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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jim Fleming talks with novelist Wesley Stace. He explains why "Tristram Shandy" is one of his favorite books.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tom Reynolds risked his mental health to compile "I Hate Myself and Want to Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Israeli-born chef Yotam Ottolenghi celebrates the hybrid cuisine of Jerusalem, a city in which Eastern and Western culinary traditions mix and mingle in wonderful ways.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Ry Cooder made history with the record album “Buena Vista Social Club.”  He’s been back to Cuba several times to make music and has a new album called “Mambo Sinuendo.”

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

We all love the feeling of getting lost in a good story and seeing the world through a character’s eyes.  Recently, psychologists have been studying whether that experience actually changes readers. Novelist and cognitive psychologist Keith Oatley tells us about the latest research connecting fiction with empathy.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

All eyes have been on the Middle East for some months now. But al Qaeda has been conspicuous for its absence...

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Did you know national parks intended for the masses are a 19th century invention and a distinctly American one?

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Steven Poole tells Anne Strainchamps that video games can be an art form and that they will continue to increase in sophistication.

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