Paul Berman has written for The New Republic and the New York Times Magazine. His new book is “Terror and Liberalism.” He says that Saddam Hussein’s Iraq is the intellectual heir of traditional fascist movements
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Rachel Naomi Remen is a doctor and the co-founder of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program. She talks with Steve Paulson about the transformative effects of cancer.
Biologist Marc Bekoff talks with Jim Fleming about his years of research into animal emotions and behavior, from penguins and foxes to his dog, Jethro.
Mary Ann Caws is an internationally respected scholar of surrealism. She has translated many of the movements major texts and is the editor of “Surrealism (Themes and Movements).”
So romance is about sex, right? By definition?
Not so, says David Jay. He founded the Asexual Visibility & Education Network.
Karen Wenborn tells Jim Fleming about Classical Comics which have published three versions of Shakespeare plays, pairing various versions of the texts with bright, action-packed, comic book style visuals.
Biographer Joan Schenkar thinks Patricia Highsmith deserves to be recognized as the author of one of the great American novels.
Mark Dunn's book, “Ella Minnow Pea,” explores what happens when individual letters begin to be expunged from the language. It’s a technical tour de force since the author labors under the same restrictions as his characters.
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