Innovation

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A quick questionnaire with Jeremi Suri

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A quick questionnaire with Jennifer Richeson

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A quick questionnaire with Jason Moran

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A quick questionnaire with James De La Vega

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A quick questionnaire with Geneva Wiki

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A quick questionnaire with Elizabeth Catlos

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A quick questionnaire with John Wherry

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A quick questionnaire with Daniela Bleichmar

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A quick questionnaire with Daniel Alarcón

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A quick questionnaire with Christina Galitsky

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A quick questionnaire with Brian Hare

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A quick questionnaire with Beth Shapiro

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A quick questionnaire with Amber VanDerwarker

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A quick questionnaire with Alicia Graf

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A quick questionnaire with Aaron O'Dea

Daniel Alarcón established his literary reputation with the publication this year of his widely praised novel, Lost City Radio. Irish writer Colm Toibin described it as “gripping and tense…with echoes of Orwell and Huxley.”

Crossing the Divide

Novelist Daniel Alarcón's writings evoke the gritty, compelling landscape of urban Latin America

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Faith Healer

Religious historian Reza Aslan calls for a return to Islam's tradition of tolerance

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Flower Power

Studying ancient botanical drawings, Daniela Bleichmar is rewriting the history of the Spanish conquest of the Americas

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Water Works

Taking up the family business, Philippe Cousteau campaigns to save our oceans and rivers

“I like the idea of the artist going out in the world, creating a dialogue,” says De La Vega (in the East Village with one of his street paintings). “Art is interacting with people.”

Marked Man

Guerilla artist James De La Vega leverages his street smarts to a fashion career

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