E-mail a friendJanuary 3, 2005
Poet Maya Angelou says her new cookbook, Hallelujah! The Welcome Table, has a story for each recipe. Humorist Andy Borowitz discusses the polarization of politics.
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou is celebrated as a poet and writer and has a notable career as an educator, producer, director, actress and civil rights activist. She was among the first African American women to hit the bestsellers lists. In '93, she became only the second poet in U.S. history to write and recite original work at a presidential inauguration. Angelou has traveled from poverty in segregated Arkansas to journalism in Africa to being hailed as a renaissance woman and one of the great voices of contemporary literature.
Andy Borowitz
Andy Borowitz
An award-winning humorist, Andy Borowitz' musings appear in his daily Internet column and several national publications. He's also heard on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. Borowitz was Harvard Lampoon president and, after graduation, moved to L.A. where he became a screenwriter. He co-created TV's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, co-produced the film, Pleasantville, and is the first-ever National Press Club humor award winner. He's written several books, including the satirical The Republican Playbook.