INTERVIEW

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Learn Who's Who in Greek Mythology With a Stylish New Guide Book for Modern Audiences

Ever wondered if Hades is the god of death or god of the Underworld? In this new book, podcast host Liv Albert guides you through the who's who of the ancient world.

New Video Game Combats the Ultimate Villain—the All-Too-Familiar Feeling of Exhaustion

This indie game about sleep deprivation is a mood.

Isaac Hempstead Wright with Kristian Nairn in Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones's Kristian Nairn Didn't Learn the Meaning of Hodor's Name Until the Very End

“I was surprised just like everyone else when I found out what Hodor meant," the 43-year-old actor said.

A Simple Trick for Eliminating 'Filler Words' Like 'Like' From Your Vocabulary

According to communication experts.

A Visit With Doctor Laser: New York’s Resident Holographer

An established pioneer in the field offers a peek inside his colorful laboratory.

Surprise, Motherf@#&er: Erik King on Dexter's Legacy

'Dexter' star Erik King chats about Sergeant Doakes’s untimely death, how his father inspired the character, and the art of surprising serial killers with tirades of profanity.

LinkedIn Can Now Estimate Your Chances of Getting Hired

This might actually prompt you to start using the site.

How Brooklyn Creamery Ample Hills Dreams Up its Colorful Flavors

The creative creamery will be featuring some of their ice cream at The Village Voice’s upcoming Choice Eats event on March 11.

9 Things We Learned From Astronaut Scott Kelly’s AMA

The record-breaking astronaut revealed some out-of-this-world facts about life in space.

8 Interview Questions You Might Not Know Are Illegal

Sometimes, neither job seekers nor interviewers realize a line has been crossed.

Listen to the Musical Stylings of a Toy Piano Virtuoso

How a childhood toy inspired this Juilliard graduate.

Reddit Is Releasing a Book of AMAs

Did your favorite interview make it into the limited-edition coffee-table book?

12 Things You Didn't Know About Sarah Vowell

The author tells us about her musical beginnings, dirty laundry, and love of index cards.

21 Bone-Chilling Secrets About R.L. Stine

The author who terrified (and enthralled) you as kid spills on writing, the state of horror, and his history with humor.

17 Clues About Puzzlemaster Will Shortz

There's more to the famed wordsman than just crosswords.

Check Your Shelf: An Interview with Lushlife

Each week, we're taking artists we admire and asking them to drop some bookshelf-inspired knowledge. This week we talked to the incredible rapper Lushlife.

5 Things We Learned from Rick Moranis on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Why he quit show business, how the Bob and Doug sketches started, and his disastrous early experience on radio.

Meet the Woman Who Discovered Bob Ross

The story of how Annette Kowalski and Bob Ross met, founded a worldwide company, and made a surprising star of the mild-mannered painter.

Secret Pizza Party! (or How to Write the Best Kids' Book)

Secret #1: Get your narrator in cahoots with the reader.

The Secret to Homaro Cantu's Genius

When you think of madcap inventors and nerd heroes, it's hard to think of someone more inspiring than Homaro Cantu.

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Q&A: Alastair Bruce, Downton Abbey’s Historical Advisor

When they’re not engaged in scandalous trysts, murder investigations, or hiding children born out of wedlock, the residents of Downton Abbey—both its upstairs aristocracy and downstairs staff—are expected to behave perfectly. Fortunately for the cast and

R.L. Stine on Scaring Children and Teens

4 Things We Learned from The Knick's Creators

Interview: The Knick Creators Amiel and Begler

Set in 1900, "The Knick" follows life and death in a New York hospital. Oh yeah, and the main character is a surgeon who happens to be addicted to cocaine.