Is marriage great literary material? That’s the question Jeffrey Eugenides plays with in his novel, “The Marriage Plot”. It’s a story about how reading can shape young minds.
In this UNCUT interview, Steve Paulson talks with Eugenides about marriage, love, reading, the spiritual quest,...
Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith tell Anne Strainchamps how they got started soliciting six-word memoirs, recite some of their favorites, and say that crafting them can become an addiction.
What's it like to hang out with the U.S. president? Journalist Michael Lewis found out when he shadowed Barack Obama for 8 months, even playing in one of Obama's pick-up basketball games.
The best pies use ugly, tasty, local apples and have a good crust according to John T. Edge.
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis talks about "On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind."
Mamak Khadem came to America from Iran to finish high school. She began to sing Persian music to stay connected to her homeland.
According to psychologist Meagan Curtis, the inherent sadness of the minor third is what we hear in music.
Lada Adamic is one of a host of data scientists working at facebook. Anne Strainchamps wanted to know what all those sociologists are up to.
Check out Facebook's social science website.
