e2, the PBS series about design and the environment, is rolling out their new season of 30-minute programs online. The first episode, about returning New Orleans to livability, and the second episode, about architect Renzo Piano, are watchable now.
The Gulf Coast landfall of Hurricane Gustav has highlighted the level of preparedness in New Orleans and the region for a major storm system. A top official in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers answers your questions on the rebuilding and reconstruction of levees in New Orleans. Submit a question now.
The new school year is upon us, and photography instructors will be teaching students traditional and non-traditional approaches to taking pictures. Art:21 wants to hear from photo teachers and students alike. Who are your influences? What are your teaching methods? Please share by posting a comment and links to images. Read more…
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.
R&E has a story about two people in the historic grassroots movement that brought hundreds of thousands of volunteers to the Gulf Coast region. The movement’s focus has shifted from Katrina’s immediate aftermath to broader issues of social justice. Watch.
NOW on PBS explored how the Texas congressman Ron Paul and his supporters used the Internet to attract voters—and massive campaign contributions—from across the political spectrum back in December 2007. Watch.
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…
Slobodan Miloseviç played the trump cards of nationalism and racism in his rise to power. This investigative report goes inside the realm, and inside the mind, of one of the most effective and brutal tyrants of the past 50 years. Watch now. (Originally aired September 12, 2002).
From King Kong to Ghostbusters, NYC has been the setting for some of the most recognizable moments on film. Join filmmaker and author James Sanders for his lecture on how New York City filmmaking relates to New York City planning.
About 8,000 years ago, the relationship between cows and man began with domestication in Mesopotamia, the Indus River Valley, and Africa. Cows have altered human life, human biology, and the geography of the world. Watch online.
