Mar 11 The Daily Frame By Molly Finnegan Craftsman Manfred Paulus adjusts the valves of world's largest functional tuba -- exactly double the dimensions of a normal tuba -- at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum in Markneukirchen, Germany. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Weekly Poem: 'Emptiness Falls' Gretel Ehrlich reads a poem from "Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami."… Continue watching
Mar 11 Gretel Ehrlich Reads From 'Facing the Wave' Gretel Ehrlich reads from "Facing the Wave," her book honoring the devastation and survivors of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch A Writer Reflects on the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, Two Years Later A Writer's Reflections on the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, Two Years Later… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Gretel Ehrlich Reads From 'Facing the Wave' Gretel Ehrlich reads from "Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami."… Continue watching
Mar 08 Friday on the NewsHour: Poet Gretel Ehrlich Revisits Japan's Tsunami By Tom LeGro, Anne Azzi Davenport Gretel Ehrlich reads more from her book, "Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami."… Continue reading
Mar 08 Conversation: Glenn Frankel's 'The Searchers' By Tom LeGro "The Searchers" is, of course, the name of director John Ford's famous 1956 Western starring John Wayne. But it's also part of a much bigger American story, steeped in myth, told and re-told in different forms. It's now at the… Continue reading
Mar 08 The Daily Frame By Molly Finnegan Museum mount maker Richard West stands next to St. Oran's Cross -- the world's first Celtic cross dating to the 8th century -- in his workshop in Selkirk, Scotland. Continue reading
Mar 08 A Writer Reflects on the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, Two Years Later Poet and writer Gretel Ehrlich shares her reflections on the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in 2011, where she traveled to document the physical and emotional aftermath. Best known for her nature and travel writing, Ehrlich has authored… Continue reading