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Robert Moses Didn’t Even Drive, Yet Destroyed Important NYC Neighborhoods with Roads

Robert Moses never held elected office, never drove a car, and still managed to reshape New York City — and much of urban America — around highways, suburbs, and the automobile. This video tells the story of how Moses rose…

Elvis Presley: A Boy from Tupelo Mississippi

A short documentary about how Elvis became a superstar playing a new type of country bop, a mix of rockabilly and country. Directed by Robert Gordon!

A Morning at Grumpy’s Coffee Shop in Grand Central Station

Americanos and iced lattes and cold brews, oh my! In this episode of “On The Job,” Priya Krishna dives into the daily grind of baristas. Meet Arnaldo Hernandez Mundo, who works at Cafe Grumpy in Grand Central Terminal, one of…

A Homeless Millionaire with a Mercedes

Banjo is the name of his dog. The Admiral is the name he goes by. He’s got plenty of cash, but choose to live a homeless lifestyle. After the state of California shuts a makeshift campground he had been living…

The Buffalo Creek Flood: Act of Man

Mimi Pickering. 1975. 16 mm Film. In 1972 a coal-waste dam owned by the Pittston Company collapsed at the head of a crowded hollow in southern West Virginia. A wall of sludge, debris, and water tore through the valley below,…

Best Friends: Bob Newhart and Don Rickles

By Christopher Campbell Bob Newhart was the subject of a few documentaries, including the features Bob Newhart: The Last Sane Man… (part of the series Biography) and Bob Newhart (part of the series American Masters). More easily found and much shorter is Bob and Don: A Love…

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