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Literary On Point
Monday, May 14, 2012

Enjoy Toni Morrison? Check out these On Point interviews with John Updike, Doris Lessing, Etgar Keret, Amos Oz, Joyce Carol Oates, Carlos Fuentes, Ted Kooser, Dave Eggers, Norman Mailer, Richard Russo, Ha Jin, T.C Boyle, John McPhee, Junot Diaz, Edwidge Danticat, Elizabeth Strout, Elie Wiesel, Wole Soyinka, and Robert Pinsky.

 
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  • Ellen O’Neall Waite

    Seek out “The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to a Nation: Part 1 The Pox Party” by MT Anderson; I’m now about to start “Part 2 Kingdom on the Waves”.  This started as a grandmother review of YA suitability task for an almost 11 year old.  Am entralled by Anderson’s ability to challenge cherished American Revolution history views of race and capitalism with “yeah, okay, but you have to know this too.” Schools should add these with obligatory nod to “Johnny Tremain.”

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Jun 20, 2013
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Qatari Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali bin Fahd al-Hajri, center right, and Jan Mohammad Madani, center left, one of the Taliban officials cut the ribbon at the official opening ceremony of a Taliban office in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (Osama Faisal/AP)

Talks with the Taliban over the future of Afghanistan. The blow-up, the drama. The cases for and against.

Jun 20, 2013
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There's a new movement for "flat" hierarchies in which employees are their own bosses. (Victor1558/Flickr)

We examine workplaces where worker bees are the leaders and how that really works.

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Jun 19, 2013
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Sir Ken Robinson. (Photo: Martin Mancha.)

Sir Ken Robinson, who gave the most watched TED Talk ever, tells us how to find what really makes us tick, and get the most out of life and work.

 
Jun 19, 2013
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Border Texas

As the Senate debate over immigration heats up, we go to South Texas, the new front line in the battle over illegal border crossings.

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Questions on Civil Rights Champion Medgar Evers?
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. We’ll be talking about his life and legacy. What are your questions about Evers, about civil rights now?

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What’s Your Question For Mark Bittman?
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013

We’ve got a terrific On Point Live event coming up this Thursday evening. Tom will be interviewing food author and columnist Mark Bittman at the Paramount Theater in Boston.

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Tick Tock: The Secrets To Your Relationship To Time
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Claudia Hammond, author of “Time Warped: Unlocking The Mysteries Of Time Perception,” told us new memories make you feel like there’s more time, whereas routine makes it seem like the weeks and years zip by.

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