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- Video: Latin Music Around New York City 10:38am Nov 20
- Q&A: Gary Hustwit, Director of “Objectified” 7:00am Nov 20
- Video: Interview with Artist Jeanne-Claude, Co-creator of “The Gates” 6:54am Nov 20
How does the design of a cell phone, toothbrush or couch affect your life? Did you ever stop to think about it? Director Gary Hustwit (”Helvetica”) looks at our complex relationship with manufactured objects, the people who design them and the creative process behind their work. St...
The artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 installation “The Gates” in Central Park with her husband Christo, has died at age 74. Her family says the artist died Wednesday night after suffering a brain aneurysm. “T...
by Rebecca Fasanello Office Manager, Content WNET.ORG Latin music permeates the air of New York City: It’s in the streets, the clubs, the subways, the classroom, the concert stage, in our homes and schools. Like all the arts, it’s at once a stimulus, a playground, and a reflection of humanity. I...
Thirteen WNET New York "New York on the Clock" profiles film location scout, Laura Berning. Learn more about your neighbors.
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Laura Berning earns a living by knocking on strangers doors and asking to peek inside. Shes scouted and managed locations for major Hollywood motion pictures, including Quiz Show, Donnie Brasco, and Spider-Man 2. ...
Thirteen WNET New York Tuesday at 6pm, Ascent of Money author Niall Ferguson will host a live Q&A webinar. Submit your questions early here:
Source: www.thirteen.org
Niall Ferguson, a financial historian and Harvard professor, will put the economic crisis of the past year in its historical context. His perspective of these economic cycles provides all of us with a better understanding of the world we are living in today.
Thirteen WNET New York My other favorite blogger! The McDreamy of Nature, Chris Morgan, updates his status shooting the Nature episode, Bears of the Last Frontier...this one's a nail-biter.
Sometimes You Have to Wing It - The Bear Blog with Chris Morgan - Inside NATURE - Dean Cannon | Natu
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The aerial shoot is coming up soon. This is going to be one of the most exciting parts of the entire show -- IF we have the right weather.
Thirteen WNET New York One of my favorite bloggers is Sam Hutchins writing about his experience as Wong Kar Wai's location scout. Here's a pic of WKW inside the pizza parlour. Follow along with their adventures across the country planning WKW's next film.
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Sam, Wong Kar Wai & co. take in desolate Detroit and make friends with a pizza parlor owner.
Thirteen WNET New York The Reel13 short film competition this week pits three films from the '12 films in 12 hours' filmmaking challenge against each other. Vote online before tomorrow afternoon. The winner is broadcast Saturday night during the Reel13 film program.
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Vote for Your Favorite Short Film The Winner Will be Aired This Saturday Night!
Thirteen WNET New York Who would be crazy enough to follow in the footsteps of Marco Polo just to do it? Who, indeed. We're airing "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo" tomorrow night, but the site has some cool content, including video, a producer's diary and blogs.
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This year, PBS leads the News and Documentary Emmy® Awards nominations with 41, and "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo" has been nominated for an Emmy® in the category of Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming.
Thirteen WNET New York Remember Neda? Frontline tonight investigates the life and death of this woman who became an international symbol for the reform movement in Iran.
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At the height of the protests following Iran’s controversial presidential election this summer, a young woman named Neda Agha Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran. Her death — filmed ...
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Tonight at 8 on PBS, NOVA: Becoming Human. In "Last Human Standing," the final program of the three-part series
"Becoming Human," NOVA examines the fate of the Neanderthals, our
European cousins who died out as modern humans spread from Africa into
Europe during the Ice Age.
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Many human species once shared the globe. Why do we alone remain? Premieres on air and online November 17, 2009. www.pbs.org/nova/beta/evolution/becoming-human-part-3.html
Thirteen WNET New York New ticket giveaway this week! Enter to win one of four pairs of tix to the Whitney Museum of American Art to see "Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction."
Source: www.thirteen.org
Thirteen's community is unique and expansive - artists, scientists, parents, teachers and you. We believe public media is a public service, and while our mission hasn't changed, the ways to connect with us continue to grow.
Thirteen WNET New York You saw Ascent of Money here on Thirteen earlier this year. Next week, author Niall Ferguson will host a live Q&A. Submit questions this week and participate live on Tuesday, November 24th at 6pm EST.
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Niall Ferguson, a financial historian and Harvard professor, will put the economic crisis of the past year in its historical context. His perspective of these economic cycles provides all of us with a better understanding of the world we are living in today.
Many people have big dreams, but only a few bold adventurers live them. Denis Belliveau and Francis O’Donnell took a wild idea — retrace Marco Polo’s entire 25,000-mile, land-and-sea route from Venice to China and back — and spent two years of their lives making their dream a reality. “In th...
