Terry Moore has just concluded the fourteen year run of his series "Strangers in Paradise" which chronicled the lives or ordinary people.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Stacy Schiff's new book "Cleopatra: a life" describes the Egyptian queen as a shrewd political strategist and a brilliant leader.
Most of us are hungry for light. We crave sunny days and clear skies, we like big windows and well-lit rooms. But some people have a more complicated relationship with light. John Merfeld, a physics student at Tufts University, has a genetic condition called albinism that renders his body unable to properly absorb light. It's made him acutely aware of its unique power, beauty, and danger.
Harvard University historian John Stauffer talks with Steve Paulson about whether or not Lincoln was a racist.
Anousheh Ansari became the first Muslim woman to venture into space when she traveled aboard the International Space Station.
How come many of the latest pop songs sound as if they could have been released decades ago? Music journalist Simon Reynolds tells Steve Paulson that our obsession with our immediate past could get in the way of future creativity.
Self-described former jihadist Mubin Shaikh recounts his journey into, and out of, extremism.
If there is one song more than any other that shimmers with political and emotional resonance, it’s “We Shall Overcome.”
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