Inside Thirteen blogger: Bob Morris, Producer
Our president, Neal Shapiro, calls Thirteen.org “a house of ideas.” It’s a very apt phrase...
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July 23rd, 2008 at 5:02 pm
This film documents the lives of a group of young Palestinian men working illegally as construction laborers in the Israeli city of Modi’in. Caught between Israeli security laws and a Palestinian Authority they see as having failed them, they work for Israeli contractors by day while hiding from police by night. Israeli filmmaker Ido Haar has crafted a powerful vérité film that illuminates the plight of young men questioning their own culture while struggling to survive in the midst of bitter conflict.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
‘Sally Gross - The Pleasure of Stillness‘ is an intimate portrait about the life and work of critically-acclaimed dancer and choreographer Sally Gross. Called “the most poetic of minimalist modern-dance choreographers” by the NY Times, Gross has been dancing for more than 50 years. Watch this film online, completed in 2007 by filmmakers Albert Maysles and Kristin Nutile.
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:51 pm
The development of the “underclass” in American life and the beginning of what we now call pop culture both date back to the Lower East Side of nearly two centuries ago. Historian Warren Shaw delivers a dynamic lecture tracing pop culture’s roots in New York City. One of our most popular lectures so far!
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
For the benefit concert taking place on August 7 at Madison Square Garden, front-row seats and meet-and-greet packages were made available through ebay’s benefit auctions. See the list of all ticket packages up for bid; the auctions end on July 24.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:45 am
New York has long boasted about the quality of its drinking water. However, plans to drill for natural gas near the watersheds that supply New York City may change that.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:43 am
From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the mean streets of Seattle, this documentary reveals the intimate stories behind Cambodian American families and their struggles in the face of ongoing deportations and unforgiving immigration laws. This 2006 doc aired again recently on Thirteen; you can now watch it online.
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:29 am
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July 22nd, 2008 at 6:37 pm
R & E tells a personal story about what happened to a man when, at the height of his powers, he discovered that he was sick — what happened to his work, his faith, and his town’s faith in him. Originally aired: July 18, 2008.
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
History Detectives explores the years after Lincoln’s death to illuminate the true origins of a bound volume of 19th-century sheet music. Originally aired: Season 6, Episode 4. Watch segment.
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
After 33 years, Roger Ebert will be leaving his syndicated program “At the Movies”, and Richard Roeper, his co-host since Gene Siskel died in 1999, is also leaving the …
The Waterfalls and New York City
Home Delivery: The Cases of Japan and Scandinavia
The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, surveys the past, present and future of the...
Randi Weingarten Elected AFT President
Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers in Chicago on July 14, 2008. The following is...
