With the economy in a downward spiral, more and more families are taking advantage of credit card offers to make ends meet, but are the credit card companies actually taking advantage of their customers? Watch.
Last month, cinema returned to Saudi Arabia in the form of film screenings in two major towns, the first public movie showings in 30 years. Rotana entertainment, a group owned by Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, showed its new comedy “Manahi.” See story.
The director of Helvetica, possibly the first documentary about a font, talks about why he chose to make this strangely gripping movie, and the future of graphic design. Helvetica airs Tuesday night at 10pm on Thirteen. Read interview.
In NYC, there are still available seats for Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) in public schools and community-based organizations. These seats are available for children who will turn four years old by December 31, 2008. The deadline to register these children is January 30, 2009. Read more.
Doyle McManus (LA Times), Todd Purdum (Vanity Fair), Jeanne Cummings (Politico), Dan Balz (Wash. Post), Christi Parsons (Chicago Tribune) Karen Tumulty (Time), and host Gwen Ifill discuss:
* Obama’s Election Tops 2008 News Events
* Economic Crisis to Test New Administration
* Iraq, Afghanistan Conflicts Threaten Geopolitical Stability
Watch here. (Originally aired: 12/26/2008)
On Thursday (8 p.m.), catch the premiere of “It’s the Economy, NY”, a new seven-part series hosted by New York Times business columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin. Watch some of Sorkin’s recent Charlie Rose appearances.
It’s a Mexican-American Christmas tradition called “Las Posadas”. In a procession, parishioners reenact Joseph and Mary’s search for lodging in Bethlehem. In Antioch, California, an epicenter of foreclosures, church leaders say it’s a poignant story this year. Watch. (Originally aired: 12/26/2008).
This hour-long program examines what policy makers in Washington, including President-elect Obama, mean when they say that rebuilding our crumbling highways and bridges, leaky water systems and other vital lifelines will stimulate the economy and generates jobs. Watch now.
* Israel strikes Hamas leaders
* The Int’l Red Cross on the fighting in Gaza
* Medical breakthrough in Australia
* Guatemala’s women dying in childbirth
Watch.
When Peter Friedman’s friends Tom Joslin and Mark Massi died, he accepted an extraordinary inheritance: 40 hours of tape documenting the couple’s bout with AIDS. His film, Silverlake Life: The View From Here will be watchable online through Feb. 22, 2009. Watch now.
