Let’s Rush To Judgment: ‘Looper’
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s in the midst of a hot streak. Actually, by anyone’s count, he’s been in one for a while, …
Interpreting Shariah Law Across The Centuries
Sadakat Kadri is an English barrister, a Muslim by birth and a historian. His first book, The Trial, was an …
‘Violins Of Hope’: Instruments From The Holocaust
Amnon Weinstein first encountered a violin from the Holocaust 50 years ago. He was a young violin maker in Israel, …
A Father And Son Go On Their Last ‘Odyssey’ Together
A few years ago, writer and classical scholar Daniel Mendelsohn was teaching the epic Greek poem The Odyssey when his …
‘Lazhar’: In A Crisis, An Outsider Finds His Place
Monsieur Lazhar is a French Canadian film, a bittersweet comedy about an Algerian immigrant who gently moves into the role …
A Challenge That Is Initially Famous
On-Air Challenge: You’ll be given a two- or three-word description of a famous person. The initial letters of the description …
The Amazing, Untrue Story Of A Sept. 11 Survivor
Tania Head had one of the most tragic and inspiring stories to come out of the Sept. 11 attacks. She …
‘Prague Fatale’: ‘Downton Abbey With SS’
Philip Kerr is a British novelist, born a decade after the end of World War II, who has written a …
‘Heretics’: The Crisis Of American Christianity
The United States ranks as the most religious country in the developed world. And New York Times columnist Ross Douthat …
Former Yankees Pitcher Jim Bouton Plays Not My Job
Jim Bouton is a former All-Star pitcher for the New York Yankees. His classic baseball memoir Ball Four, which was …
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