Studio 360

American Icons: ‘My Ántonia’

Some great novelists get the acclaim and readership they deserve, and some don’t. Willa Cather is one who has not.

American Icons: The Muppets

Jim Henson started making television programs starring his distinctive googly-eyed creations — part puppet, part marionette — in the...

Making Memories with a Microchip

Ted Berger is trying to build a microchip that can remember things for us. He teaches biomedical engineering at the University of...

Phantom of the Opera

Gabriel von Wayditch wrote 14 operas, some telling R-rated stories and one that's the longest in history. But hardly anyone's ever heard...

Keep Your Eye on the Ball

In three-card monte, con artists use swift hand moves and constant patter to convince a sucker there's a way to win. A magician, a...

Magic Politicians

A good magic trick isn’t just a trick – it’s a story wrapped around a trick. Magicians distract their audiences with professional smooth...