Greil Marcus tells Steve Paulson that self-invention has been a part of American nationhood since Puritan times.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Gay Talese writes literary journalism. He's a master of in-depth profiles, telling his story through detailed scenes.
TTBOOK Technical Director Caryl Owen visits with chef Homaro Cantu at his genre-bending, high-tech Chicago restaurant called Moto.
Glenn Kay talks to Jim Fleming about some of the 300 zombie films he has seen, rated, and reviewed.
Historian Harold Schechter tells Anne Strainchamps that violence has always been an important part of popular entertainment and our ancestors enjoyed truly grisly spectacles.
Greg Mortensen is the author of "Three Cups of Tea." The book explains how a failed attempt to climb K2 led to a program to build schools in the heart of Taliban country in Pakistan and Afghanistan with local people and donated money.
Before he was a crooner, BIng Crosby was totally hip and outsold Sinatra. But he couldn't make the jump to rock and roll.
The guy who cuts in line at the coffee shop – people, usually men, who take advantage of others because they have a heightened sense of entitlement that they feel gives them a free pass. You and I have a word for these people. But is that really what you want to call the President of the United States?
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