May 12 Watch Pakistan Microlending Program Looks to Aid Women in Poverty Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the program that focuses on women. Continue watching
May 12 Whether Joan Rivers or Genocide, Sundberg and Stern Find Compelling Stories After more than two decades, Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern now have what Sundberg calls, "a long marriage of a work partnership." The documentary filmmakers founded Break-Thru Films in 1990 and began working on their first major, feature-length documentary in… Continue reading
May 12 Making Sense: Are Taxes Lower Now Than the 1950s? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: Peter Anderheggen Question: I recently heard that in 2011, the nation,… Continue reading
May 12 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, 'Spider-Man' will reopen on Broadway after a major effort to revise the show. Continue reading
May 11 30 Years After Bob Marley’s Death By Tom LeGro Today marks the 30th anniversary of the death of music legend Bob Marley. The Jamaican reggae star died young in 1981, at just 36 from cancer, leaving behind a legacy that reaches across all musical genres, ages and around the… Continue reading
May 11 ‘Page One’: Filming a Year at the New York Times Director Andrew Rossi lived a year at the New York Times for his new documentary "Page One: Inside the New York Times." He attached himself -- and his camera -- to the newly created "Media Desk," at a… Continue reading
May 11 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the original inspiration for the song "Strawberry Fields" will be replaced with a replica. Continue reading
May 11 ‘Inside Job’: An Oscar Winner Answers Your Questions By Paul Solman Editor's Note: Today we hand over question-and-answer duties to Charles Ferguson, former MIT academic and dot.com entrepreneur who is now a documentary filmmaker, and who created the Academy Award-winning analysis of the Crash of '08, "Inside Job." Last week,… Continue reading
May 11 Watch New Documentary Looks at Merging Old and New Media at the New York Times For more information on this story go to http://www.pbsnewshour.org/… Continue watching
May 11 30th Anniversary of Bob Marley’s Death Bob Marley died of cancer on May 11, 1981, at the age of 36. The Jamaican reggae legend left behind a legacy that influenced many genres, pop culture and protest music. Continue reading