In an essay called "Fail," Chuck Klosterman examines the thinking behind the so-called "Unabomber Manifesto."
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Photographer Sarah Sudhoff has been intrigued by mortality for almost as long as she can remember. She's made art out of out of disease, hospitals, funeral homes. In her series, At The Hour of Our Death, she's taking an close look at death.
Jim Fleming and his wife spent a day in Paris being guided around the most fabulous chocolate shops by former Chez Panisse pastry chef, David Lebovitz.
Charles Mann tells Steve Paulson how there got to be two Bayer companies making aspirin; how it was marketed in South America, and what makes Anacin different from aspirin.
Deb Olin Unferth was swept up in the 80's revolution in Central American out of love.
David Anderegg is a Professor of Psychology at Bennington and the author of "Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them." He tells Steve Paulson about his inspiration for writing the book.
Historian Jill Lepore talks about her restless search for the long-lost manuscript, "The Oral History of Our Time." It ran some nine million words and was supposedly the work of a madman named Joe Gould, who believed he was the 20th century's most brilliant historian.
Karen Russell bookmarks "A High Wind in Jamaica," by Richard Hughes.
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