Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, is joined by chef Eric Ripert, along with Jean-Luc Naret, the director of the Michelin Guide, for a discussion on the positive and negative effects of earning a three-star rating. Next, John Vaillant outlines the complicated relationship between humans and trees by focusing on the plight of one giant spruce tree in British Columbia. Then, Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours, shares his new novel, Specimen Days. Finally, American Museum of Natural History paleontologist Mark Norell explains how scientists came to recognize the similarities between dinosaurs and birds in Unearthing the Dragon.
Rebels Without a Star
When the pressure of running a three-star Michelin restaurant becomes too great, what is a chef to do? Give up the stars! Top chefs in France are turning in their stars and opting to open chic low-key bistros instead. Is this a trend that could take off in top NYC ...
The Golden Spruce
John Vaillant looks into why a beloved giant golden spruce tree was cut down by an environmentalist protesting clear-cutting in British Columbia’s forests in The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed.
Music: Soundtrack to Finding Neverland, music by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek: “The Park”
Music: Soundtrack to Finding Neverland, music by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek: “The Park”
Specimen Days
Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours, discusses his latest novel, Specimen Days. Inspired by Walt Whitman, the book follows the lives of three New Yorkers living in different time periods.
» Excerpt of Specimen Days in the Reading Room
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» Excerpt of Specimen Days in the Reading Room
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Unearthing the Dragon
Mark Norell, chairman and curator of the Division of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, traces the evolution of our knowledge of dinosaurs. The famous naturalist Sir Richard Owen came up with the word dinosaur, or “fearfully-great lizard,” in 1842. But as Mr. Norell explains in Unearthing the ...
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