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A quarter century ago, a woman from Thailand's mostly Muslim south, got on board a train and headed north. A chance encounter has reunited the woman with her children and her village.

Airs Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 12 p.m. on KPBS TV

Thailand's army has taken control of Bangkok in an apparent bloodless coup timed to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's visit to the United States. Military leaders revoked the constitution, but they have also promised a return to democracy.

Airs Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Criterion and StudioCanal Go to the Archives

When the FBI brought reputed mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger back to his old stomping ground of South Boston to be tried in federal court after 16 years on the lam, he must have done a double take. The neighborhood that Bulger is accused of terrorizing with murders and extortion is booming.

Airs Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Airs Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

To better target non-English speaking communities nationwide, corporate giants like McDonald's and Wal-Mart are creating ads in different languages, including Mandarin, Korean and Vietnamese. As companies build these ad campaigns, they're learning what memes and mediums best appeal to different cultures.

Frank Deford puts aside his gripes this week to pay tribute to the poem by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, first published in the San Francisco Examiner 125 years ago June 3.