Mikael Niemi is the author of “Popular Music from Vittula,” the single best-selling book in Swedish history.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Liaquat Ahamed talks about the parallels between the recent financial meltdown and the events that led up to the Great Depression. Both situations involved bubbles, and errors by the Federal Reserve System.
Is marriage great literary material? That’s the question Jeffrey Eugenides plays with in his novel, “The Marriage Plot”. It’s a story about how reading can shape young minds.
In this UNCUT interview, Steve Paulson talks with Eugenides about marriage, love, reading, the spiritual quest,...
Mamak Khadem came to America from Iran to finish high school. She began to sing Persian music to stay connected to her homeland.
According to psychologist Meagan Curtis, the inherent sadness of the minor third is what we hear in music.
Philippe Petit is the author of “To Reach the Clouds: My High Wire Walk between the Twin Towers.”
The best pies use ugly, tasty, local apples and have a good crust according to John T. Edge.
Janice Galloway has written a novel called “Clara.” It tells the life story of Clara Schumann, the gifted pianist who was the wife of composer Robert Schumann.
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