Nov 12 Monday on the NewsHour: Kevin Powers, Author of ‘The Yellow Birds’ By Tom LeGro Extended interview and reading with Kevin Powers, author of the novel "The Yellow Birds."… Continue reading
Nov 12 Weekly Poem: ‘The Role of Elegy’ Mary Jo Bang is the author of several books of poetry, including most recently a translation of Dante's "Inferno" (2012), "The Bride of E" (2009) and "Elegy" (2007), which won the National Book Critics Circle award. Continue reading
Nov 12 The Daily Frame Large torches are set ablaze at the more than 400-year-old Japanese bonfire festival Taimatsu Akashi in Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Iraq Veteran’s War Fiction Taps Personal Experience Kevin Powers served in the U.S. Army in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. When he returned to the U.S. he turned initially to poetry to work through his own questions about his experience, but found he needed "a larger canvas."… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch David Petraeus Resigns From CIA After Revealing Extramarital Affair David Petraeus Resigns from CIA After Admitting Extramarital Affair… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Conversation: ‘War Horse’ Jeffrey Brown talks with "War Horse" actor Danny Yoerges, who handles the head of Joey. Continue watching
Nov 09 Conversation: Bringing Joey to Life in ‘War Horse’ By Tom LeGro The play "War Horse" is the story of friendship, war, love and one remarkable steed named Joey. To get an idea of what it's like to control Joey from his expressive ears to his hooves, Jeffrey Brown sat down with… Continue reading
Nov 09 The Daily Frame A woman takes a photo of work by Japanese artist Hiroshi Shinno at Art Taipei 2012 on Thursday. The four-day exhibition, a leading art fair in Asia, draws more than 3,000 pieces from 150 art galleries internationally. Continue reading
Nov 08 In ‘Algiers,’ Calexico Wanders Close to Southwestern Roots Geography has always played an important role in Calexico's music. You hear it in lyrics about drifters and border crossings and in the instrumentals that straddle traditions from Latin and North America. It's even apparent in the band's name --… Continue reading
Nov 08 The Daily Frame People walk in the Toledo metro station in Naples, Italy, designed by architect Oscar Tusquets Blanca as part of the "Art Station Line 1" project, which has turned stations into works of art. Continue reading