Columnist Maureen Dowd says that a lot of people still don’t understand that a columnist is supposed to have a point of view.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Steve's hard at work on this weekend’s “Words and Music” show. Here's his note on the inspiration behind the show, and a taste of an interview with a scientist who's putting rappers in MRI machines.
Jon Hein uses the term “jump-the-shark” to describe the precise moment when things begin to go bad.
Super Bowl Sunday is on our minds, we so called on Craig Harline to recount the history of Sundays, from the ancient Sabbath to the Super Bowl.
We're all familair with karaoke -- going out, having a few drinks and singing "Don't Stop Believing" at the top of our lungs. But are you familiar with "karaoke fascism"? Monique Skidmore explains.
Steve Paulson presents a profile of the late writer Noel Perrin, best known for his essays on rural life.
What made Lincoln a great president? Was he a closet racist? We hear short interviews with Lincoln historians Doris Kearns Goodwin, Orville Vernon Burton and John Stauffer.
Joshua Clover explains the subtitle of his book, “1989: Bob Dylan Didn’t Have This To Sing About.”
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