Ed Young says that even basic literacy in Chinese requires memorizing 4,000 characters.
Ed Young says that even basic literacy in Chinese requires memorizing 4,000 characters.
Colonel David Lapan is Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Marine Corps and was one of the architects of the Defense Department's Embedded Media Program.
Frank Warren is the founder of the blog PostSecret and author of the companion books "A Lifetime of Secrets" and "My Secret."
Apocalyptic stories are more than just entertaining. Millions of Americans believe the world will soon end. Cultural critic Barry Vacker unpacks this end-of-world meme.
David Sterritt talks with Jim Fleming about Jean-Luc Godard's film "Weekend" and we hear clips.
Diana Athill was the editor of some of the most celebrated writers of our time, including John Updike, Simone de Beauvoir, and V.S. Naipaul.