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From the almost mythical presence of Groucho Marx and a surprisingly pleasant sit-down with Bobby Fischer to the unique intelligence of John Lennon, the legendary host has shared the stage […]

Though Dick Cavett bagged some rare guests, he dropped the ball with a failed joke to Carey Grant and couldn’t quite penetrate Frank Sinatra’s entourage.

NBC’s recent debacle elicits a long standing fact of late-night TV: whether it’s the mental state that occurs just before going to bed or the effect of having a couple […]

Will Conan O’Brien’s move to TBS shake up the talk show format? Maybe not: Dick Cavett thinks some of the more monotonous late-night traditions are here to stay.

The famous clash between the author and Dick Cavett was triggered, in part, by Mailer’s misunderstanding of what an “interview” is supposed to be.

A conversation with the legendary talk show host.

The author of “Compañero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara” discusses the legacy of the famous revolutionary, and why it’s one he never would have wanted.

Jorge Castañeda argues that Mexico must become part of a “North American community”—perhaps one with a unified currency.

The former Mexican presidential candidate criticizes the incumbent, Calderón, for persisting in a “lousy” and “unwinnable” battle against drugs.

NAFTA was “oversold,” says Mexico’s former secretary of foreign affairs. The country can only revive its economy by fundamentally altering its neighbors’ thinking.

As Obama pushes for an overhaul of immigration law, Mexico’s ex-Secretary of Foreign Affairs warns that he must succeed this year, or risk seeing his policies stall as George W. […]

The U.S.-Mexico border fence carries a “terrible” symbolic message, but virtually no practical impact.

From his tenure as Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs to his professorship at NYU, Jorge Castañeda has sought to spark foreign interest and domestic hope in Latin America.

A conversation with the professor of politics at New York University.

Dolphin intelligence is even more impressive than scientists previously believed. So what are the ethical ramifications for our treatment of these extraordinary creatures?

Emory University Neuroscientist and Behavioral Biologist Lori Marino says there is no evidence that zoos help promote conservation through education. For example, Japan has more marine parks than any other […]

Dolphins are living proof that you don’t need hands to create and use tools. Their sophisticated manipulations of water, air, and sea floor also demonstrate how culture spreads among their […]

Lori Marino’s discoveries around the incredible level of intelligence in dolphins show they should be treated as sentient beings with lives to lead, not objects or commodities.

Emory University Neuroscientist and Behavioral Biologist Lori Marino campaigns against the treatment of dolphins as commodities, especially the dolphin slaughters around the world, including the Taiji drives in Japan.

Studying the intelligence, behavior and evolution of dolphins can help humans to gain perspective on who we are.