Literature & Writing
The Open Mind
Bill Keller, an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, discusses his intriguing column on "Smart Drones." Continue
Next Avenue
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Next Avenue
See it! Hear it! Read it! Do it! The best of movies, TV, music, books and beyond. Continue
Next Avenue
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The Open Mind
Today we celebrate the New York Times late, great reporter, editor and columnist Tom Wicker, who died in November, 2011 at age 85. The following Open Mind about his Civil War novel, Unto This Hour, was first broadcast in 1984. Continue
Next Avenue
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American Masters
Mel Brooks remembers his hard working mother. Continue
American Masters
American Masters explores the life and career of Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Philip Roth, often referred to as the greatest living American writer. Reclusive and diffident, Roth grants very few interviews, but for the first time, allowed a journalist to spend 10 days interviewing him on camera. Continue
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American Masters
Philip Roth: Portnoy’s Complaint Revisited Continue
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Daryn Kagan is the host of a new show that lets authors talk at length about their creative process. Continue
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Twenty-five years ago People treated its staff to an extravagant Key Largo getaway. A recent get-together proves those days are gone forever Continue
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The co-author of 'The Plateau Effect' says this time-consuming quirk can shut down progress and backfire on you. Continue
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The Open Mind
Journalist Lynn Povich explains why the story of her book "The Good Girls Revolt" still fascinates us today. Continue
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The provocative author, now retired, looks back at his long, prolific career in a new PBS documentary, 'Philip Roth: Unmasked' Continue
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Examine the life and works of author and journalist Graham Greene; Derek Jacobi narrates. 3/29/2013 Continue
American Masters
Philip Roth: Reads from Portnoy’s Complaint Continue
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