Barack Obama is an elegant and literate man with a cosmopolitan sense of the world. He is widely read in philosophy, literature, and history - as befits a former law professor - and he has shown time and again a surprising interest in contemporary fiction. Teju Cole barackbefitcontemporary share on social
Each time I caught sight of geese swooping in formation across the sky, I wondered how our life below might look from their perspective, and imagined that, were they ever to indulge in such speculation, the high-rises might seem to them like firs massed in a grove. Teju Cole catchfirformation share on social
There is a role and function for beauty in our time. Tadao Ando beautyfunctionrole Change image and share on social
I can never leave a bookstore without buying a book. I read four or five at a time. Mireille Guiliano bookbookstorebuy Change image and share on social
You spend all this time reading or thinking or praying or searching or exploring.Maybe there's an Omega Point of love. Sturgill Simpson exploreloveomega Change image and share on social
Tween programming is so retro that the shows even have theme songs, something the quest for more commercial time drove out of prime-time television years ago. Jonathan Dee agocommercialdrive Change image and share on social
Well, I had nightmares when I was doing the Klan story all the time. I had a recurring nightmare of basically being exposed as a Jew inside the Klan compound. Jon Ronson basicallycompoundexpose Change image and share on social
Eye was a great discovery. He is one of the great vocalists of all time. John Zorn discoveryeyegreat Change image and share on social
People sometimes have a very hard time accepting change. John Zorn acceptchangehard Change image and share on social
I tend not to spend a lot of time looking in the rearview mirror. If you say, 'Oh, I did 'Hill Street Blues' or 'L.A. Law' and everything I do has to measure up to some preconceived notion of that,' it would paralyze you. Steven Bochco bluehilllaw share on social
