“Prince of the Alps” premieres May 11 on NATURE, and in preparation we are searching for our viewers’ best photos of the Alps. If you have an Alps photo that’s interesting, creative, beautiful, hilarious, or simply amazing, join our Flickr group. Prizes available!
The partners from revered graphic design firm Pentagram discuss the numerous places around New York that they’ve put their thumbprint on–how the projects can be viewed as a whole, and specific challenges they face when designing for New York City institutions.
Much was made in the recent Democratic debate about a connection between Barack Obama and ‘60s radical Bill Ayers, a founding member of the violent student protest group known as The Weather Underground.
Last night’s (Earth Day 2008) Frontline examined the politics behind the government’s failure to act on the biggest environmental problem of our time. The full episode is available to view online.
Archaeologists make a grisly find: Four hundred skeletons buried in a mass grave. The bodies have lain undisturbed for 500 years, since the time of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. But this is no ordinary gravesite…
See a profile of Judith Jamison, a veteran of the renown Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, and its artistic director since 1989.
Come spend an exciting day with Cyberchase when the NY Mets take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Harry and Digit kick things off with a spectacular Math & Sports pre-game show, test your math skills during the game… and maybe even meet Harry and Digit! Special pricing for teachers and students.
Sen. Hillary Clinton emerged victorious yesterday in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, but it’s unclear how much the victory will help close her delegate deficit against the better-funded Sen. Barack Obama NewsHour reported.
With Earth Day upon us, we took a look back through the archives and found this episode of Bill Moyers Journal from 1973. In it, he looked at the resistance to population growth in Oregon, and the nation’s first bottle bill in that same state, which was enacted in 1971.
“All of Andy’s work addresses this poetic sensibility and empathy he has with nature,” says Financial Times art critic Claire Henry, “[He] can take what is under our feet and use it to focus our thoughts on the great ephemerality of life.” In this episode of EGG, Andy Goldsworthy shares his frustrations with the precarious nature of his sculptures.
