May 21 Remembering Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau By Tom LeGro Remembering German singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Continue reading
May 21 Weekly Poem: ‘Visiting Auschwitz’ Elana Bell is the author of "Eyes, Stone" (2012, LSU Press), winner of the Walt Whitman Award for 2011. Her poems have appeared in Harvard Review, Massachusetts Review, CALYX, and elsewhere. Bell is the writer-in-residence at the Bronx Academy of… Continue reading
May 21 The Daily Frame A woman protesting at the NATO meetings in Chicago on Sunday carries a painting of a photo by Getty Images photographer. The painting depicts an Iraqi girl moments after members of her family were killed by American troops at a… Continue reading
May 18 Watch ‘The Information Diet’: Should Americans Exercise More ‘Conscious Consumption’? 'The Information Diet': Should Americans Exercise More 'Conscious Consumption'?… Continue watching
May 18 Conversation: Kristen Dupard, 2012 Poetry Out Loud National Champion By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to Kristen Dupard, the 2012 Poetry Out Loud National Champion. Continue reading
May 18 The Daily Frame Women dressed as white egrets perform the Shirasagi-no-mai (the egret's dance) as they enter the grounds of Senso-ji Temple during the Sanja Matsuri in Tokyo on Friday. The procession takes place on the first of three days of the Sanja… Continue reading
May 17 Watch Combating Hardship in Rural Thailand From Thailand, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one social entrepreneur's efforts to combat hardships and instill a new way of thinking in the rural regions of the relatively prosperous country. Continue watching
May 17 Watch Minority Babies’ New Majority an ‘Echo’ of Immigration Waves Examining 'Flexibility' of U.S. Culture as Minority Babies Make up Majority… Continue watching
May 17 In ‘First Position,’ Ballet Behind the Curtain In the ballet world, the Youth American Grand Prix can make or break a young dancer's career. In "First Position," director Bess Kargman follows seven aspiring ballet dancers between the ages of 10 and 17 as they prepare for and… Continue reading
May 17 Watch In ‘First Position,’ Ballet Behind the Scenes Art Beat talks to "First Position" director Bess Kargman. Continue watching