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The MARKET WARRIORS team is looking forward to the January 6 premiere of Downton Abbey Season 3 on MASTERPIECE on PBS.
The anticipation inspired us to create these beautiful Pinterest boards highlighting the lavish and resplendent style we've come to adore on MASTERPIECE programs like Upstairs Downstairs and Downton Abbey.
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What makes someone a MARKET WARRIOR? Our pickers will tell you that if you want to walk the walk, first you have to know how to talk the talk. So if you're wondering what it means to be picker, or asking yourself, what in the world is bric-a-brac? Read on!
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Verdi’s classic Rigoletto…in Las Vegas? Spring Awakening director Michael Mayer makes his Metropolitan Opera debut in this adaptation, airing on GREAT PERFORMANCES l PBS tonight at 9/8c. Watch the Act 1 duet online at http://to.pbs.org/13BhrsG
Mel Brooks never met a stereotype he couldn’t upend. The classic Hollywood cowboy is always white. Mel Brooks’s Hollywood cowboy is black. And his Indian chief speaks Yiddish. Learn more about the art of the Brooks stereotype (and turning it on its head) from American Masters | PBS http://to.pbs.org/13davBX
“Mel Brooks: Make a Noise” premieres Monday, May 20th at 9/8c on PBS
TONIGHT: PBS' MacNeil and Lehrer look back at the Senate Watergate hearings on PBS NewsHour. What do you remember?
Forty years ago, in the summer of 1973, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer led public broadcasting's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings -- co-anchoring all 250 hours of the proceedings, and launching the beginnings of what the PBS NewsHour is today.
Shown (L-R): Bryony Hannah as Cynthia, Dorothy Atkinson as Jane, Helen George as Trixie, Jessica Raine as Jenny
© Laurence Cendrowicz/© Neal Street Productions
Shown (L-R): Helen George as Trixie, Miranda Hart as Chummy, Jessica Raine as Jenny
©Laurence Cendrowicz/© Neal Street Productions
We just reached 100 submissions for the This Land Is Your Land Project! That's 100 covers for 100 years of Woody Guthrie! See the 100th cover from American Masters | PBS at http://to.pbs.org/11TjmWB. You still have until June 15th to submit your cover!
Do you know a "slacktivist"? That's someone who "likes" causes and posts political stories without taking action. You're not alone: a Pew study found that 17% of politically active people on social media never take other political action online or off : http://to.pbs.org/13vE3uL
Can you name these civil rights pioneers? See if you can name all three. Visit PBS Black Culture Connection to learn more about them and many more at http://to.pbs.org/106veqv
Get the inside scoop on your favorite programs coming to PBS and PBS KIDS, straight from the PBS Annual Meeting. Check out tweets, photos and more about these sneak peeks, right here:
PBS's Annual Meeting convened in Miami in May 2013. The meeting brings together people from local PBS stations around the country, producers and others to talk about upcoming PBS and PBS KIDS programming of all types. Here are some highlights from Day Two of the PBS A
The suicide rate among older adults has risen nearly 30% over the last 10 years. Why are boomers particularly at risk? (via Next Avenue)
The new CDC report on U.S. suicide rates makes one thing very clear: We have a national crisis on our hands.
A herd of zebra file to drink from the Boteti River in Botswana’s arid Makgadikgadi Pans, where these striped nomads walk more than 2,500 miles a year to feed themselves. Be sure to watch Nature | PBS - The Great Zebra Exodus tonight at 8/7c: http://to.pbs.org/13xiwBP
Just announced! PEG + CAT, a new preschool series, to premiere on PBS KIDS Monday, October 7, 2013! Learn more: http://to.pbs.org/10lZNrJ
From PBS Food: If you are having chicken for dinner, it doesn't have to be boring! Inject your chicken with a honey soy flavor topped with sweet chili glaze: http://to.pbs.org/13Tolsz
Ken Burns talking about his new projects, a new character on Sesame Street, independent film, science, nature, history, an announcement about Downton Abbey and much more were the focus of the PBS Annual Meeting yesterday See photos, tweets and reactions from the meeting's first day here. What looks good to you?
PBS's Annual Meeting convened in Miami in May 2013. The meeting brings together people from local PBS stations around the country, producers and others to talk about upcoming PBS and PBS KIDS programming of all types. Here are some highlights from Day One of the PBS Annual Meeting.
Angelina Jolie announced today that she'd undergone a preventive double mastectomy. "I carry a 'faulty' gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer," she wrote. "My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer."
But many women can’t afford genetic tests that would tell them if they’re at risk. Gene patents may be part of the reason why. Read this excellent NOVA Next piece to learn more: http://to.pbs.org/1389hu8
Do you know how much information about you is available online? Learn more about privacy and the Constitution by tuning in to Constitution USA with Peter Sagal tonight at 9/8c on PBS.
Today MASTERPIECE | PBS (Masterpiece Theatre) announced the premiere of Downton Abbey Season 4 -- Jan. 5, 2014. In this video, cast members offer their thoughts on what might be ahead for their characters in the new season.
What might be ahead for some of your favorite Downton Abbey characters in Season 4? The cast offer their surprising thoughts and insights in this exclusive M...
A new "Blank on Blank" archival interview from PBS Digital Studios. In this newly animated interview from 1992, Wilt Chamberlain talks about both the benefits and hassles of being a (very) tall person.
"I think a lot of ladies found me so attractive because I was different." - Wilt Chamberlain Original interview aired in 1992 on "Sports Innerview with Ann L...
It's not just yelling "fire" in a crowded theater. There are other types of speech that are not protected by the First Amendment. Tonight at 9/8c catch Constitution USA with Peter Sagal on PBS to learn more.
Reading this while finishing an email and watching TV? We have an article for you:
Modern technology pushes us to multitask. But a neuroscientist says we should do just the opposite.
Why do cats dominate the Internet -- and not dogs? PBS MediaShift's Terri Thornton traces the dominance of cats from the Ancient Egyptians to Grumpy Cat. Do you hate or love cat videos? http://to.pbs.org/17kM0pH
You've probably heard of pasta primavera before, but do you know its creation was unintentional? PBS Food shares a lighter version of the recipe with the legend behind the food. http://to.pbs.org/13TnY12
Sepsis, an infection of the blood, kills quickly—usually an infected person won't survive the three days it takes to confirm the diagnosis.
But now, gold nanoparticles studded with DNA can confirm the infection in about two hours.
Read more on NOVA Next: http://to.pbs.org/12ZK7Ie
By combining nucleic acids like DNA and RNA with nanoparticles, chemists and nanotechnologists are developing new medical diagnostics and treatments.
10 ideas to get excited for tonight’s premiere of 10 Buildings that Changed America:
1. Play our Match the Building with the Architect Game: http://bit.ly/10FxRkf
2. Share YOUR pick for the Building you think should have made the list: http://bit.ly/11tpNow
3. Discover 10 MORE buildings that changed America: http://bit.ly/17hp22T
4. Discover 10 trends in architecture today and for tomorrow: http://bit.ly/15BVdKN
5. Watch 10 web-exclusive videos we shot on location at the Buildings: http://bit.ly/10Bztqs
6. Trace an interactive timeline of the 10 Buildings and the historical events surrounding their rise:
http://bit.ly/17Vq4PP
7. Learn and zoom in on key architectural elements that make the 10 Buildings great: http://bit.ly/12rfWuE
8. Zoom in on a map to explore the stories of 20 Buildings that changed America: http://bit.ly/18DoiEk
9. Peek behind the scenes in our production photos: http://bit.ly/10yTKx2
10. Share with your friends: http://on.fb.me/10FxZjI
On Friday, former Guatemalan dictator Ríos Montt was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, setting a new precedent for human rights.
To recognize this historic moment, POV has announced the the streaming of "Granito: How to Nail a Dictator" for the next two weeks! Learn about how archived footage from a documentary film provided evidence that helped launch this historic trial. http://to.pbs.org/N0GHwD
The extraordinary story of how a film, aiding a new generation of human rights activists, became a granito — a tiny grain of sand — that helped tip the scales of justice.
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#CoveringWatergate: On tonight's @NewsHour, 40 years later w/ MacNeil and Lehrer http://t.co/yG4ORCldB9
On tonight's @NewsHour, we look back at the Senate Watergate hearings w/ Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer http://t.co/yG4ORCldB9
Laugh along as comedy giant Mel Brooks shares personal life & career stories on @PBSAmerMasters Monday @9/8c http://t.co/GKbjxCQjz1
The 1st nat'l Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26, 1789, was to give "thanks" to the Constitution. Surprised? Learn more on #ConstitutionPBS
Tonight at 9/8c: @GPerfPBS broadcast of Verdi’s Rigoletto at @MetOpera set in Las Vegas. Watch Act 1 duet online: http://t.co/txkgPdtpox
TONIGHT: @PBS’ MacNeil and Lehrer look back at the Senate Watergate hearings. What do you remember? http://t.co/wo2vPsoVn8
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Changes abound on the season finale of CALL THE MIDWIFE. The new & old collide Sunday @ 8/7c http://t.co/4bxHoO8azE #midwifepbs
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