What effect will the recent turmoil on Wall Street have on the economy of New Jersey and the quality of life for its citizens? Will the economy recover any time soon, or are we in for a long-term economic downturn?
‘Over Here’ is a half-hour documentary made by NYC teenagers about the WWII homefront, as seen through the eyes of New Yorkers who were themselves teenagers during the war. It …
How does a congregation deal when their beloved pastor is terminally ill? See this piece about perhaps this country’s best known Unitarian-Universalist minister, Reverend Forrest Church of New York. Watch. (Originally aired: 10/3/08).
Gabriel Orozco’s sculptures and photographs disrupt conventional notions of reality. In this video, the artist discusses his installation Obit (2008), on view at Marian Goodman Gallery here in New York. Watch the interview…
Fall for Dance is a wildly successful annual festival at New York City Center featuring $10 tickets and an amazing range of dance companies, 28 total. Read more…
‘Margarita Happy Hour’, a Reel 13 Indie broadcast late night 9/27, has generated a heated discussion on the web. Is the film’s content, which includes profanity, nudity, and drug use, inappropriate, or is it the job of Public TV to push the boundaries of programming to provide challenging, relevant content for adults?
We interviewed a number of novice teachers, and asked them to recount the realities of a special education classroom. Below is a glimpse into the Teaching Fellows program and the problems with the program’s crash-course training.
This year is the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, the 15-month operation that flew food and coal into Berlin during the Soviet blockade in 1948. Worldfocus.org reported from Teterboro, New Jersey during one of the celebrations–the German gov’t saluted the veterans who flew in 2.3 million tons of supplies. Watch now.
For some veterans it takes years before they choose to speak about their war experiences. And some veterans never do. What happens when veterans finally share their stories? How does it feel to be heard? And how are we, as listeners, affected?
Besides the suit, bowler, and crown, Drawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors, the new exhibition at the Morgan Library, showcases the complexities and richness that have forged Babar the Elephant into a memorably poignant character. Read more…
