Artist Tim Youd performs at Aqua Art Miami VIP Preview on December 4, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida. / Photo credit: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for Art Miami

Tim Youd Types up Tribute to Writers

Sadie Stein, contributing editor at the Paris Review, tells us about artist Tim Youd. He pays tribute to writers by retyping classic novels using the original typewriter model the author worked with ... for the purposes of art, not after-school punishment.


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The Sea & Cake – The Argument Art Blakey Quintet – The Split Kick Bedroom Walls – More Real Cats The Spinanes – I Love That Party With the Monkey Kitty Paul McCartney – Eat at Home Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble – Texas Flood Sheryl Crow – If It Makes You Happy Lady Lamb – […]


Dev Patel attends the IWC Gala Dinner during the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2015 at the Palexpo on January 20, 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images for IWC)

Dev Patel Marvels at Machines and Maggie Smith

"Slumdog Millionaire" star Dev Patel is having a(nother) moment with the sci-fi film "Chappie." He ponders a world full of machines... and tells us why Dame Maggie Smith is LIKE one.


Tania James Takes On A New Perspective

Indian-American novelist Tania James has won acclaim for fiction that spans continents and takes bold leaps. She shares an excerpt of her new novel, told from the perspective of an elephant, in crisis.


The No-Motor Boat Race

Luke Burbank hosts the radio show "T-B-T-L" and, it happens, bears annual witness to one of America's strangest naval feats... a NO-motor boat race.


Dave Barry: How to Live Right, with a Machete

Since winning a Pulitzer Prize for his humor writing, Dave Barry has busied himself with writing bestselling novels, literary collaborations, and essay collections. His latest is called "Live Right and Find Happiness (Although Beer is Much Faster): Life Lessons and Other Ravings." We asked him to shower our listeners with excellent advice. He gave us...machetes.


Pierette Huttner, Mustard Sommelier.

A Mustard for Every Occasion

French mustard brand Maille opened up a store in Manhattan recently. They sell dozens of mustard varieties there, and to help people decide what to pair them with, they hired "mustard sommelier" Pierrette Huttner.