Stephen Thompson is an editor at The Onion newspaper, and editor of “The Onion A.V. Club: The Tenacity of the Cockroach.”
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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When Samuel Clemens took on the pen name “Mark Twain,” he was doing more cleverly appropriating a measure of depth. He was also tapping into one of the most well-known sounds along the river: sounding calls. Owen Selles tells about these calls in this piece, adapted from an essay he originally wrote for the online magazine Edge Effects.
Olivia Laing talks about her book, "The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking."
Tim Friend has written a book about Archaea - a kind of microbe that doesn't fit into any of the traditional categories of life.
Ever feel overwhelmed by digital technology? You're not alone. Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff says it's changing our relationship to time, and we're having trouble adapting.
Nick Bantock talks about his book, "The Trickster's Hat: A Mischievous Apprenticeship in Creativity."
Around the country Governors of both parties are balancing their state budgets by making public sector employees pay more. Why?
Dame Evelyn Glennie is considered one of the greatest percussionists alive today. She’s also deaf.
To watch/listen to her perform CLICK HERE.
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