Andre Brink is a white South African novelist whose anti-apartheid books inspired Nelson Mandela and became a lightning rod for criticism from the ruling regime.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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In 2010 Anne Rice announced on her Facebook page, "Today I quit being a Christian." The announcement sparked headlines around the world. She talks about her complicated history with Catholicism and why she no longer wants to be part of any church.
For women with jobs that depend on being online, threats have a serious chilling effect on their daily existence.
What's the difference between a good artist and a great one? Graphic artist Austin Kleon likes to quote TS Eliot: "Good artists copy; great artists steal."
Set in the aftermath of Iran’s fraudulent elections of 2009, Zahra’s Paradise is the fictional story of the search for Mehdi, a young protestor who has vanished into an extrajudicial twilight zone.
Andy Ross and Sean Weitner put up on the Internet (at the Flak Magazine website) their audio commentary on David Lynch’s film “Mulholland Drive.” They talk about it with Jim Fleming, and we hear clips of the film and the commentary.
Aimee McCormick and Andra Mitrovich spent years touring in a two-woman play called, “Love, Janis.” They talk about how much of herself Janis Joplin poured into her performances.
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