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  • Sneak Peek: Four Remaining Prisoners Share their Stories

    Sarah Ball | Jun 12, 2009 10:57 AM

    Check out NEWSWEEK's exclusive clip of the upcoming National Geographic documentary A Decade Behind Bars: A Return to The Farm.  The film is a sequel to 1998's inmate-perspective documentary The Farm: Life Inside Angola (click to watch full doc), which was nominated for an Oscar for its portrayal of six prisoners at Louisiana's high-security penitentiary. Of those original six, four remain to tell their stories—how their lives have evolved since the first film, and how the prison facilities themselves have drastically changed. The doc airs June 16.  Click above to view our sneak peek!


  • Author Michael Pollan on "Food Inc." and How to Eat Well

    Newsweek | Jun 12, 2009 09:00 AM

    By Nicki Gostin

    The last few years have been interesting times for food and eating habits, as "slow food," locavores and farmer's markets have entered mainstream conversations about how we eat. This spring saw Michelle Obama planting the first garden on White House grounds since the era of President Roosevelt. One of the Pied Pipers leading the movement to eat more fresh, local fruits, vegetables and meats has been author Michael Pollan. In books such as In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto and The Omnivore's Dilemma, Pollan explains why junk food really is junky and why it's so important not to eat food that has ingredients that you can't even pronounce. Now Pollan appears in the new documentary Food Inc., a disturbing look at giant food companies in the United States, with a focus on the beef industry. NEWSWEEK's Nicki Gostin spoke with Pollan about whether the cost of food at farmer's markets is worth it, why Europeans eat better than Americans and the steps we can all take to improve how we eat. (For more Pollan, check out head-to-hoof article on pork, for which he was interviewed). Excerpts:

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  • Morning Mix: Switch from Analog to Digital is Today

    Sarah Ball | Jun 12, 2009 08:45 AM
    • At Least 1 Million to Have TV Problems Today. As six decades of analog television come to an end today, at least 1 million homes are expected to be left without TV service, the Associated Press reports. In preparation, the FCC has 4,000 operators on standby and has set up demonstration centers in several cities. [Associated Press]

    • Gosselin Children Are Dehydrated. Kate Gosselin was filmed by Access Hollywood behind the scenes, refusing to share water with her very thirsty children--and blogs are calling her a bad mother.  So, you know, something new and different for today. [Gawker]

    • Bret Michaels is Angry With the Tonys. After retaining his good humor for a while there--saying he was recovering with help from Shrek and Donkey--Bret Michaels is lashing out at the Tony Awards, People reports. The statement is quite long, and concludes with this: "I thank the Good Lord I have a thick skull and I have a feeling this may have been my first and final curtain call at the Tonys." [People]