Chris Wren was a bureau chief for the New York Times in Cairo, Moscow, Beijing, Ottawa and Johannesburg. The family cat, Henrietta, accompanied his family to may of those postings.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Audio
Douglas Quin is an award-winning sound designer, naturalist and composer. His latest project is called "Fathom."
Claude Coleman was the drummer for cult rock group WEEN when he was involved in a car crash that left him with multiple broken bones, paralyzed on his left side, and brain- damaged.
Corby Kummer is the food writer for The Atlantic Monthly. He talks with Anne Strainchamps about Flur de Sel, a gourmet sea salt imported from France.
His job for the New York Times is to troll the internet for new and noteworthy words. What do these words tell us about the times we live in?
Daniel Libeskind is the architect whose design was chosen to the master-plan for the new World Trade Center site.
Philosopher Lars Svendsen's Dangerous Idea? We shouldn't fear being lazy.
Blanche Barton is the former High Priestess of the Church of Satan. She tells Steve Paulson that Satanists are outsiders who do not worship Satan.
Pages
