Alaa Al Aswany is one of the top-selling novelists in the Arab world, but because copyright protections are weak there, he still works part-time as a dentist.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Doug Gordon profiles Anne Beatts, one of the original writers for the groundbreaking late night comedy series "Saturday Night Live".
Much of what we think about Karl Marx is wrong, according to cultural critic Terry Eagleton. And he says Marx admired capitalism, though he was also its most trenchant critic.
Anne Fadiman talks about the delight she and her brother took as children with collecting (and killing) butterflies.
Why does this teenager believe that poetry is the literary art most relevant to our lives today?
Journalist Adam Cohen has written a book about E-bay. He tells Steve Paulson that the on-line auction house has been profitable since day one and will sell just about anything.
Journalist Andrew Sullivan tells Steve Paulson why he thinks Americans must stand up for their country now.
Alex Wellen talks about his experiences at law school and his showdown with the dreaded New York bar exam.
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