Pattie Boyd was a young model in London when she met and married George Harrison. Eric Clapton courted her while she was still married to Harrison, and both of them wrote songs for her.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Audio
Michael Reilly recorded an extraordinary CD called "Como Now: The Voices of Panola County, Mississippi."
Novelist Nicholson Baker exposed what he called libraries’ assault on paper in a book called “Double Fold.”
Chandra McCormick and Keith Calhoun have been photographing life in the Louisiana State Penitentiary for 30 years. They talk about the conditions in the prison - nicknamed Angola, for the plantation that was formerly on the site - and how they've changed over time. When they see the inmates working in the fields, they say, it looks a lot like slavery.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laura Sessions Stepp tells Jim Fleming that sports are good for kids and that all kids need something to be passionate about.
Poet Molly Peacock's biography of the 18th century paper artist, Mary Delaney.
So, what is gender anyhow? Philosopher Judith Butler has been unpacking our notions of "he," "she" and "we" for the past 20 years. She stopped in to help us take stock of the state of gender in the North America.
Lewis Hyde is the author of the acclaimed "Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth and Art." He talks with Steve Paulson about the meaning of the word "trickster."
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