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COVER STORY
Food
Kurt talks with humorist Calvin Trillin about his Tummy
Trilogy.
 Wayne
Thiebaud
A profile of the artist famous for
his carefully crafted paintings of the sugary, salty, fattening, mundane
stuff we love -- cakes, candied apples, pies, ice cream cones, bubble
gum, sardines, and hot dogs. Produced by Laura Sydell.
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to a profile of the artist
Go
to a Washington Post article with a SLIDE SHOW
Go
to the upcoming exhibition at the Whitney
 Saxton
Freymann
A trip to the grocery store with an artist and children's
book author who uses fruits and vegetables as the raw material for his
whimsical sculptures. Produced by Leital Molad.
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to Freymann's other children's books
 Food
in Film
Kurt talks with Leah Rozen, People Magazine's film
critic, about food as an exquisite prop and essential plot device in the
movies. (Pictured right: A scene from "Goodfellas")
Cowboy
Boots
A dust-kicking foot-stomp through a new exhibit at
the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas, celebrating
the fashion icon of rugged American individualism-- cowboy boots. Produced
by Michael May.
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to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Go
to a tribute to cowboy boots
 SPECIAL
GUEST
Calvin Trillin
Essayist and humorist Calvin Trillin has been a staff
writer for the New Yorker for nearly thirty years. He is the author of
19 books including the best-selling Remembering Denny and three books
chronicling his eating adventures- American Fried, Alice, Lets Eat,
and Third Helpings - which have been compiled into a single volume
called The Tummy Trilogy.
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to the Salon Interview with Trillin
Go
to Trillin's Time Magazine columns
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Commentary
Piracy or Parody?
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Vieques
Art and protest on a tiny, embattled island.
Produced by Katherine McCaffrey.
Design
for the Real World
The Lucky Strike cigarette pack: Cleveland Institute
of Art professor Richard Fiorelli looks at the 1940's masterpiece by
legendary designer Raymond Loewy.
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