In his book "Back to Our Future" David Sirota says the proof is in the staying power of 80s pop culture.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Colum McCann tells Steve Paulson what made Rudolf Nureyev the greatest dancer of his time and that his life was shaped by his ambition and his physical beauty.
Daniel Dennett is one of the leading advocates of evolutionary theory and a fierce critic of creationism.
DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his new visual art exhibition, "Myopia."
Frank Kermode tells Steve Paulson that Shakespeare revolutionized the English language and worked within a culture that got most of its information from listening.
After writer Olivia Laing relocated to New York from England, she quickly discovered how lonely you can feel in crowd. Still reeling after a breakup and struggling to adapt to a new country, she turned to artists like Edward Hopper, Andy Warhol, and David Wojnarowicz to better understand how you can still feel isolated in a city teeming with millions of people.
Emily Rapp had her foot amputated when she was 4, and the rest of the leg at age 8.
Biologist Bill Streever is a cryophile – someone who loves the cold.
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