Study Up For ‘Think’: Scientology's Promise Of 'Total Freedom'
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Lawrence Wright of the New Yorker walks us past the tabloid racks and through the actual, mysterious Church of Scientology as a guest of Think. He’ll talk to host Krys...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': How Kids Illuminate Expectation And Identity
Why do parents react the way they do when their children don’t turn out like they expect? Andrew Solomon spent ten years interviewing 300 families with what he deems “exceptional children” –...
View ArticleStudy Up For Think: Taking Paris To The Table [VIDEO]
What can we learn about a country’s history by undertaking a specific culinary mission? John Baxter takes his Parisian appreciation to another level in The Perfect Meal: In Search of the Lost Tastes of...
View ArticleStudy Up For ‘Think’: Whole Cities Out Of Plain Sight
If you disobeyed “No Trespassing” signs in the world’s greatest cities, what would you find? Urban planner and explorer Moses Gates broke rules from Paris to Moscow to discover the undersides of...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': Bradbury's 'Last Night Of The World'
Biographer Sam Weller explains legendary science fiction writer Ray Bradbury's journey and impact today at 1 p.m. on Think. One short story in particular illuminates the deepest heart of Bradbury's...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': Are Heroes Made, Born, Or Both?
How does the 21st century "hero's journey" compare to myths in classical literature? At noon, we'll hear from Michael Mooney, who profiles slain Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle in this month's D Magazine,...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': Documenting The Rarest Of Creatures [Video]
For almost ten years, Tim Laman and Edwin Scholes have been chasing birds-of-paradise in New Guinea, Australia and nearby islands. They managed to take photos of species that have never before been...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': Our Roaring Fascination With Dinosaurs
They're massive, awe-inspiring -- and full of mystery. For many of us, dinosaurs helped catalyze a love of learning and still make us feel like kids from their posts in museum halls and DK Eyewitness...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': Making Dinner Out Of Disaster
According to the headlines we scan while waiting for giant portions of food at restaurants, American diets are still in big trouble - and the quick-turn options available aren't helping. So, what to...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': Self-Presentation When Everyone's An Artist
We might apologize for selfies, but we still post them generously. Is the trend just a new way to express narcissistic values, or does it borrow purpose from a movement in the contemporary art world?...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': The Plural Of Cyclops
How do words and their meanings color our experience with possibility and how does our changing language keep us learning? Perhaps no two people think about this more than Grant Barrett and Martha...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': A Flight To The Range
It's in the detailed custom blanket sets sold on Etsy by the ad exec mom who quit to freelance and stay home with her kids. And it's on a street outside city limits, where a handsome twenty-something...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think:' In Romare Bearden's World, Color Is Song
Where Fort Worth artist Sedrick Huckaby is an heir to painter Romare Bearden, Bearden owes his work to jazz. Huckaby joins Think host Krys Boyd at 1 p.m. to talk about this chain and Romare Bearden: A...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think:' Cutting Deep, Without Words
The Nation publisher emeritus Victor Navasky's new book is The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power. See 7 of his favorite single panels before Think host Krys Boyd talks...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': On Point With The Mightiest Fish
Writer and painter Richard Ellis wants to save the ocean one species at a time. He's trying to do this by profiling wonders of the sea like the swordfish, which zips through the ocean at 60 miles per...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': Death Threats In A Day's Work
When Alfredo Corchado announced his plans to become a journalist, his father made one request. Whatever you do, he said, don't cover drug trafficking or organized crime. Corchado hops back and forth...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': Consumers, Now Hip To Issues Of Origin, Demand Fair Trade
We're used to seeing fair trade stamps on coffee and produce. But consumers are asking for more information about where their clothes come from, too. Companies like Nike and Wal-Mart are rethinking...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': At The Mercy Of Dads And Doctors With Feelings
Parents and physicians can seem god-like. But they're human, just like we are. What happens when the raw emotions of such trusted figures bleed into their responsibilities? We'll find out on Think,...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': Sleuthing Dallas' Best Restaurants
Nancy Nichols has written about food for D Magazine for almost 17 years. It's become near impossible for the critic and D dining editor to remain anonymous. But, you know, just in case, she still wore...
View ArticleStudy Up For 'Think': Seeing America Through The Minutemen's Night Vision...
What compels the Minutemen to hunt for undocumented immigrants? What kind of country are they longing for? Could there be more than border control behind the movement? Think host Krys Boyd talks to...
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