John Safran says we need writers who are outsiders. Otherwise, groups will keep hiding their secrets.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Brendan Halpin tells Steve Paulson about his early days as a teacher and why he stuck it out for several years.
Colson Whitehead talks with Jim Fleming about and reads from “The Colossus of New York: A City in Thirteen Parts,” his literary portrait of New York City.
Emily Gould became an Internet celebrity for her writing on Gawker, a popular New York City blog.
"Gifts make slaves like whips make dogs" is an anthropologist's tale of inter-cultural difference in gift exchanges.
David Graeber takes us on a tour of gift giving, and gift economies. He also takes a swing at the question of whether it's possible to give a truly selfless gift.
Charles de Lint has pioneered a new contemporary mythic fiction. His new novel is "Widdershins."
Fareed Zakaria is the editor of Newsweek International magazine and the author of “The Future of Freedom: Liberal Democracy at Home and Abroad.” He talks about how free elections are not the answer for the third world.
David Stubbs argues that new music doesn't get the same respect as new art.
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