Jul 10 Conversation: Joseph O'Neill, Author of 'Netherland' By Arts Desk For his book "Netherland," author Joseph O'Neill had a unique vantage point to explore the now-familiar literary terrain of post-9/11 New York. Not well known to most American readers, New York City's cricket-playing community is certainly well known to O'Neill,… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch Writer, poet Jim Harrison is a determined 'outsider' Most of Jim Harrison's 32 books have been set in the sparsely populated areas he knows well: Northern Michigan, the Sandhills of Nebraska, the Arizona-Mexico border and in the beautiful "Paradise Valley" near Livingston, Mt., where he now lives much… Continue watching
Jul 09 Writer Jim Harrison Is a Determined 'Outsider' Most of Jim Harrison's 32 books have been set in the sparsely populated areas he knows well: Northern Michigan, the Sandhills of Nebraska, the Arizona-Mexico border and in the beautiful "Paradise Valley" near Livingston, Mt., where he now lives much… Continue reading
Jul 09 Jim Harrison Reads 'Calendars' and Other Poems Poet Jim Harrison reads his poem "Calendars," which explores the passage of time. Continue reading
Jul 09 Conversation: Chimamanda Adichie, Author of 'The Thing Around Your Neck' By Arts Desk In her new short story collection, "The Thing Around Your Neck," Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie moves back and forth between two continents the way she has in real life. Continue reading
Jul 08 Weekly Poem: 'Re: Happiness, in pursuit thereof' C.D. Wright has published 13 collections of poetry and prose. "Re: Happiness, in pursuit thereof" is taken from her most recent book, "Rising, Falling, Hovering" (Copper Canyon, 2008), which in June won Canada's Griffin Poetry Prize. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch Fans Bid Final Farewell to 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson fans around the world paid a final tribute to the "King of Pop" on Tuesday, as the fallen singer was laid to rest following a star-studded memorial service. Jeffrey Kaye reports from Los Angeles. Continue watching
Jul 07 Jackson Fans Around the World Say Farewell The eyes of the world will focus on a sports arena in Los Angeles, as hundreds of thousands of fans and a throng of celebrities congregate for the final salute to the man known as the "King of Pop."… Continue reading
Jul 06 Conversation: Stuart Eizenstat, Holocaust Era Assets Conference By Arts Desk Delegates from 50 countries just gathered in Prague to discuss the status of property looted by the Nazis during World War II, including hundreds of thousands of art works. Continue reading