Nov 08 Conversation: Julian Barnes, Winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize By Tom LeGro The Man Booker Prizeis given annually to a novel by an author in Britain, Ireland or one of the Commonwealth nations. It is highly prestigious, as well as often highly contentious and controversial. This year was no exception. This year's… Continue reading
Nov 08 Around the Nation Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading
Nov 08 The Daily Frame Curatorial assistant Francesca Sidhu stands beside Leonardo da Vinci's painting, "Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani" ("The Lady with an Ermine"), which forms part of the "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan" exhibition at the National Gallery in London. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch The Story of Humanity Told Through '100 Objects' In "A History of the World in 100 Objects," British Museum director Neil MacGregor recounts the history of civilization, told through 100 treasures from the museum. Jeffrey Brown and MacGregor discuss his book. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Gold Lures Illegal Miners to Peru's Rainforests In southeastern Peru, where the Andes Mountains meet the Amazon, lies one of the world's richest ecosystems and the destructive lure of gold. In a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports on illegal… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 49 Million Americans in Poverty, Census Calculates The Census Bureau released a new unofficial count of poverty in America on Monday, showing about 16 percent of the population live at or below the poverty line. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Penn State's Storied Football Program Rocked by Sexual Abuse Scandal A sexual abuse scandal involving a former football coach has emerged at Penn State University. Margret Warner discusses the investigation into former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky with Patriot-News' Sara Ganim. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Will Latest Cain Harassment Allegations Go Beyond 'He Said, She Said'? Herman Cain faced new accusations of sexual harassment on Monday when a Chicago-area woman went before television cameras with graphic details. Judy Woodruff discusses what the fresh allegations mean for Cain's White House bid with Politico's Jonathan Martin. Continue watching
Nov 07 Poverty's Changing Profile in the U.S. Fresh produce is viewed at the Central Park United Methodist Church weekly food pantry on Oct.19, 2011 in Reading, Pennsylvania. The church feeds thousands of needy Reading residents monthly and relies on donations and volunteers to keep its increasingly… Continue reading
Nov 07 Around the World in '100 Objects' By Tom LeGro In this extended conversation, Jeffrey Brown talks to Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum and author of "A History of the World in 100 Objects," about the 16th century double-headed, serpent turquoise mosaic and what it's like to run… Continue reading