John Safran says we need writers who are outsiders. Otherwise, groups will keep hiding their secrets.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Acrassicauda means Black Scorpion and is the name of an Iraqi heavy metal band.
Chuck Klosterman tells Steve Paulson why Phoenix Suns basketball player Steve Nash is associated with Marxism, and how he picks subjects to write about.
Writer Asra Nomani traveled alone in India and Pakistan on what became a personal, spiritual journey.
Playwright and actor Eric Bogosian has written a novel, “Mall.” It’s a satire about the suburbs involving the activities of several unappealing characters who interact at the local mall.
Over the last several years, new developments in personal health tracking products have multiplied exponentially. But human interest in measuring and tracking elements of our bodily needs stretches back hundreds of years. Professor Natasha Schüll discusses these current trends and their history, based on research she's done for a forthcoming book called "Keeping Track."
A Pakistan school is de-radicalizing Taliban boy soldiers, many of whom were forcibly recruited. Psychologist Feriha Peracha directs the experimental program.
The end of money. Really? Are we really on the verge of a coming cashless society?
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