In 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring opened America's eyes to the dangers of pesticides and man's place in nature. This episode of the "Before/After" series dives into the genesis of a poetic and powerful text, which inspired modern environmentalist thought.
Glamorously eccentric and enigmatic Theremin master Armen Ra recounts his dynamic journey in this li...
On the night of October 30, 1993, River Phoenix is set to play with his band at the Viper Room on Su...
An eye-opening documentary that asks the question: Are we going to let climate change destroy civili...
It is the evocation of a life as brief as it is dense. An encounter with a dazzling thought, that of...
Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entert...
A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children tells the inspiring story of Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman, ...
After almost thirty years of his career, the musician Fran Nixon joins film director David Trueba fo...
Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda ...
Why did Simenon, a novelist who contributed so much to the seventh art, like to say that he hated th...
A deeply human portrait of a boxer with the heart of a lion who refused to give up, in and outside o...
Up until the end of her life, Beatrice Wood continued to influence younger artists with her definiti...
The work and unexplained death of Michael Ventris, the English architect, classicist, and philologis...
Co-founder of Greenpeace and founder of Sea Shepherd, Captain Watson is part pirate, part philosophe...
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social jus...
Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on LSD, then worked for decades counseling drug abusers. Dock's soulf...
Genuine connections between children and nature can revolutionize our future. But is this discovery ...