Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Clowns for Haiti and Beyond

A group calling itself “Clowns Without Borders” travels the world to perform where regular circuses do not go. We speak with Leah Abel who is just back from Haiti. The group’s motto is “No Child Without a Smile.”

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Friday, May 18, 2012
The Appian Road, in the Monti Aurunci area of Italy. (Robert Kaster/University of Chicago Press)

For many people, this time of year is an occasion for road trips — up and down the coasts, across the U.S., through Europe. For Robert Kaster, it was a time to venture along the most ancient roads of all time: the Appian Way in Italy.

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Friday, May 18, 2012
(Michael M. Phillips/Wall Street Journal)

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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Musician John Fullbright at Here & Now studios at WBUR in Boston. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)

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