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Pakistani Photographers Take A Personal Picture Of Home
Last year, National Geographic offered a photo camp for emerging Pakistani photographers to explore the tribal areas of their country.
Terence Blanchard is one of today's foremost jazz composers....
Terence Blanchard Turns A Tragic Champion Into An Opera Hero
The jazz composer's latest project is an opera based on the life of Emile Griffith, a gay boxer who became a world champion in the 1960s — at a price.
In Istanbul's Taksim Square, Cue The Piano Man
Amid the protests and clashes in Istanbul's Taksim Square, a pianist has been hauling in his instrument at night to entertain the crowds. Each time he does, the raucous crowd stills itself while he plays. In between tunes, chants rise up and he stands on his piano bench to conduct the crowd.
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Telling Stories About Ourselves In 'The Faraway Nearby'
"Stories are compasses and architecture," says author Rebecca Solnit. "We navigate by them, we build our sanctuaries and prisons out of them, and to be without a story is to be lost in the vastness of the world."
The Movie Jesse Eisenberg Has 'Seen A Million Times'
Actor Jesse Eisenberg could watch the British film Submarine a million times. "The movie as a whole is really wonderful but what I love about it even more is that each individual moment seems so special," he says.
Obama's Dilemma: Arming The Syrian Rebels
The White House is taking its first tentative steps toward arming Syrian rebels. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic, about the U.S.' ongoing struggle to determine when is the right time to intercede. They also discuss moderate candidate Hasan Rowhani's victory in the Iranian presidential election.