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• Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'

  a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent -- even though they are authorized in secret."It is transparent," Obama told PBS's Charlie Rose in an interview to be broadcast Monday. "That's why we set up the FISA court," he added, referring to the   Read more »

• May: Iran's new president won't have any power

  the Shah, Iranians first cast ballots. I was there -- a reporter in Iran, working on a documentary film for Bill Moyers at PBS. Then, as now, the elections were the focus of considerable international attention. Then, as now, the elections were a total fiction.Some   Read more »

• Mel Brooks gets 'American Masters' PBS documentary

  Brooks ' prolific career will be showcased Monday night in a new documentary airing on PBS ' "American Masters." The 86-year-old Brooks is one of a handful of celebrities whose trophy case includes an Oscar, Tony, Grammy and Emmy. Here are five of his notable   Read more »

• Roslyn girl, 12, pens novel based on Mount Vesuvius eruption on Pompeii

  Emma Iadanza watched Mount Vesuvius erupt, wiping out the city of Pompeii and all its people, in the PBS documentary Pompeii: The Last Day, she asked herself, What if someone did survive?That question inspired the 12-year-old Roslyn girl. Shortly after the   Read more »

• 'Philip Roth: Unmasked' review: A bit sanitized

  SHOW " Philip Roth : Unmasked" WHEN | WHERE Premieres at 9 p.m. Friday on WNET /13 WHAT IT'S ABOUT This documentary for PBS ' "American Masters" series, written and directed by William Karel, profiles author Philip Roth , who turned 80 this month and is widely   Read more »

Around the web

• Snowden and the NSA reflect a millennial climate change

  Snowdon (not Snowden) is the name of the tallest mountain in Wales and while by Swiss or Colorado standards it may not seem like much the weather on Snowdon is unpredictable and has taken many lives. I climbed Snowdon as a schoolboy with my class and tha 5:29 AM from BetaNews Read more »

• Obama calls NSA secret data gathering 'transparent' in PBS interview

  Please read our Terms of Service. Messages that harass, abuse or threaten others; have obscene or otherwise objectionable content; have spam, commercial or advertising content or links may be removed. SINA English is the English-language destination for 5:07 AM from SINA English Read more »

• New Sesame Street Character’s Father Is In Jail…Sparks Controversy (Video)

  Alex. His dad has gone to prison and he is finding it hard to cope. Our coveted children’s show on PBS has taught us many things over the years, but now that times are changing, so is some of the show’s educational focus. Sesame Street remains the leader in 3:35 AM from EUR This N That Read more »

• Details on Spying, Not More Assurances

  surveillance abuses, President Obama has embarked on a reassurance offensive. The spy programs have been used narrowly, he said on PBS’s “Charlie Rose” program on Monday, and have been effective in stopping several terror plots. He promised to press for more 6/18/13 from The New York Times Read more »

• Mr. Selfridge

  in American publications claiming a similarity with Downton Abbey, which baffled me. Other than being produced by ITV and aired on PBS ‘Masterpiece’, there’s no similarity. Downton is about an aristocratic English family trying to hang on to their ancestral 6/18/13 from Vulpes Libris Read more »