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Today we begin a three-part series on the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of our weekly Underreported feature. Recent fighting between Rwandan and Congolese forces in Eastern Congo has raised concern that tensions could flare up into a full-fledged regional war. In the first part of our series, we'll examine the extent to which Congo’s troubled past may be responsible for the region’s current instability. Next, Jodi Kantor, editor of the Arts and Leisure section of The New York Times, joins us for a discussion on covering culture. Then, New York Times columnist Teresa Riordan studies the history of fashion’s scientific innovations in her new book, Inventing Beauty. Finally, Leslie Klinger pays tribute to the literary legacy of Arthur Conan Doyle with a definitive new edition of the 56 original Sherlock Holmes stories: The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes.
Underreported: A Legacy of Conflict
A timeline of Congo's history reveals a past riddled with conflict and bloodshed. It was once among the main sources of the Atlantic slave trade. In the 19th century it was the site of the Belgian-controlled rubber and ivory trades that claimed the lives of up to 10 million people in the region. And in the 1990s, ethnic warfare in Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi spilled across its porous borders. To what extent has Congo's troubled history led to its current situation? Suliman Baldo, Africa Program Director for International Crisis Group, phones in from Kinshasa. He’s joined by Howard French, former West Africa bureau chief and current Shanghai bureau chief for The New York Times, and author of A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa.
» More on the Underreported series
» More on International Crisis Group
Music:
Pieces of Africa, Kronos Quartet: "White Man Sleeps"
Cultural Content
Jodi Kantor, editor of the Arts and Leisure section of The New York Times, on covering culture.
Music:
Jump Start, Wynton Marsalis: "Boogie Woogie Stomp," "Slow Drag"
The Science of Style
Teresa Riordan with a history of the innovations that have made us beautiful: Inventing Beauty.
» Click here to view some illustations from the book
» Read an excerpt of Inventing Beauty in the Reading Room
Music:
Soundtrack to The Beautician and the Beast, music by Cliff Eidelman: "The J Waltz," "Pochenko Meets the Peasants"
Education never ends, Watson
Leslie Klinger, editor of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, shares some of his probing insights into Holmes, Watson, and Conan Doyle.
Events: Leslie Klinger will be signing books on:
Saturday, January 9th at 9:30am
Algonquin Hotel
59 W. 44th Street, 2nd floor
Music:
Soundtrack to A Shock to the System, music by Gary Chang: "Graham's Tango"
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