Joseph Kanon is the author of “The Good German.” It’s a novel about the American occupation of Berlin after WWII when American soldiers faced many of the same problems they’re seeing now in Iraq.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Ever wonder what caused the outbreak of World War One? Oxford historian Margaret MacMillan recounts its origins on its 100th anniversary.
What will extraterrestrial life look like? Paul Davies thinks it might be stranger than you can imagine.
Jaron Lanier loves the cephalopods, like the octopus and the squid.
Marilyn Johnson tells Anne Strainchamps why obituaries are the best stories in the paper.
Historian Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen talks to Steve Paulson about her book, "American Nietzsche: A History of an Icon and His Ideas."
A portrait of Kathputli, India's last remaining magician's colony.
Kalamu Ya Salaam is a writer, film-maker and producer who evacuated New Orleans just ahead of the storm.
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