David Thomson is a film critic. His new book is called "‘Have You Seen...?': A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films." He tells Steve Paulson the book is not just a list of the thousand greatest films.
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People have gathered together to dance for centuries. Barbara Ehrenreich says we've become so obsessed with personal happiness, we often neglect the pleasures of collective joy.
Legendary tattoo artist Walter Moskowitz learned how to tattoo from his father and passed on the art to his son, Marvin. Before Walter passed away in 2007, his other son, Doug, recorded his dad’s stories.
Anne speaks with Claire Tomalin, Austen's biographer. They talk about Jane Austen and the contemporary fascination with her.
No matter what genre you’re writing for, adding a cello can increase the melancholy.
Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman is fascinated by the way memory shapes our sense of self. In this EXTENDED interview, he says our memories can be quite different from what we actually experience.
Jazz musician Ben Sidran talks with Jim Fleming about the tremendous influence Jewish immigrant composers and songwriters had on American popular music.
What if you could take a pill or download netware to supercharge your brain? Physicist Michio Kaku says augmented intelligence and memory playback systems are the future of brain science.
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