 | Arts Afire How did Robert Hughes turn his PBS series American Visions from a show-and-tell presentation into a probing look at the American spirit? A thoughtful examination of Hughes' life and methods reveals why the Time critic's status as an outsider allowed him the freedom to merge anthropology, historical detail and personal observation into one of the best art documentaries to ever grace public television. |
 | Eaten Alive! An unfortunate scrape on the hand, a slight woozy feeling -- guess what? You may be hours away from getting Eaten Alive! This grisly, unsettling tale of a man's near-fatal battle against a bacteria called necrotizing fasciitis is guaranteed to get under your skin, as well as many other places you don't want it. |
 | Time Bombed A Calgon bath won't remedy it. Nor will a day minder, a second alarm clock, or a handful of methamphetamines. Indeed, our society's insistence on a fast-paced, superficially forward-moving mindset seems to be a disease with no cure. But some groups are fighting back -- at their own pace, of course. Time Bombed explores this controversy over life's proper tempo. |
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Hurry up and read Time Bombed, an in-depth article about our society's devastating overemphasis on speed and convenience, and the many ways people are fighting back. Weird Science puts a noted scientist under the microscope and discovers that he, contrary to stereotypes, has a creative streak a parsec wide. (11 articles)
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What's the best show on TV this summer? If you said reruns of Seinfeld and The Simpsons, you may be in need of a new brightness knob. The correct response is P.O.V., the documentary series on PBS. An article provides details. Also: Andrew Wyeth's Helga and John Waters' Divine - how are they connected? We've got the answer. And why is an artist known as "The Phantom of Park City" leaving large metal sculptures in key city locations? (11 articles)
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