By Robert Darnton November 9 is one of those strange dates haunted by history. On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, signaling the collapse of the Soviet empire. The Nazis organized Kristallnacht on November 9, 1938, beginning their all-out

By Malise RuthvenReflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the Westby Christopher CaldwellWhat I Believeby Tariq Ramadan In April 1968, two weeks after the riots that devastated US cities following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the

By John RichardsonFrancis Bacon: A Centenary Exhibitionan exhibition at Tate Britain, London, September 11, 2008-January 4, 2009, the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, February 3-April 19, 2009, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, May 20-August 16, 2009

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest."- William Blak"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."- Marcel Proust "I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out

Do you ever wonder where flavors come from? Raffi Khatchadourian, staff writer at The New Yorker, explores the science and business of flavor-making in his piece in the November 23rd issue of The New Yorker.

What do kids need to know about food? Michael Pollan, food activist and author, explains the personal and global health implications of food choices to a younger audience in his new book,The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets Behind What

The butcher is back. Tom Mylan, butcher and operator of the forthcoming butcher shop , and Marissa Guggiana, president of , an editor at , and author of the forthcoming book The Butcher Book, talk about the sudden interest in

Throwing a dinner party doesn't have to cause anxiety. Tamara Reynolds and Zora O'Neill , two food bloggers who run a Queens dining club, "The Sunday Night Dinner", discuss their new book, Forking Fantastic!: Put the Party Back in Dinner

The first and only African-American quarterback to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Warren Moon, has written a new autobiography Never Give Up on Your Dream: My Journey. He talks about his life as a football star.

Tennis legend Monica Seles discusses life on and off the court, and her new book Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self.

Running is more popular than ever. Christopher McDougall, contributing editor for , and author of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, talks about the science of "extreme" running and the

Can you run faster than your cat? Cameron Stracher, publisher of the New York Law School Law Review at work on a book about the 1970s and the running boom, talks about the differences between human and animal runners.

Ronald K. Chen, , discusses foreclosures, gay marriage and other issues important to the people of the state.

David Leonhardt, New York Times economics and staff writer for the magazine talks about the weatherization stimulus and other economic news.

Ethan Zuckerman, co-founder of and research fellow at the Berkman Center, joins us weekly in November to talk about the global impact of social media. This week: a look at how Africa portrays itself on the website and the debate

As the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close, Andy Serwer, managing editor of Fortune, asks if they were the worst yet in "," this week's Time cover story.Clip from President Bush's last press conference on his

Monami Maulik, director of , Desis Rising up and Moving, talks about the group's latest effort, in conjunction with Ramzi Kassem, assistant professor of Law and director of the , to prevent "community profiling" by law enforcement agents.

Learn how to preserve someone's story with master-listener Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps, who offers how-to advice for observing the second annual on November 27th.What's the best first question to start a family conversation? Comment below.

Tom Moran, political columnist for the , talks about the newly elected New Jersey legislative leadership and the remaining lame duck session.

Two news stories today may mean that the internet is getting a little less open. Julia Angwin the Wall St. Journal today about how the number of volunteer editors on Wikipedia has dropped precipitously over the past year. Then, Jeff