In honor of one year of Reel 13, Thirteen interviews two of the stars in the January 10 movies. Neal Gabler interviews Martin Landau, who originally appeared in Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, and Richard Pena talks to Debbie Harry, who stars in the indie film My Life Without Me. Watch now.
See inside the catacombs and crypts of Brooklyn’s historic and sprawling Green-Wood Cemetery, and read more about the man who designed it.
A rise in sea levels isn’t the only impact global warming is having on the world’s oceans. Evidence suggests that climate change is also affecting ocean currents. NOW gets a first hand look at this sea change, and what we can do about it. Watch.
* Israel holds its fire on Gaza
* The perspective of a 21-year-old paratrooper
* Foreign press barred from Gaza
* Russia and Ukraine feud over natural gas
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New SundayArts host Paula Zahn interviews the Argentine-born Israeli musician Daniel Barenboim. He recently retired after 15 years as the conductor for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Find out more in the interview.
Atlantic City is the first stop on the Antiques Roadshow Summer 2009 tour (June 6), and it’s the nearest the tour will get to NYC. Apply for tickets online NOW; the deadline for applications is April 20, 2009. See details here, such as how the Roadshow appraisal process works.
“The Electric Company” is back! Sesame Workshop has brought back the hit show from the ’70s and revamped it. The look and feel is new, but the program has the same goal as the original series: teaching literacy skills. The show airs weekly, every Friday at 4:30 pm. See video previews!
After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, Congress appropriated an unprecedented $126.4 billion for recovery efforts. Years later, much of the money committed to its residents has yet to reach them. Watch a 60-minute documentary about one family’s efforts to rebuild their lives.
Sculptor Andy Goldsworthy creates works using natural settings and materials, including leaves, rocks, sticks and ice as well as the natural forces of time and weather. He recently completed a new work in San Francisco — his tallest ever in North America — a 100-foot cypress spire in Presidio National Park. Read more and listen [...]
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