November 17, 2006
Brian K. Vaughan is one of the most interesting graphic novelists working today. In his series Y: The Last Man he depicts an apocalyptic future in which the male half of humanity has been wiped out, with one man surviving in a world populated only by women. In his new graphic novel, The Pride of Baghdad, he tells the story of a family of lions that escapes the Baghdad zoo during the American invasion.
In 2000, Dave Eggers became the literary voice of his generation with the memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. But in his latest work, Eggers chose to channel a very different voice. What is the What tells a fictionalized version of the real life of Valentino Achak Deng, a young man who fled the Sudanese genocide. Kurt talks with Deng and Eggers about their collaboration.
Pop culture's favorite vegan has been producing beautiful, catchy music, and lots of it, for well over a decade. He's just released a new album, Go: The Very Best of Moby, and he joins Kurt to talk about the ubiquity of his music, and why he feels selling his music to advertisers doesn’t mean he's selling out.
The composer John Corigliano has collected an impressive stack of awards for his music. He won an Academy Award for his score to the movie The Red Violin, and a Pulitzer Prize for his Second Symphony. Jonathan Mitchell asked Corigliano about the music that inspired him, and why the American classical tradition of Aaron Copland has fallen on hard times.
Almost 100 years ago, the Leica camera changed the world of photography. It was the first practical 35mm camera, and it has inspired passion in those who shoot with it. In Design for the Real World, photojournalist Deborah Copaken Kogan - the author of Shutterbabe - explains what makes the Leica so special. Produced by Dennis Nishi
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