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Tom Wilkinson in "Separate Lies"
65 million girls worldwide are out of school–24 million in sub-Saharan Africa alone. In most cases, poverty is to blame. Brooke Hutchinson and Lydia Wilbard explain why they believe getting girls into school is the most effective way to raise a country’s economic productivity and help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. Next, Philip Gourevitch tells us about his new post as editor of the Paris Review. Then, we explore the mysteries of menopause in this week’s edition of our regular Please Explain feature. And finally, Writer/director Julian Fellowes and actor Tom Wilkinson discuss their new film, “Separate Lies.”
The Value of a Good Education
Brooke Hutchinson, Program Director of CAMFED (the Campaign for Female Education), and Lydia Wilbard tell us how securing quality educations for girls in sub-Saharan Africa can reduce poverty and the spread of HIV/AIDS. Lydia Wilbard grew up in a small village in rural Tanzania. When she was ten, her mother ...
The Paris Review
On March 17th, 2005 Philip Gourevitch (a longtime New Yorker staff writer and the author of We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories From Rwanda) became the third person ever to take the helm of the Paris Review as editor. He joins ...
Please Explain: Menopause
In this week’s Please Explain feature, we try to understand menopause. We’ll talk to Dr. Fredi Kronenberg, a Professor of Clinical Physiology in Rehabilitation Medicine at Columbia University, whose research focuses on the physiology and endocrinology of menopause and the use of alternative treatment therapies. She's joined by Dr. ...
Separate Lies
Writer/director Julian Fellowes won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 2002 for “Gosford Park." Now, he’s directed his first film (which he also wrote): “Separate Lies.” He and actor Tom Wilkinson tell us about the new film.
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