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Clocks have March-ed ahead, and we've passed the Vernal equinox, so ...
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The geographic span between Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and New York's ...
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Donald Nally left his job as a music professor to found an ...
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After learning that the optioned screenplay he had quit his job to write would never be made into a movie, Matt Phelan took the ...
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Award-winning poet Teresa Leo is no stranger to rejection, a common outcome when submitting for publication and grants. She is also familiar with success -- her poetry has appeared in over a dozen publications and received several notable awards. In this first of two parts, we discuss how Leo composes poems, how fellow writers and artists help refine and inform her work, and what characterizes poetic writing. ...
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The holiday season continues apace. To mark , the onset of , the first day of Xmas gift returns, a belated , ...
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Just how far do you have to go when you quit your day job and pursue ...
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What if nobody ever turned you down, and every possible option was available to you? Psychology professor Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less, explains how being asked to choose from an overabundance of options can actually lead to feelings of dissatisfaction and helplessness, rather than greater contentment. ...
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A broken engagement spurred journalist and author Tom Zoellner to ...
info_outlineA broken engagement spurred journalist and author Tom Zoellner to research and write a comprehensive examination of the global diamond industry. Zoellner also helped recount the story of Paul Rusesabagina, the man who saved hundreds of lives during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. We discuss both books during this episode.
The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit, and Desire~ St. Martin's Press, 2006 ~
[to read an excerpt, visit theheartlessstone.com]
(Paul Rusesabagina, with Tom Zoellner)
~ Viking, 2006 ~
During the podcast, we also talk about two films:
Blood Diamond[IMDB] [Official site]
[IMDB] [Official site]
The LA Times takes note of several of the initiatives surrounding the film's release.
For more information on how to take action on conflict diamonds, visit blooddiamondaction.org.
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