Slavoj Žižek calls Tavis Smiley “The Big One”
If you’re interested in hearing the brilliant, sometimes-contentious Slovenian philosopher and Melville House author Slavoj Žižek discuss political correctness, the 2008 financial crisis, and what he sees as one of Malcolm X’s… Read more »
Three for Tuesday: An Interview with Tim Parks
Topics discussed: mozzarella sticks, Nick During, incompetence, silliness, fear, Martin Amis, Facebook comments, George Orwell, the New York Review of Books, Charlie Hebdo, Henry Green, the Nobel Prize, John Banville, Tomas Tranströmer, Karl Ove… Read more »
A completely real, not at all plagiarized interview with plagiarist Jonah Lehrer
This was a long week, but one full of miracles. Kindhearted megacorporation Amazon bought itself a lovely new domain name that it will use only for good; a day later,… Read more »
NPR lays off 28 and cancels “Tell Me More”
UPDATE: As Ron Charles notified us on Twitter and an NPR article on the developments indicates, “eight of the 28 positions being eliminated are already vacant, Senior Vice President for… Read more »