Chris Ayres was more comfortable reporting on celebrities in Hollywood when the Times of London sent him to Iraq.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Brad Land tells Anne Strainchamps about his terrifying experiences being kidnaped, then pledging a fraternity. He’s the author of “Goat: A Memoir.”
Filmmaker Werner Herzog bookmarks "The Peregrine" by J.A. Baker,
Can a video game actually teach kids to meditate? Tammi Kral describes an innovative project at the University of Wisconsin's Center for Investigating Healthy Minds.
Christopher Stewart's “Jungleland”, a book about his adventure in Honduras seraching for La Cuidad Blanca.
Donald Richie grew up in Ohio during the 1930's where he came to prefer the reality of the cinema. When he moved to Japan, he learned the culture by going to the movies.
Colson Whitehead talks with Jim Fleming about and reads from “The Colossus of New York: A City in Thirteen Parts,” his literary portrait of New York City.
Acrassicauda means Black Scorpion and is the name of an Iraqi heavy metal band.
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