Author of "Crazy Like Us" argues that American versions of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and eating disorders are spreading around the world.
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David Rieff has written a sobering account of his mother's last days. It's called "Swimming in a Sea of Death," and tells how he tried to do the right thing by his mother - Susan Sontag - while also being true to himself.
Poor, broke and white. Country musician Brandy Clark's been there, but she made it out. She’s 40 years old and won the country music awards’ Song of the Year and was also nominated for best new artist. Charles Monroe-Kane caught up with Brandy, along with her guitar player and backup singer Miles Aubrey, in a studio in Nashville, to talk about her latest album, Big Day in a Small Town.
Celia Brooks Brown is an American who lives in the U.K. and is making a reputation as a high-brow vegetarian chef. Her books include “Party Food for Vegetarians.”
Donald Kraybill tells Steve Paulson that Amish attitudes towards technology are nuanced and complex. He says they prefer to think through the implications of new technology before they adopt it.
Denis Kitchen founded Kitchen Sink Press in 1969, and he was the publisher who brought Eisner's work to the public.
New York Times reporter Chris Hedges was a war correspondent for 15 years. He talks about why war is addictive and describes the sort of scenes that left him with post traumatic stress disorder.
Dan Everett went to the Amazon as a young Christian missionary and became captivated by the Indian people he'd come to convert and their totally unknown language.
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