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(Phyllis Galembo)
Amby Burfoot and David Willey of Runner’s World
magazine talk about Sunday’s New York City Marathon. Mr.
Burfoot can even share what it’s like to win one - he’s a
former champion of the Boston Marathon. Then art historian
and novelist Barbara Novak talks about her latest work of
fiction, The Margaret Ghost. And photographer
Phyllis Galembo and scary-culture expert David Skal explain
how a lucrative Halloween industry has supplanted what was
once a truly frightening holiday.
Amby Burfoot and David Willey
The New York City Marathon is this Sunday, Nov. 2, and here to help us get ready are Amby Burfoot and David Willey of Runner’s World magazine. (Mr. Burfoot is the executive editor and Mr. Willey is the editor-in-chief.) They explain why running 26.2 miles in a single ...
Barbara Novak
Barbara Novak shares her latest novel, The Margaret Ghost. It’s about a young professor’s obsession with the great feminist intellectual Margaret Fuller, whom Henry James dubbed “the Margaret-ghost.”
Music: Carrington Soundtrack composer Michael Nyman
Phyllis Galembo and David Skal
Phyllis Galembo’s book, Dressed For Thrills, is a photographic documentary of 100 years of Halloween costume history. And David Skal has written a study of the origins of Halloween; it’s called Death Makes a Holiday. They explain the cultural significance of October 31st.
Music: Wes Craven’s New ...
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