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Testing Boundaries
Award-winning journalist Sean Naylor details what went wrong during Operation Anaconda—the 2002 battle in Afghanistan that he argues could have destroyed Al Qaeda and captured Osama bin Laden. Then, Emily Auerbach, an English professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, challenges the common characterizations of Jane Austen as a demure writer hung up on etiquette and 19th century niceties. She argues that the real Jane Austen was confident, clever, and extremely hard-working. In Robert Antoni's latest novel, three childhood friends reconnect in New York City and decide to return home together for the Trinidadian Carnival. Against the backdrop of the festival, the three friends find themselves navigating the boundaries of race, class, and sexuality. And in this week’s Please Explain feature, we enter into the strange territory of black holes, and try to piece together a portrait of these mysterious regions of space.
Operation Anaconda
Journalist Sean Naylor shares his eyewitness account of military failures in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda. He outlines what went wrong in Not a Good Day to Die.
Fateful Festivities
Three childhood friends explore issues of class, race, and sexuality when they return home to Trinidad in Robert Antoni's latest novel, Carnival.
» Read an excerpt of Carnival in the Reading Room.
Events:
Robert Antoni will be reading on:
Friday, March 4th at 7pm
Barnes & Noble, Chelsea
675 Sixth Avenue at 22nd St.
Pride and Prejudice
Emily Auerbach sets the record straight on what Jane Austen was really like—a gifted, committed, and adventurous writer—in Searching for Jane Austen.
Events:
Emily Auerbach will be reading and signing her latest book
Monday, March 7, at 6PM
Coliseum Books
11 W 42nd Street New York, NY
Phone: (212) 803-5890
Inside Black Holes
In this week's Please Explain feature, we focus our energy on black holes. What are they? And how much do we really know about them?
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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!
Tributes: Jeanne-Claude
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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.
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Please Explain: Eco-Labels
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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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On May 3, the Lopate Show won its third James Beard Award for our 3-ingredient challenge. In August, we asked our listeners to call in and name 3 ingredients and then challenged New York chef and 3-ingredient expert Rozanne Gold to whip up a recipe! You can listen to the 3-ingredient challenge and get some inspiration for simple, delicious, and unexpected dishes.
