Next Avenue
An annual swim across the Hudson River proves a restorative ritual for swimmers, whether they view it as a race or an opportunity to go with the flow. 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
To The Contrary
The Democratic National Committee is criticized for ads accusing GOP presidenital candidate Mitt Romney of "dancing around" issues with footage of his wife's horse. See what our panelists think on this week's To The Contrary Extra. Continue
Next Avenue
Somewhere along the line — maybe as another symptom of our attention-deficient culture — the belief that everything can be wholly experienced in little fragments acquired a greater legitimacy than it deserves. Continue
FRONTLINE
Trace the history of the AIDS epidemic through the experiences of individuals who tell their stories. 7/10/2012 Continue
To The Contrary
For the first time in 13 years FDA approves a weight-loss drug but the pill is not without controversy. Continue
Next Avenue
A career coach shares her experience of burnout and how she found her way back to balance in her work and home life. Continue
MediaShift
Some experts believe that personal gadgets are making us mentally ill and are worsening other problems such as narcissism, depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder. But there's help. Continue
America Revealed
Yul talks to food writer and industry expert Scott Allmendinger to discuss how our eating habits have changed over the years. Eating out in restaurants thirty years ago was something we did on special occasions, now these ‘celebration foods’ have become part of our everyday food consumption. Joel Fierman, a wholesale food supplier in New York, explains how advertising and clever marketing is used Continue
POV
Flip through photos of some ingenious examples of mobile saunas from the Mobile Sauna Festival in Teuva, Finland. Continue
Next Avenue
It's a well-recognized truth that playing sports brings out the best — and worst — in people. The same can be said about watching sports. Continue
To The Contrary
Marissa Mayer announced her new role as CEO of Yahoo this week, and then revealed she is six months pregnant; The State Department is teaming up with World Bank and Gallup to close the gender gap in data; The media darling talks about her new book, her road trip across the U.S. and the future for young women in the Republican party. Continue
Next Avenue
By adopting the hacker's way of looking at the world (if not his technological prowesss), you can create "hacks" that will save you time and effort or allow you to do things that would otherwise be too difficult or costly. Continue
Next Avenue
No longer must we settle for living vicariously through our kids’ or grandkids’ summer camp experiences. Now we can relive, or experience for the first time, the joys of nature and hone our skills or pursue our passions — with like-minded grown-ups. Continue
To The Contrary
The future of women's health after the Supreme Court ruling on the healthcare bill; a study revelas in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and use of younger eggs gives older women the same chance of having a baby as younger women; Israeli lawmaker Orit Zuaretz and USAID's Sarah Mendelson talk about the challengs governments and non-profits face in combatting trafficking around the world. Continue
Next Avenue
As we get older, the changes that occur in our eyes, ears, backs and brains can make driving trickier. Here are some common mistakes older drivers make and signs that someone may need to rethink how and when they drive. Continue
Next Avenue
Unlike most retirement books, which are written by financial advisers and focus on money matters, The Retirement Maze is based on fascinating, new research. The authors surveyed 1,477 retirees and 400 pre-retirees to determine what they had done to prepare for this stage of their lives and what they’re doing to stay happy; they also asked why the least-happy retirees were so blue. Continue
Independent Lens
This week’s film is David Weissman’s We Were Here, which deals with the impact of HIV/AIDS in San Francisco from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. It will air on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 10 PM (check local listings). We dug around and found some old posters created by public health agencies to help inform and educate the public about HIV and AIDS. Some of these will really take you back. Continue
America Revealed
Urban farming is a new phenomenon ‘cropping up’ in our cities. Yul meets Detroit, urban farmer Will Gardner and finds out how he has been growing his own produce to eat and sell at local farmer’s markets. Will is one of 16 000 urban farmers in detroit. Yul also speaks to Ashley Atkinson of Greening Of Detroit to find out more. Continue
POV
'The Opposite of Cold' highlights sauna photos and history from North America in the Finnish tradition. Continue
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