Artist Neil Harbisson was born greyscale colorblind. He says he liked seeing only in shades of black and white, but he still wanted to experience color. So he developed an implant that would help him hear colors well beyond the normal human spectrum, from ultraviolet to infrareds.
In this extended conversation, Neil talks about the art he makes with his new sense, and about the challenges of living cyborg.
If the mall-as-temple turns you off, you may be ready for Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping.
Carlene Carter belongs to the third generation of Country music's ruling dynasty, the Carter Family. "Stronger" is her new album.
Gabor Maté is a physician at OnSite, a Vancouver detox facility and the only supervised injection site in North America.
We're celebrating National Poetry Month this year by reading some of our favorite poems. Here's Charles with Bukowski's "The Laughing Heart."
Emily Parker bookmarks Mario Vargas Llosa's "Conversation in the Cathedral."
Douglas Wolk tells Steve Paulson why comics became such a vital medium for individual artistic expression.
