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Tap your toes to the beat of this music documentary, which vibrates with the soul and energy of African-Cuban drummers, guajira guitarists and the pulsing melodies of celebrated Cuban musician Raul Paz, who brings together fellow musical stars Descemer Bueno, Kelvis Ochoa and David Torrens for a concert in Havana. Continue
Market Warriors
See if the pickers can find art glass in Brimfield, MA, home of the largest outdoor market in the world. 8/6/2012 Continue
PBS NewsHour
Walter Dean Myers is the award-winning author of over 100 books, written especially for young adults and children. His goal: to get more children reading. Jeffrey Brown reports on how reading and writing saved helped Myers as a child and his current role as Library Of Congress' National Ambassador For Young People's Literature. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Tuesday on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown talks to award-winning author Walter Dean Myers, the Library Of Congress' National Ambassador For Young People's Literature. Continue
Masterpiece
Wallander: The Dogs of Riga, starring Kenneth Branagh, premieres on Sunday, September 16, 2012, at 9pm ET/CT on Masterpiece Mystery. Continue
Masterpiece
Wallander: An Event in Autumn, starring Kenneth Branagh, premieres on Sunday, September 9, 2012, at 9pm ET/CT on Masterpiece Mystery. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Performers practice the dance of Caporales during Saturday's Folkloric Dance Festival in La Paz, Bolivia. Continue
To The Contrary
Women make up half the world's HIV infection, and adolescent girls are at particular risk. Experts at this week's International AIDS Conference experts call women an 'unfinished agenda' in the AIDS respose and urge action on education and treatment. See what our panelists think on this week's To The Contrary Extra. Continue
Next Avenue
Hollywood has long carried an Olympic torch for the Games and their charismatic champions. Continue
Off Book
"Viral Video" is the signature phenomenon of internet media. Something akin to pop songs, these videos with irresistible hooks have saturated video culture online and have now evolved into a multitude of sophisticated forms. Whether rooted in comedy, spectacle, schadenfreude, cuteness, politics, performance, or deep meaning, the idea of viral videos have forever changed media. Continue
American Masters
Survey Marilyn Monroe’s life story through the many dazzling photographs of her. 8/5/2012 Continue
POV
Find out what happened to the Navajo teenagers of 'Up Heartbreak Hill' since filming ended. Continue
Next Avenue
A remote logging town in northern Minnesota pays tribute to its favorite daughter Continue
Masterpiece
See an exclusive scene from Wallander: An Event in Autumn before it premieres on Sunday, September 9, 2012, at 9pm ET/CT. Continue
PBS NewsHour
A woman looks at a book in the "aMAZEme" labyrinth at the Southbank Centre in London on Tuesday. Brazilian artists Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo used 250,000 books to create the maze, which will be on display through Aug 25. Continue
PBS NewsHour
Patricia Smith is the author of five volumes of poetry, including "Blood Dazzler," a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, "Teahouse of the Almighty," a National Poetry Series selection, and most recently "Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah." She is a professor for the City University of New York and a Cave Canem faculty member. Continue
To The Contrary
The Aurora Colorado theater shooting sparks the debate surrounding gun control once again; North Dakota Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp on why she expects more women in the Senate in the next session. Plus a heated debate on the differences between women candidates from different political parties; the challenges for competitive women weightlifters in a world that values feminintity. Continue
PBS NewsHour
The building of Versailles, not the one in France, but one in Orlando, Fla., which was set to become the largest home in the nation, is the starting point for a documentary film titled, "The Queen of Versailles." The film focuses on an immensely wealthy couple and the ups and downs that they go through when the financial bubble bursts. Continue
Next Avenue
See it! Hear it! Read it! Do it! The best of recent movies, TV, music, books and more Continue
Masterpiece
A controversial American academic is found strangled after a guest lecture at Oxford, leading Lewis and Hathaway to narrow down a list of motives that includes politics, ambition and vengeance, in order to find their culprit. Continue
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