9 documentaries that you need to see this year
By Marianna Torgovnick Some documentaries show us the strange, the exotic and the unfamiliar; others make us feel anew about something so ev...
Bill and TED’s Excellent Initiative? A great suggestion from Stephen Colbert
The description of last night’s episode of The Colbert Report reads: “At the Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting, President Bill Cl...
Meet David Peterson, who developed Dothraki for Game of Thrones
There are seven different words in Dothraki for striking another person with a sword. Among them: “hlizifikh,” a wild but powerful strike; “h...
Grey’s Anatomy has a TED moment
Has a TED Talk ever happened live from a hospital? Well, not in real life — but yes on television. Last night on Grey’s Anatomy,...
George Takei’s TEDx Talk: On “Star Trek,” musicals and Japanese American internment
George Takei, best known as Captain Sulu of Star Trek, says it’s been his “lifelong dream” to make it to Broadway. He came...
The live meshing of a real life and virtual chorus
Eric Whitacre has spent most of his career conducting traditional choirs. Then, in 2009, a fan video posted to YouTube sparked a crazy idea:...
11 entertainers who sidestepped the usual avenues and found creative ways to make a living
Musician Amanda Palmer has spent her career seeking out connection: first as a living statue on the street, who traded intimate eye contact ...
“William and the Windmill” wins Grand Jury Award at SXSW
Last night at SXSW, William and the Windmill was awarded one of the festival’s top two honors, taking home Grand Jury Award for Documentary ...
New documentary at SXSW traces William Kamkwamba’s journey from rural Malawi to the TED Stage
William Kamkwamba built a windmill out of spare parts to provide electricity for his family in rural Malawi, after seeing a similar design i...