Kurt Anderson

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Willing to be Lucky

Lifestyle & Belief

Kurt remembers the essay that brought him to New York, and the blind date that changed his life.

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Men in Tights

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Nereida Comes to America

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T-Bone Burnett

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Bonus Track: “Keys / It’s Alright”

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Bonus Track: Attachment

Bonus Track: Attachment

Laurie Metcalf reads more from Isabel Fonseca’s Attachment.

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Alexis Rockman

He wants his paintings to help people visualize big scientific phenomena like genetic engineering and global warming. But Rockman, who has an exhibition at The Rose Art Museum through July 27th, sticks to real science when it comes to freaking his viewers out. Produced by Trey Kay.

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Bonus Track: Censored!

Bonus Track: Censored!

Chuck Lorre reads Vanity Card #198, which was censored by CBS.

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Vanity Cardshark

TV producer Chuck Lorre created “Dharma and Greg” and “Two and a Half Men.” He’s taken advantage of a tiny piece of real estate at the end of the broadcast to post 200-word rants. They flash by in an instant, so Kurt hit the pause button to see what Lorre wrote and why.

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Holy Viral Marketing, Batman!

When a Hollywood studio wants to generate buzz for a blockbuster, TV ads and billboards don’t cut it. The folks behind “Batman: The Dark Knight” (opening July 18th) took a sneakier route. Studio 360’s Eric Molinsky was a recent target.