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Best of 2016: Building a Mosque in America

Rehman here. This story quite literally hit close to home for me. I grew up just about an hour away from the suburb it takes place in, and until working on this story, I never would have imagined that building a mosque could be so controversial, especially in a place as cosmopolitan as Chicago. Standing under its massive dome, I was struck by the odd realization that a building could simultaneously be a haven and source of community for some, and symbol of fear and hatred for others. Though the story took place more than a decade ago, it seems we’re still wrestling with many of the same questions around religious inclusion and American identity.

 

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Creator of "Fargo" TV Series on His New Best-Selling Novel

On a foggy summer night, eleven people depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet bound for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the plane plunges into the ocean and only two people survive. This is how the new novel, "Before the Fall," opens. It's one of the best suspense novels of the year. The author is Noah Hawley, who's made a name for himself as the executive producer and writer of the award-winning TV series, "Fargo." And yes, "Fargo" is inspired by the Coen Brothers' film of the same name.

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David McCandless on Beautiful Information

With digital data streaming online, how do you make sense of it all? Data journalist David McCandless says, make it beautiful.

Want to see some of McCandless's visualizations? Take a look!

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Eva Talmadge on "The Word Made Flesh"

 Getting words, quotes, even lines of verse inked under the skin is more common that you think. There’s even a name for it: Literary Tattoos

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BookMark - E.O. Wilson's The Meaning of Human Existence

Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker, recommends E.O. Wilson's "The Meaning of Human Existence."

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Dangerous Idea: Question Your Beliefs

Charles Eisenstein's Dangerous Idea?  Questioning our core beliefs can change our world.

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Deborah Scranton on "The War Tapes"

Deborah Scranton, director of "The War Tapes," tells Jim Fleming that she got volunteers from the New Hampshire National Guard to record their experiences in combat in Iraq for one year.

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Christopher O'Riley on Russell Sherman

Pianist Christopher O'Riley agrees with Duke Ellington that there are only two kinds of music - good and bad. He has a thriving career playing both classical music and his own arrangements of Elliot Smith and Radiohead.

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