Diederick Van Eck talks about Vincent Van Gogh's paintings as his inspiration for his album "Van Gogh by Van Eck".
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Charles Yu is the author of a critically acclaimed new novel, "How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe."
No one doubts memory is one of the things that shapes our sense of self, but is there a science of self?
The last word goes to Dr. Seuss. His Sneetches found out the hard way about trying to follow the latest fads.
You wouldn’t think the novel “Lolita” would go over big in an underground women’s book club in Tehran. But literature, like the people who read it, has a way of surprising you. Azar Nafizi is the author of the celebrated memoir “Reading Lolita in Tehran.”
We all think we'd be happier with more money. But once your annual income hits $75,000, making more money has no impact on your happiness. Elizabeth Dunn talks about "happy money."
Rehman here. This story quite literally hit close to home for me. I grew up just about an hour away from the suburb it takes place in, and until working on this story, I never would have imagined that building a mosque could be so controversial, especially in a place as cosmopolitan as Chicago. Standing under its massive dome, I was struck by the odd realization that a building could simultaneously be a haven and source of community for some, and symbol of fear and hatred for others. Though the story took place more than a decade ago, it seems we’re still wrestling with many of the same questions around religious inclusion and American identity.
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