Bob Jacobson attaches no moral value to working. He has a job, but would rather spend his time loafing, and gives some examples of his past jobs.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Francine Segan, author of "The Philosopher's Kitchen", tells us of the importance of bread to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
Daphne Merkin responds to Hilary Clinton as a cultural symbol and public personality.
National Book Award winner Andrea Barrett writes some of the most beautiful fiction we know about scientists. The stories in her new collection, "Archangel" explore the history of knowledge through five linked characters. After reading it, we're awfully glad she gave up biology to write fiction.
David Gessner wants to change the way people write about nature. Instead of the traditional stories about wild animals in pristine landscapes, he calls for a style of nature writing that's messy, even raucous.
Rapper Baba Brinkman tells Anne Strainchamps that Geoffrey Chaucer’s work has a lot in common with the language of hip hop music.
Journalist Christopher Noxon explains what happened when he formed a personal posse of life coaches in Los Angeles.
Historian Donald Sassoon tells Jim Fleming that the Mona Lisa is a great painting, but that other factors conspired to make it an international icon.
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