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The stereotype of photojournalists is that they’re adrenaline junkies.  Risk takers.  But they're often surprisingly humble about their work -- maybe because their job is to erase themselves, to become the lens that lets us see the world.  Here photojournalist Brendan Bannon talks about finding beauty in the midst of suffering and about a photo he took at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. 

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

John Haught believes these so called "new atheists" simply don't measure up to the old athiests like Nietzsche and Camus.

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NBA superstar LeBron James is coming home to Cleveland. So what does it mean for his fans in this blighted rust belt area?  Charles Monroe-Kane talks with his fellow Northeast Ohio comrade, journalist David Giffels.

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We're all familair with karaoke -- going out, having a few drinks and singing "Don't Stop Believing" at the top of our lungs.  But are you familiar with "karaoke fascism"?  Monique Skidmore explains.

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Paul Collins researched forgotten stars for his book “Banvard’s Folly: Thirteen Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity and Rotten Luck.”

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In the gaming world, game designer Jason Rohrer is a god. Now, saying someone is a god in a certain field is a figure of speech.  I mean, they’re not REALLY immortal beings.  That is, unless you’re Jason Rohrer.  

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Ken Nordine is the epitome of jazz poetry. He has an amazing voice. His nickname is, in fact, "The Voice."  Best known for his Word Jazz series, this poem is one he did for a paint company. The paint company is long forgotten but the poem lives on.

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At the age of 28, Chinese pianist Lang Lang has already played with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic and all of the top American orchestras.

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