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TED Talks Daily Book Club: Horse Barbie
This is our first episode of a new series — the TED Talks Daily Book Club. Join Elise as she interviews TED speakers about their books and their ideas beyond the page. First up: Geena Rocero, an award-winning producer, model, director and the author of
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What really happened to Oedipus?
When Queen Jocasta of Thebes gave birth to Oedipus, a grim air seized the occasion. Her husband, King Laius, had received a prophecy from Apollo's oracle foretelling that he would die at the hands of his own son. Determined to escape this fate, Laius abandoned the newborn on Mount Cithaeron. Bu..
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“where you from?” An ode to the Bronx
In an ode to the neighborhood that raised and inspired her, 2024 National Youth Poet Laureate Stephanie Pacheco performs her stirring poem that explores the experience of growing up in the Bronx; highlighting the true colors of her community and the meaning of home and belonging.
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The meaning of love, according to Rumi
According to legend, the renowned scholar Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi was giving a lecture when a disheveled man approached and asked him the meaning of his academic books. Rumi didn’t know it yet, but this question and this man would change his life. So, who was this mysterious figure, and how did h..
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Rumi: One of the world's most famous writers
According to legend, the renowned scholar Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi was giving a lecture when a disheveled man approached and asked him the meaning of his academic books. Rumi didn’t know it yet, but this question and this man would change his life. So, who was this mysterious figure, and how did h..
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A meditation on Rumi and the power of poetry
In an ode to the Persian language, author Leili Anvar unfurls the work of 13th-century mystic poet Rumi and reflects on how poetry gives meaning to our lives.
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