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From history to drama, explore Great Britain online with PBS. Uncover the UK's unique history with timelines and guides, watch videos to get a glimpse of the royal lifestyle, and play quizzes and games to test your wits on the Brits. Continue
PBS Food
From ubiquitous Italian pizzas to lesser-known Indian chapatti, the one food that connects almost all culinary cultures is the simple but flavorful flatbread. Continue
PBS Food
Try this Middle Eastern recipe for baba ghanoush with sea salt for a delicious roasted eggplant dip. Continue
POV
Rick Aschmann maps dialects as a hobby and has assembled this interactive map where you can click to hear audio and video samples of various North American accents. He is looking for help in completing the map, so visit his site and see if your region is already included! Continue
POV
It is one man's obsessive pursuit of justice and dignity that led Jasmine Dellal into the Gypsies' hidden thousand-year-old culture. Charming and outspoken, Spokane resident Jimmy Marks defies widely held stereotypes-and his own people's code of secrecy-to unlock a Romani world in America and tell a story which is at once humorous and poignant and speaks of the community's continuing persecution. Continue
To The Contrary
epublican women in the House of Representatives start a new caucus to highlight female lawmakers and court women voters; so-called "pink collar" jobs like nursing and primary education are recruiting more men than ever before; A new organization lobbies for better working conditions of models in the United States. Continue
Washington Week
Looking for some good summer reading? Check out the books Gwen and the Washington Week panelists recommend for the beach, the car, the plane or the pool. From fiction to politics, history to biography, there is something for everybody. The smartest reporters in Washington, D.C. bring you their suggestions for the summer's best reads. Continue
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
More and more Christian women are graduating from seminary and pursuing careers in theology and ministry. Kim Lawton visits Union Theological Seminary in NYC and talks with its first female president, Serene Jones, about the opportunities for women in theology, as well as the limitations they still face. Continue
Medal Quest
The Warrior Games – a chance for injured service men and women to show their abilities and bring glory, again, to the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force. It's also a chance for them to learn from the best: the many Paralympians who work as mentors and coaches, showing the veterans the techniques and skills they’ll need to compete, on the track and in life. Continue
Goat Rodeo
The Goat Rodeo Sessions Live combines the talents of four different solo artists, cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma, mandolin master Chris Thile, bluegrass fiddler Stuart Duncan, bassist Edgar Meyer, each a Grammy Award winning star in their own right, to create a unique, genre-breaking sound that’s part composed, part improvised and uniquely American. Continue
PBS Food
Follow this simple recipe for blueberry lemonade made with sparkling water, lemon juice, blueberries, and sugar. Get this beverage recipe at PBS Food. Continue
Independent Lens
When a highly successful Mexican American Studies program at a high school in Tucson comes under fire for teaching ethnic chauvinism, teachers and students fight back. This modern civil rights struggle is born at the epicenter of the immigration debate in the age of identity politics. Continue
Off Book
LEGO blocks are one of the most beloved toys in the world, playing a role in many a person's childhood. But for some creators, LEGO has evolved from toy to art form. In this episode, we talk to three LEGO artists who have made beautiful mosaics, amazing stop-motion videos, thoughtful sculptures, and have turned these tiny building blocks into a true artistic medium. Continue
PBS Presents
Four seasoned treasure hunters embark on an antiques adventure in Market Warriors, a new series from the producers of Antiques Roadshow. Fred Willard (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind) injects quick wit and a collector's know-how as off-screen host. 7/16/2012 Continue
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Catholic groups filed lawsuits in federal courts on May 21 to stop the Obama administration from implementing a mandate that would require them to cover contraceptives in their health plans. Continue
To The Contrary
A man is suing his ex-fiance for more than $60 thousand because they didn't get married. Continue
Washington Week
Christine Mastin, an immigration attorney whose Spanish-speaking grandmother emigrated from Chile to the United States, realizes that most of the Hispanics she knows are surprised she is a Republican. Barack Obama won two-thirds of the Latino vote in 2008, and no Republican has come close to winning a majority in 40 years. But she is working Colorado for Mitt Romney. Continue
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
"There is a whole historical world of women who have risen as leaders in religious communities because they were called to do it, not because someone said they could," according to the first woman president of Union Theological Seminary. Watch additional excerpts of correspondent Kim Lawton’s interview with Serene Jones on women in theology and ministry. Continue
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Women are a mainstay of the black churches, except in the pulpits. Will the "stained-glass ceiling" limit the careers of the record number of women entering divinity schools? Continue
Great Performances
Thrill to the singing of the legendary Tony Bennett, who's joined by contemporary artists. 6/1/2012 Continue
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