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David LynchMeditating on Creativity
David Lynch talks about meditation, creativity, and filmmaking. But first, we ask how twins, triplets, and quadruplets interact in the womb. And we visit The Central African Republic on Underreported. Then, novelist Robert Stone reflects on his experiences in the 1960s. And former Saturday Night Live writer Patricia Marx shares her new novel.
Multiples in the Womb
Dr. Thomas Pinckert tells us about the latest research on how twins, triplets, and quadruplets interact in the womb. Scientists have observed multiples holding hands, kicking, and pulling on each other’s umbilical cords. These prenatal relationships, whether aggressive or submissive, may continue after birth and characterize sibling relationships for years to come. Dr. Thomas Pinckert, is an OB/GYN and expert in high definition ultrasound and high risk pregnancies. He was involved in the National Geographic special “In the Womb: Multiples.”
“In the Womb: Multiples”
Premieres Sunday, January 14 at 8 pm
Underreported: The Central African Republic
The Central African Republic seems to be all but forgotten by the international community. Many people have never even heard of the country. Over the last few months, the Central African Republic has plunged into crisis. Various anti-government rebel groups are subjecting civilians to abuse. Tens of thousands of people are hiding in the bush in precarious conditions in fear of new attacks. Akke Boere, project coordinator for Doctors Without Borders/MSF in the Central African Republic, joins us by phone from Boguila, a village in the northwest of the country. And Nicolas de Torrente, executive director of MSF, joins us to discuss the just-released Top 10 Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2006 from Doctors Without Borders.
Robert Stone Revisits the Sixties
Novelist Robert Stone reflects on how the 1960s changed him, and the rest of the country, in Prime Green.
Prime Green is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Robert Stone will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, January 11 at 7 pm
Upper West Side Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway, at 82nd Street
Robert Stone will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, January 30 at 7 pm
Borders Books
461 Park Avenue at 57th Street
The Humor of Heartbreak
Former Saturday Night Live writer Patricia Marx tells us about her new novel, Him Her Him Again the End of Him.
Him Her Him Again the End of Him is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Patricia Marx will be speaking and signing books
Monday, January 15 at 7 pm
Astor Place Barnes & Noble
David Lynch on Creativity
In Catching the Big Fish, David Lynch explains how decades of Transcendental Meditation have freed up his creativity, and influenced his filmmaking.
David Lynch's latest film, "Inland Empire"
Catching the Big Fish is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: David Lynch will be speaking and signing books
with musical guest Au Revoir Simone as part of the Upstairs at the Square program hosted by Katherine Lanpher
Thursday, January 11 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble
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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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Frank McCourt
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FDA to Regulate Tobacco?
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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Leonard is on Facebook
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