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Thank you, Angelina

Anne here... How I admire Angelina Jolie, for having the courage to undergo a preventative double mastectomy, and for making her decision public. A woman's beauty is about so much more than her breasts -- it's about her strength, courage and power. Her OpEd piece today reminded me of these two conversations...
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Punk

New York's Metropolitan Museum just opened a new exhibition on punk fashion. Here's our interview with one of their featured artists, Patti Smith.
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Existential

This week would have seen Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday. Unsurprisingly, we don’t have an interview about Kierkegaard himself, but since we're in an existential state of mind, here's Nathan Radke on Sartre and Charlie Brown.

Doug on the Internet

Doug's peeking behind the webbed veil of the Internet this week. With the help of Rushkoff, Lanier, Coleman and others. Here's his note on "Internet Digital Culture..."

Hamid's Getting Rich

Mohsin Hamid is having a big year. His last novel, “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” just opened as a film by Mira Nair. He's got a new novel out too, called “How To Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia.” In this NEW & EXTENDED interview, Anne talks with him about that get-rich tale...
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Kent State & DEVO

This week marks the anniversary of National Guardsmen firing into a group of protesting students at Kent State University, killing four and wounding 11. That reminded us of our conversation with DEVO co-founder Gerald Casale. He was at the riots and two of his friends were killed. The experience changed Casale’s life and inspired him to create DEVO.
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Free Press

May 3rd is World Press Freedom today. To mark the day, we're sharing this interview with journalist Azadeh Moaveni about working in Iran with a government minder.

The Scar Project

CHARLES HERE: This week I'm working on a program called "Owning Your Body”. The program was inspired by the proud beauty of David Jay's photos of mastectomy scars. Click on "Learn More" to see a photo slide show.

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