Dec 27 Watch Ondaatje Crafts Semi-Autobiographical Tale of Ocean Voyage in ‘The Cat’s Table’ Michael Ondaatje's new novel "The Cat's Table" is a shipboard story about a boy's travel's from Ceylon to England. Jeffrey Brown and Ondaatje, author of "The English Patient," discuss the coming-of-age tale based in part on the writer's own past. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch In Peru, Gold Rush Leads to Mercury Contamination Concerns In remote regions of the Peruvian Amazon, extensive gold-mining operations have stirred major environmental concerns over mercury contamination in fish, fish-eating wildlife and humans. In collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports. Continue watching
Dec 27 Around the Nation 2011 was a great year for music. Here's a look at the top studio sessions, performances and recordings assembled by four public broadcasting stations around the nation. Continue reading
Dec 27 The Daily Frame A woman dresses in cosplay during the 10th Asia Game Show 2011 in Hong Kong, which ended Monday. In cosplay, short for "costume play," participants wear costumes to represent a specific character or idea, often drawn from popular fiction in… Continue reading
Dec 26 Weekly Poem: ‘Rime Riche’ Monica Ferrell is the author of the collection of poems "Beasts for the Chase" (2008, Sarabande Books) and the novel, "The Answer Is Always Yes" (2008, Dial Press). Continue reading
Dec 26 The Daily Frame A new stencil and spray paint piece by graffiti artist Banksy appears on a vacant building in the Mayfair area of London. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Rime Riche’ Monica Ferrell reads the poem "Rime Riche."… Continue watching
Dec 23 Conversation: The Year in Film By Tom LeGro As 2011 draws to an end, Jeffrey Brown talks to the New York Times' A.O. Scott about the year in movies. Continue reading
Dec 23 The Daily Frame A woman shows a Nativity scene displayed in a walnut in Luceram, France. In this southeastern village, handmade manger scenes of all types and sizes are displayed during the Christmas season. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch The Year in Film Jeffrey Brown talks to the New York Times' A.O. Scott about the films of 2011. Continue watching