by Christine Kenneally BH | Mar 28, 2011 | Books, The First Word
I had reason to check back in on my interview with the legendary Leonard Lopate on WNYC, recorded when The First Word was published. I never posted it, so here it is now.
by Christine Kenneally BH | Nov 30, 2010 | Books, The First Word
Nicholas Blechman and Greg Mollica, who created the cover for "The First Word," get their due in "Penguin 75." A wonderful book celebrating Penguin's 3/4 century, it features 75 of the best and worst covers from the past decade with commentary...
by Christine Kenneally BH | May 22, 2008 | The First Word
Now that we're shaking off the old-fashioned idea of human uniqueness, we must be wary of any suggestion that what makes humans human can be explained by a single thing. If that 'thing' feels intuitively right, we must be doubly suspicious. The one...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Apr 12, 2008 | Birds, Bonobos, Brain, Crows, Dogs, Languages, The First Word
Ever since Galileo argued that the sun was the center of the solar system, the idea of Earth as the universal hub has been the classic example of scientific arrogance. It’s certainly a foolproof example of the way humans consider themselves the rule by which...
by Christine Kenneally BH | Jul 25, 2007 | The First Word
I wrote a short essay, "A path to language," for the good people at Powell’s book store. Checkout Powells.com for all of their excellent author interviews, essays and Q&A’s.
