Julia Barton

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Caption: The Ewings of Texas captivated audiences around the world., Credit: CBS/Lorimar Studios

"Dallas," Your Pitiless Universe (14:10)
From: Julia Barton

"Dallas" star Larry Hagman died on November 23rd, 2012. But the prime-time soap that made him famous as J.R. Ewing lives on. The original show aired from 1978-1991, and the ...
Caption: Doug Kondziolka of Don Juan and Miguel, Credit: Julia Barton

Rennies (05:00)
From: Julia Barton

Renaissance festivals are olden, but they're also getting old. Many of the velvet-costumed, jousting, and sword-wielding performers at these festivals are now pushing 50. ...
Caption: Constance Carman says goodbye to a soldier., Credit: Julia Barton

A Hug on the Way Home (05:10)
From: Julia Barton

When U.S. soldiers come back home on leave, they fly through a few central airports. For soldiers headed west of the Mississippi River, that airport is DFW. The USO recently ...
Caption: A holding cell in Uzbekistan., Credit: Human Rights Watch

Uzbekistan: The Last Witness (05:30)
From: Julia Barton

Human Rights Watch Researcher Steve Swerdlow spent two months in Uzbekistan in late 2010. During that time, he got a rare glimpse into this isolated, repressive country. ...
Caption: Portrait of Leonid Utesov by Soviet artist Alexander Laktionov, Credit: Julia Barton

Soviet Art in America (10:51)
From: Julia Barton

Twenty years ago, the Soviet Union was in its last throes. A hardline Communist coup failed in August 1991, but officially the USSR still existed until December. As the ...