Jan 23rd, 2010 · Picture a bleak, post-apocalyptic American wasteland where nearly all of humanity has been wiped out save for a solitary, dust-covered man, carrying a sword and a mysterious book. It's the first movie in nearly nine years for directors Albert and Allen Hughes, who also directed such films as Menace II Society and Dead Presidents. Guest host Audie Cornish speaks with the duo about their new movie, The Book of Eli.
Jan 21st, 2010 · In a vintage photo, a solitary man with a Cab Calloway mustache grabs his hat with two hands and lets out a yell. Off the page and across 30 years, you can still hear the holler. Oliver Wang reviews a collection of music and photos from Chicago's 1970s soul scene.
Jul 2nd, 2009 · One of the reasons to join a book group is to get commentary from others about the book. Now there is a Web site with books in the public domain that will let you click on a sentence or a phrase and access commentary about it from all over the world.
Mar 29th, 2009 · Humans are social animals; deprived of regular contact, we lose our minds. And that's just what's happening in solitary confinement cells across the country. Surgeon and author Atul Gawande, whose article in the current issue of New Yorker magazine looks at the effects of extended solitary confinement, talks to host Jacki Lyden.
Mar 8th, 2009 · Ernesto Lira spent years in solitary confinement after California authorities declared he was associated with a violent prison gang. Now he's suing California in a case that's bringing the state's pre-emptive methods of dealing with suspected gang members and associates under scrutiny.
Mar 3rd, 2009 · The fate of two men who have spent longer in solitary confinement than any other U.S. inmate will be argued in a federal court in Louisiana. The men were convicted 36 years ago of killing a prison guard in a racially charged investigation. After almost four decades in solitary, there are now questions about their guilt. Laura Sullivan
Jan 29th, 2009 · New research shows that the common brain chemical serotonin triggers gregarious, swarming behavior in locusts. The study, published in Science, says that when the normally solitary insects come together, the sight, smell and touch of other locusts causes a spike in serotonin levels, turning them into social creatures.
Dec 17th, 2008 · After growing doubts about a 1973 murder case, a judge overturned an Angola inmate's conviction and granted him bail three weeks ago. Hours later, the Louisiana attorney general stepped in and halted the release. Now the inmate is back in the isolation cell, where he's spent more than three decades.