Six years ago, Rick Bounds was told he would die without a kidney and liver transplant. Today he is a triathlete, thanks to donor organs from Dorothy Biernack's late husband, Marty.
A Gift Of Life And Friendship After A Family's Loss
()In February 2007, Rick Bounds was diagnosed with a serious liver disease and given eight months to live.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
The Mutable Meanings Of Music()
May 17, 2013 Songs, like all art, can take on a life of their own once they are thrust into the public domain. Their meanings can shift substantially, something commentator Alva Noë experienced recently during a school music recital.
Monkey See
Notes On A 'Scandal': Fitz Is The Most Dumpable Man On Television()
May 17, 2013 Viewers of Scandal know that Fitz is the worst. But do they know why? We do.
Movie Reviews
'Pieta': Suffering Toward ... Redemption?()
May 16, 2013 Controversial Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk (The Isle) turns in a meditation on cruelty, criminality, mortality and grace. (Recommended)
Movie Reviews
'Re-Emerging': In Nigeria, A People Finds A Faith()
May 16, 2013 Jeff L. Lieberman's documentary explores the story of 30,000 Nigerians who claim a Jewish heritage dating back centuries — and who have carved out a singular culture amid the post-colonial turmoil that still affects their country.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Facing Cancer, With A Robot Surgeon By My Side()
May 16, 2013 Robot-assisted surgeries have changed the medical landscape for patients with certain diagnoses, including some types of cancer. Commentator Barbara J. King looks forward to meeting her robot surgeon next week and getting the job done.
Sweetness And Light
No. 1s: The Latest Greatest Of All Time ()
May 15, 2013 The NBA will soon crown another team as the best. And another MVP will be named. But commentator Frank Deford says such titles of greatness are fleeting.
Kitchen Window
Bringing Back Butterscotch()
May 15, 2013 Butterscotch seemed to have fallen out of fashion, but food writer Rina Rapuano says she's seeing glimmers of a comeback. And we don't mean hard candies and instant pudding. The revival of this old-fashioned flavor inspires a crepe cake, a chocolate-crusted tart and more.
Movie Interviews
A Polley Family Secret, Deftly Pieced Together()
May 15, 2013 In a striking documentary, Sarah Polley turns the camera on her own family. The director and actor, known for films such as Away from Her and The Sweet Hereafter, was teased growing up about not looking like her actor father. At 27, she discovered that it wasn't a joke.
Monkey See
Why Angelina Jolie's Op-Ed Matters()
May 14, 2013 Angelina Jolie's surgery perhaps shouldn't matter, but it will to someone.
The Salt
Sandwich Monday: Tamale Spaceship()
May 13, 2013 Now we know why it takes astronauts three hours to get into their spacesuits.
Monkey See
'Space Oddity' In Space: Yes, Astronauts Are Still The Coolest Humans()
May 13, 2013 If you were an astronaut, isn't a David Bowie cover what you'd be doing?
Krulwich Wonders...
What Is It About Bees And Hexagons?()
May 14, 2013 Bees could build flat honeycombs from just three shapes: squares, triangles or hexagons. But for some reason, bees choose hexagons. Always "perfect" hexagons. Why?
