Jan 1st, 2009 · Independent producer Jake Warga visits Whitehorse, Canada, and goes up the Yukon River. He explores the places that inspired poet Robert Service and writer Jack London. He finds the original cabin London used. And he meets various people at this northern outpost.
Dec 25th, 2008 · Playwright Harold Pinter came into prominence at a time when Tennessee Williams' and Arthur Miller's plays were being performed in the U.S. and Bernard Shaw and the Boulevard Comedies dominated London's West End. In contrast to the work at the time, Pinter's plays dealt with the theater of menace.
Dec 12th, 2008 · A British jury has rejected London police claims that they lawfully killed a Brazilian immigrant whom they mistook for a terrorist. Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead July 22, 2005, after bring mistaken for a suicide bomber. Richard Edwards, crime reporter for the Daily Telegraph, offers his insight.
Dec 11th, 2008 · Philadelphia-based songwriter Jim Boggia recently released his third full-length album, Misadventures in Stereo, which was recorded using analog equipment and mixed at London's famed Abbey Road studios. Boggia performed selections from the album during this recent appearance on Mountain Stage.
Nov 25th, 2008 · Nationality, tradition and belonging: The themes of Jhumpa Lahiri's fiction spring from the complexities of the author's own life. Born to Indian parents in London and raised in Rhode Island, Lahiri says she's struggled for four decades to feel like she belonged in America.
Nov 23rd, 2008 · Every week, British musician Brian Eno and his friends gather in a London flat for a night of a capella singing. Eno believes group singing is more than just a good time — he says it renews mind, body, spirit and community.
Nov 12th, 2008 · Recent art auctions in New York and London have resulted in weak bids and withdrawn pieces. A commodity once thought to be recession-proof is showing signs of vulnerability. But some insiders say that may not be altogether bad.
Nov 12th, 2008 · The mystery around Eleanor Rigby, the main character in one of the Beatles' biggest hit songs, may be solved. The previously believed-to-be fictional character may have actually lived in the Beatles' hometown of Liverpool. A 97-year-old document for auction in London later this month may contain clues to Rigby's identity. Alex Cohen talks with the current owner of the document, Annie Mawson.