Arts Feb 22 The Oscar Documentaries, Part 5: '5 Broken Cameras' We're talking to all of the filmmakers nominated this year for an Academy Award in the category of Best Documentary Feature, including David France, director of "How to Survive a Plague," Malik Bendjelloul ("Searching for Sugarman"), Kirby Dick…
Politics Nov 06 Election Night 2012 The 2012 presidential campaigns wrapped up their efforts and prepared for the results as voters went to the polls on November 6.
Arts Oct 31 Q&A: In Zadie Smith's 'NW,' Some Harsh Truths About Friendship Zadie Smith's latest novel, "NW," is an exploration into the joys and problems of a modern friendship between two women in North London. Decidedly less radiant than some of her earlier works, "NW" delivers the reader some harsh truths about…
Arts Jul 17 The Daily Frame JO!: Africa to America and A Dance Odyssey performs at the 2012 Concert of Colors at Max Fischer Music Center in Detroit, Mich. Photo by Paul Warner/Getty Images.
Arts Jul 06 Castleton Festival Is Part Celebration, Part Training Ground for Musicians and Singers In central Virginia's Rappahanock County, the four-year-old Castleton Festival is part traditional summer music festival and part music training program. Jeffrey Brown talks to founder and renowned conductor Lorin Maazel.
Arts Sep 30 Conversation: A.E. Stallings, Poet and Translator Inspired by the Classics The MacArthur Awards were recently announced, and one of the winners this year was the poet and translator A.E. Stallings.
Arts Sep 28 Extended Interview: Russell Banks Discusses 'Lost Memory of Skin' A squalid encampment under a causeway in an American city is the unusual and charged setting for a new novel, "Lost Memory of Skin," which explores some deep issues of American life rarely raised and rarely seen by most of…
Arts Sep 23 Conversation: Francisco Nunez, Choral Conductor for Kids Nunez is the artistic director of the Young People's Chorus of New York City, which he also founded in 1988.
Arts Sep 22 R.E.M. Breaks Up (Everybody Cries) After 31 years as a band, R.E.M. announced Wednesday that they're calling it quits.