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Are You Being Served?
With Thanksgiving around the corner it’s time to brush up on our “hosting” skills. Jesse Browner, author of The Duchess Who Wouldn’t Sit Down: An Informal History of Hospitality, gives pointers drawing on the experiences of such “hosts extraordinaires” as Louis XIV, Gertrude Stein and-- Hitler!?
Dean Ducks Out?
Marty Meehan Congressman (D-MA-5th district) on Howard Dean's possible decision to "opt out" of public financing
Buzz on Bloomberg
Buzz Bissinger, Contributing editor at Vanity Fair Magazine and author, Friday Night Lights (Addison Wesley, 1990) and A Prayer for the City (Random House 1998) on Bloomberg's criticism'sof Rudy Guiliani
Be My Guest
Jesse Browner novelist and author of: The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down: An Informal History of Hospitality (Bloomsbury 2003) on the history of hospitality
She says, He says
Asne Seierstad award-winning Norwegian war journalist and author The Bookseller of Kabul (Little, Brown and Company, 2003) talks about life with an ordinary Afghan family
Keep The Libraries Alive!
Dr. Paul Leclerc President of the New York Public Library wants you to give the library $17
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Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary
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Live from the Greene Space: Michael Moore talks about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story and Brian celebrates the 20 year anniversary of the show with a 20 year news quiz.
Happy 150th Birthday, Evolution!
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Richard Dawkins, biologist, professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, and author of many books on science, most recently, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, talks about Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, which was published on 24 November 1859.
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What's Next for the Movement?
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In the aftermath of President Obama's campaign, Kevin Powell, Brooklyn-based community activist has written a new book, Open Letters to America: Essays by Kevin Powell, outlining his thoughts about political engagement, particularly among African-American youth.
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No Logo: One Decade Later
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Journalist and activist Naomi Klein discusses the ten-year anniversary of the release of her landmark book NO LOGO: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.
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