Would you rather lose your memory or your money? HBO's "The Alzheimer's Project" and Frontline's "The Madoff Affair" unearth your worst nightmares.
By Heather Havrilesky May 10, 2009
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The host of "The UltraMind Solution" responds to Salon's critical article of his PBS medical special.
By Mark Hyman, M.D.
March 18, 2009
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By airing another self-help show disguised as medical science -- the dubious "UltraMind Solution" -- the public network continues to undermine its credibility.
By Robert Burton
March 12, 2009
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"Frontline" offers a play-by-play of how Bernanke and Paulson tried to prevent a catastrophe during last year's unprecedented financial implosion.
By Heather Havrilesky
February 17, 2009
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A head-spinning new "Oliver Twist" reflects both the
bleakness and the levity of Dickens' novel.
By Heather Havrilesky
February 14, 2009
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PBS's Frontline documentary "The Old Man
and the Storm" tells a tale of adversity triumphing over one ordinary man.
By Heather Havrilesky
January 6, 2009
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An upcoming PBS doc traces the bickering Beale women of Albert and David Maysles' 1975 cult hit from their squalid Hamptons mansion to the bright lights of Broadway.
By Heather Havrilesky
December 23, 2008
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In the PBS documentary "Inheritance," the daughter
of Nazi murderer Amon Goeth struggles to accept an unbearable legacy.
By Heather Havrilesky
December 10, 2008
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A new PBS documentary explores the dreaded "BRCA" gene mutation, which is leading more and more women to get preventive double mastectomies.
By Jessica Wakeman
October 1, 2008
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Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
By Robert Burton
May 12, 2008
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The PBS documentary series "Carrier" discovers conflict and camaraderie among the (shockingly young) inhabitants of the USS Nimitz.
By Heather Havrilesky
April 24, 2008
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Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: Frontline's "The Undertaking" offers a gentle look at the work of funeral director and poet Thomas Lynch.
October 30, 2007
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Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: PBS's "Cheney's Law" offers a detailed look at how this administration has acquired unprecedented power.
October 16, 2007
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Salon's guide to what to watch on Friday and this weekend: The PBS "NOW" special "Child Brides: Stolen Lives" is a sobering look at the lives of girls sold into marriage.
October 12, 2007
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Salon's guide to what to watch on Monday: Mark the holiday by watching the PBS doc "The Magnificent Voyage of Christopher Columbus."
October 8, 2007
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How suggestible are you? CBS's "Kid Nation," NBC's "Bionic Woman" and ABC's "Private Practice" aim to play you like a fiddle.
By Heather Havrilesky
September 23, 2007
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Salon's guide to what to watch on Friday and this weekend: PBS premieres Ken Burns' insightful, affecting documentary series on World War II, "The War."
September 21, 2007
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America the dutiful! After PBS doc "The Anti-Americans" makes us feel fat and dumb, Ken Burns' "The War" reminds us that we're muy macho.
By Heather Havrilesky
August 26, 2007
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The highly touted PBS series on Islam and terrorism casts a cold eye on Bush's Iraq disaster -- but fails to examine Mideast history or America's failed policies in the region.
By Gary Kamiya
April 17, 2007
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Despots rule! Vic Mackey of "The Shield" seeks revenge, while Showtime invents a slimmer, sexier King Henry VIII.
By Heather Havrilesky
April 1, 2007
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An interview with journalist Martin Smith, the maker of a new PBS documentary on Iraqi militias, about how the U.S. strategy of Iraqification could backfire.
By Alex Koppelman
February 6, 2007
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Forsaking the olive branch for a sop to the right.
By Tim Grieve
November 15, 2006
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A kids show host is fired for appearing in a blue parody PSA.
By Rebecca Traister
July 25, 2006
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The director of a PBS documentary about a Girl Scout troop whose moms are behind bars says our obsession with locking up women is harming their kids.
By Sarah Karnasiewicz
March 21, 2006
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Masterpiece Theatre's languid take on the Dickens classic is a refreshing break from our sound-bite, bloggified culture.
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 4, 2006
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