Kurt Andersen
Painting with E. coli
An artist and a scientist have teamed up to create art out of an unlikely medium: bacteria.
R.E.M.'s 'Radio Free Europe' preserved for all time
Others who made the National Recording Registry's list of 25 most culturally significant recordings include Tupac Shakur, Bill Cosby and Loretta Lynn.
A "Coal Miner's Daughter" sings for America
Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter" gave a voice to marginalized Americans.
Pee-wee is back, and on Broadway
Pee-wee Herman returns, to the delight of fans who grew up watching the show.
Sustainable, affordable, sanitary pads for the world
The award-winning venture, Sustainable Health Enterprises (S.H.E.), is trying to help women throughout the world by making sanitary pads cheaper.
The promise and shame of America in Jefferson's Monticello
Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, is where the beauty, the promise and the shameful underside of American history come together.
From Malaysia to major record deal via YouTube
Malaysian singer-songwriter Zee Avi is perhaps the only Borneo-born ukulele player to get a major record deal through YouTube.
Science photography on a nano scale
A photographer helps people visualize the invisible and illuminate science.
Looking at the @ sign
The @ sign, the only preposition on the keyboard, dates back to the middle ages, but has found new life in the internet age.
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