Salman Ahmad is a Pakistani rock star. His group is Junoon, and they're the most popular rock group in South Asia.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Film-maker Walter Williams created the “Mr. Bill” character for “Saturday Night Live.” He was born and raised in New Orleans and has thought a lot about the natural history of his hometown.
This dusty 4,000 year old clay tablet written in an ancient script called cuneiform turns out to be a recipe for building an Ark.
Scott Turow has made a career writing hugely successful legal thrillers, but then he turned to a World War II novel.
Stephen Elliott decided to immerse himself in politics for the 2004 campaign and traveled with the Democratic candidates throughout the primaries and conventions.
Visionary computer scientist Jaron Lanier explores the rise of the tech industry in his book "Who Owns the Future?" In it, he explains why the next information economy is hurting the middle class.
Simon Critchley is the author of "The Book of Dead Philosophers," a quirky account of how various philosophers thought about death and died themselves.
Timothy James Castle tells Jim Fleming how he brews the perfect cup of coffee. He says for the real coffee experience, drink it black without milk or flavors.
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