COVER STORY
Revenge
Kurt Andersen and journalist Laura Blumenfeld talk about the basic human desire for revenge.

Judith and Artemisia
The Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi depicted the biblical story of Judith cutting off the head of Holofernes like no other artist. She painted it many times, in fact, almost obsessively. Judith Kampfner found out why.
Go to a biography of Artemisia Gentileschi
Buy a book on Artemisia Gentileschi

Enemy Pie
Why does revenge show up so much in kids books? We hear from critic Leonard Marcus and Valerie Lewis, who owns a childrens bookstore in San Jose. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell.
Go to Leonard Marcus' website
Go to the Children's Literature Web Guide
Buy Enemy Pie

Charles Mingus
Mingus was known to his enemies and his friends as the "Angry Man of Jazz," and some of his best works are fueled by rage. Simon Rentner explores the vengeful impulses of one of the great composers of modern jazz.
Go to a Mingus website
Go to a Downbeat Magazine article on Mingus
Buy records by Charles Mingus

SPECIAL GUEST
Laura Blumenfeld
Laura Blumenfeld is a staff writer for the Washington Post, and the author of Revenge: A Story of Hope. The book recounts her experience with the man who tried to murder her father in Jerusalem, and is being made into a film by HBO.
Go to a Salon article on Blumenfeld
Go to NewsHour conversation with Blumenfeld
Buy Revenge: A Story of Hope by Laura Blumenfeld

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Commentary
Passion of the Penguins
The hit documentary March of the Penguins has been embraced by commentators on the Christian Right, who say it celebrates faith and family values, and offers proof that "intelligent design" does exist -- and global warming doesn't. Kurt wonders if the Right would be so quick to embrace the film if they knew where it came from.
Read the full text
Visit the official site for March of the Pengins

Billy Joe Shaver
His songs about rambling, gambling "honky-tonk heroes" have been performed by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, and Waylon Jennings. Trey Kay grew up with Shaver's songs, and recalls what they have to say about fathers and sons.
Go to Billy Joe Shaver's official website
Buy Billy Joe Shaver's new record The Real Deal
Buy A Live Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver

Embroidered Implants
Embroidery's not just for pillowcases any more. Design curator Matilda McQuaid tells us about an intricate little piece of polyester that only the surgeons ever get to see.
Go to the Cooper Hewitt Extreme Textiles website

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