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
Dec 22 Conversation: The Year in Music By Tom LeGro As 2011 draws to a close, we take a look at the the year in pop music and the big changes in the industry, including new cloud services like Spotify. Jeffrey Brown talks with Los Angeles Times critic Randall Roberts. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Author Eric Weiner Explores Reasons Why Some Americans Switch Religions Author Eric Weiner Explores Reasons Why Some Americans Switch Religions… Continue watching
Dec 22 The Daily Frame A statue on top of the concert in Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt is seen through Christmas lights. Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch The Year in Music Jeffrey Brown talks to the Los Angeles Times' Randall Roberts about the year in music. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Poet Mark Doty Reflects on Community Bonds Forged by Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Poet Mark Doty, winner of the National Book Award, reflects on one of the great traditions of the holiday season: Handel's "Messiah."… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch For Egyptian Women, ‘a March of Anger’ and More Calls for Protests, Protection Ten-thousand women marched Tuesday in Tahrir Square after brutal attacks of women were reported during protests in Cairo. Margaret Warner discusses Egypt's political struggles with corporate executive May Nabil, who participated in the demonstrations. Continue watching
Dec 21 On the NewsHour: Poet Mark Doty On Wednesday's NewsHour, Mark Doty read his poem, "Messiah (Christmas Portions)." We'll post that poem here later this evening. He shared another of poems with us, below, called "A Display of Mackerel."… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch Poet Mark Doty Reflects on Community Bonds Forged by Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Poet Mark Doty Reflects on a Community Uniting to Peform Handel's Messiah… Continue watching