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The tsunami survivor who lost her whole family

Sonali Deraniyagala, at home in New York: 'The book has allowed me to bring them close, to keep them close.' Photograph: Annie Collinge for the Observer What will you remember of the people you love?…
AUTHOR:Tim Adams
PUBLISHED: March 9, 2013
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3768 words)

Casey Michel: California’s Death Penalty Decision

Those in favor of ending capital punishment in California have dramatically outspent their opponents and gathered celebrity endorsements from Joan Baez to Bill O’Reilly, but the race is too…
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1414 words)

David Foster Wallace on the Brink of ‘Infinite Jest’

In 1990, David Foster Wallace, only 28, had already lived a chaotic life: he’d been a literary star, a teacher, and a depressive, had attempted to take his own life and then found his way into…
AUTHOR:D.T. Max
PUBLISHED: Aug. 19, 2012
LENGTH: 9 minutes (2415 words)

The Role of Architecture in Humanity's Story

Martha Thorne is currently the Executive Director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. She also serves as Associate Dean for External Relations of IE School of Architecture Madrid/Segovia. In recent…
AUTHOR:Vikas Shah
PUBLISHED: June 18, 2012
LENGTH: 29 minutes (7481 words)

Music: It's in your head, changing your brain - CNN.com

Bassist Victor Wooten says you don't need to start with the rules of music in order to play an instrument. (CNN) -- Michael Jackson was on to something when he sang that "A-B-C" is "simple as "Do Re…
PUBLISHED: May 26, 2012
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2172 words)

Out in the West

Article - Autumn 2011 Print The Mormon Church is going mainstream and leaving its gay members behind By Jennifer Sinor I try to focus on the positive, Adam tells me. His body leans forward in the…
LENGTH: 22 minutes (5700 words)
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