Books
Salman Rushdie plays with video games in his new book
Video games guide the hero in Salman Rushdie's newest book, "Luka and the Fire of Life."
Cleopatra the unalluring politician
The pharaoh Cleopatra may not have been as beautiful as she is depicted in movies, but she was a great politician....
Immigration, language and comfort foods
How new immigrants are using food to learn English and connect to their cultures....
Isabel Allende on writing, Haiti and the legacy of slavery
Allende returns to the world of historical fiction with "Island Beneath the Sea," the story of a slave girl in 19th Century Haiti....
Disney animator tackles Indian epic 'Ramayana' in new book
Animator Sanjay Patel, an artist at Pixar who's worked on "A Bugs Life" and "The Incredibles," tries his hand at Hindu mythology....
'Law of the Jungle'
A buried treasure of millions, desperate soldiers and FARC guerrillas all come together in this true-life thriller set in the Colombian jungle....
Traveling the world's roads
Writer Ted Conover talks about the many roads he's traveled on the way to his new book, "The Routes of Man."...
'Walden by Haiku'
West meets East in a new book that rewrites Thoreau’s classic work in haiku form, reviving the glorious imagery of "Walden."...
In search of the good life
Historian Richard Schoch calls on a few great minds to help us think differently about what really brings us happiness....
PostSecret secrets published in book
PostSecret, a project that collects anonymous secrets mailed on postcards from around the world, is now a book....
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Womfol (17 June, 2013 04:09:14)Sorry, but everyone knows that Steven Donziger and Amazon Defense Front faked the names of "Ecuadorians" and that Petroecuador has been responsible for over 200 ... -
Fina Robinson (15 June, 2013 08:05:11)Loved the fact of the biracial family on the cherrios commercial, it's 2013, & we definitely NEED to see more of this!!! Love, love, love!!
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becky (15 June, 2013 07:53:57)Whooping cough cases are majority reported in the vaccinated community.. So much for your effective vaccine.
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John-Michael (15 June, 2013 11:50:33)Ok one thing that just bugs me is you are miss representing the “Can’t innovate anymore? My ass!,” quote from Phil Schiller. He was in ...
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sinned34 (14 June, 2013 02:33:42)Hayden, And when a spill happens, the local and provincial governments will be the ones to suffer the consequences and foot the bill to clean it ...