Campaign follows Kazuhiko Yamauchi as he pursues the time-honored Japanese campaign practice of “bowing to everybody” (“even to telephone poles!” an advisor demands) in his run for a key city council seat in Japan. Watch now.
Environmental-health expert Devra Davis discusses her book The Secret History of the War on Cancer about how cancer research has been diverted and distorted.
5 Girls presents a real-life portrait of growing up through the eyes of five thoughtful and articulate young women. Join Corrie, Toby, Amber, Aisha and Haibinh as they take us on a journey through their teenage years. Watch film.
The online auction company eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar, A French software developer, on September 3, 1995, as a a place where his girlfriend could buy and sell Pez dispensers. Watch some interviews about eBay’s practices, growth, and future…
Intent on expanding U.S. power abroad, Theodore Roosevelt told Minnesotans at the State Fair on September 2, 1901, to “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” During his presidency, Roosevelt took an aggressive approach in South and Central America, including a treaty to build the Panama Canal.
The laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable — an underwater communications link between North America and Europe — is a remarkable story of mid-19th century ingenuity and perseverance, even though the cable failed on Sept. 1, 1858. See a timeline from the immense, groundbreaking project. Read the transcript of the episode about the Cable.
Independent Lens’ fall schedule starts October 25th. Days/times for the new docs should be double-checked with the Thirteen schedule, but here’s the overview: Schedule. Too many highlights to list here!
The documentary “The Judge and the General” follows the investigation into the brutal murders of thousands of Chileans during the 1970s-80s. You can watch the film online on P.O.V. until September 2nd. The producers also did a Q&A on NewsHour’s Insider Forum.
In 1990, thieves disguised as Boston police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and plundered five hundred million dollars worth of art. Follow the art detective assigned to the case in the documentary Stolen. Watch online.
What is the relationship between gesture and time, mediality and performativity, and appropriation and activism? How has the role of performance art in society changed over the last three decades? In this panel, art historians discuss their research on performance from the 1960s to the 1980s and the place of performance art in the contemporary [...]
