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The saga continues for convicted tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown of Plainfield.

The couple is still sitting in jail, while many of their possessions sat under the glaring lights of an IRS auction.

NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern attended the auction in Nashua today and files this report.

“In Bruges” opens on Friday, and the film happened to be the subject of the “Very Short List” recently. The list is a daily email that focuses on a single, interesting gem that shines on the vast creative landscape. Sara Vilkomerson of the VSL saw the film at Sundance, and she joins us to talk about why it made the List.

It’s been called the most “emotionally evocative sense”, yet often takes a back seat to sight and sound. Now a new book reminds us how important this sense is, exploring smell from historical and cultural standpoints and looking at how science and business use smell to sell products, improve mental health and well-being, and even in our national security.

Guest

• Rachel Herz, Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University and author of “The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell”