Nicholas Ostler talks to Jim Fleming about how languages spread and the similarities and differences between Chinese and English.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Laura Hillenbrand tells Ann Strainchamps how the story of this ugly animal with a ferocious will to win reflects the history of the United States as it left the frontier behind.
Author Kevin Henkes reads his favorite children's book, "Lucky Song".
David Gessner's Dangerous Idea? Modern monkeywrenching that won't be perceived as "terrorism."
Lev Grossman tells Anne Strainchmps about his experiences working at one of the great repositories of rare books.
Rebecca and Robert Bluestone tell Judith Strasser what their art forms have in common and how they both use color and a sense of place in their work.
Mamek Khadem's soundtrack for an art installation commemorating the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution.
Food is certainly the most palatable expression of culture, and the most easily shared.
LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold has spent his career seeking out the best plates of authentic – or reinterpreted - culture. In this UNCUT interview, he talks with Anne Strainchamps about food in translation.
It'll get your stomach growling, so have some snacks handy!
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