Scott Topper reads from the meditation journal he kept after learning a simple meditation from Buddhist monk George Churinoff.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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British actor Simon Callow is writing Orson Welles' biography. Volume 2 is called "Hello Americans."
When it comes to food, everyone seems to have an opinion. Producer Rehman Tungekar set out to gather some thoughts on what makes a good meal during a recent visit to Chicago’s Windy City Ribfest.
Novelist Tom Perrotta talks with Anne Strainchamps about life in the suburbs, where everything is nice, and nobody wants a pedophile to move into the neighborhood.
Steve Paulson profiles savage literary critic Dale Peck. A collection of Peck’s reviews is called “Hatchet Jobs.”
Stephen Hall is the author of critically-acclaimed histories of contemporary science, including “Merchants of Immortality: Chasing the Dream of Human Life Extension.”
Computer paswords are on on our minds this week. "The New York Times" reporter Ian Urbina talks about his feature story, "The Secret Life of Passwords."
Vivek Maddala composes new scores for silent movies. He tells Steve Paulson how music can tell a story.
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