Nov 04 Watch Why John Irving calls himself an 'old-fashioned' writer By Corinne Segal Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Why novelist John Irving's latest protagonist is a fiction writer By PBS News Hour In novelist John Irving’s new book, “Avenue of Mysteries,” a poor child in Mexico picks up books from out of the trash and grows up to be a prominent American writer. Irving joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss what distinguishes his… Continue watching
Nov 03 Artists with developmental disabilities team up to create life-size board game By WOSU In an exhibit at the Cultural Arts Center in Columbus, Ohio, artists living with developmental disabilities transformed a gallery into a life-size board game called “Superland."… Continue reading
Nov 03 What a scent called 'cheesy vomit' taught me about artificial flavor By Corinne Segal The museum, which opened last week with an interactive "flavor lab" in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, explores the history of how flavor is produced and maps the beginnings of what we call "artificial flavor."… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 7:20 For Elvis Costello, eclectic taste and self-reinvention started at home By PBS News Hour For British rock star Elvis Costello, music is in his blood. How did his family, like his jazz musician father, influence him while he found his own path as an artist? He joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his new memoir,… Continue watching
Nov 02 For poet Fatimah Asghar, the word 'orphan' has more than one meaning By Corinne Segal English needs to be broken, according to poet Fatimah Asghar. For Asghar, that goal is a reason to create spoken word poetry, using the language in new ways and to address stories at the margins, including her own. Continue reading
Nov 02 3 lessons on writing from J.K. Rowling By Colleen Shalby Here are three things J.K. Rowling told NPR about her writing method. Continue reading
Nov 01 Fred Thompson, former U.S. senator and actor, dies at 73 By News Desk Fred Thompson, a former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate, as well as a film and television actor, died Sunday, his family said. Continue reading
Oct 31 Miles of music: Listen to the bands playing at the 2015 New York City Marathon By Andrew Mach From brass to bagpipes and rock to reggae, more than 130 bands will be scattered throughout 26.2-mile racecourse of the 2015 New York City Marathon to energize and enthuse runners and supporters. But even if you're not huffing and puffing… Continue reading