Dec 1st, 2008 · Leopold Cafe, a popular stop for Western tourists in Mumbai, India, was attacked last Wednesday by gunmen. But the cafe has reopened for business and many customers turned out. Farhang Jehani, a co-owner of Leopold Cafe, says they are trying to show to the world that "nothing can stop Mumbai."
Jun 16th, 2008 · In his famous novel, Ulysses, James Joyce described the adventures of Leopold Bloom through Dublin on June 16th, 1904. Today, on "Bloomsday," author Scott Huler talks about how he became intrigued by the character whose adventures inspired Joyce.
May 3rd, 2007 · In Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture, the British punk-rock expert chronicles the prehistory of the pop-culture construct "teenager," from J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan to Leopold and Loeb.
Apr 1st, 2007 · Published in 1948, A Sand County Almanac is a classic of the conservation movement. Wisconsin honors author Aldo Leopold every year with public readings. The essay "Marshland Elegy" offers a background for reflections on a conservation pioneer.
Jan 13th, 2006 · Mozart's relationship with his father was one of love and mutual respect, but not subservience. Scholars Neal Zaslaw and Jane Glover explore the relationship. Music includes a sonata for piano and violin, intrigue from The Marriage of Figaro and a piano concerto.