and his legacy for a whole generation.
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