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Manischewitz is closely associated with Jewish tradition, but it was once a huge crossover success. Sammy Davis Jr. was its spokesman in TV advertising. At one point, the typical drinker was described as an urban African-American man.

'Man, Oh Manischewitz': When The Jewish Wine Was Big With Gentiles, Too

The wine associated with Jewish tradition was once a huge crossover success. At one point, the typical drinker was described as an urban African-American man.

Cover art for <em>The Story of Sonny Boy Slim </em>by Gary Clark, Jr.

Review: Gary Clark Jr., 'The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim'

Cool and in control, Clark can shed his voice's earthier timbre and slide into a dreamy falsetto at will. That makes for a striking contrast with his turbulent guitar attack.

Pedestrians cross the cobblestoned Via dei Fori Imperiali in front of Rome's Colosseum.

James Bond Meets His Match — The Roman Cobblestone

Actor Daniel Craig reportedly hit his head when the Aston Martin he was driving during filming the 24th James Bond thriller encountered a loose sanpietrino, as the cobblestones in Rome are known.

AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT: Season 13

"Curtain: Poirot's Last Case" airs Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Customers hoarded Twinkies when Hostess announced it was going out of business in 2012.

Nostalgia Products: Making A Tasty Comeback

Mad Men's suave advertising executive Don Draper may have said it best: "Nostalgia: It's delicate ... but potent."

Megan Draper (Jessica Pare) and Don Draper (Jon Hamm) raise their glasses. Many fans have been inspired to do the same, but Mad Men has a complicated relationship with alcohol.

Drinking With 'Mad Men:' Cocktail Culture And The Myth Of Don Draper

The culture of retro cocktails that the show helped reignite is intriguing, considering how much of Mad Men is actually about excessive — even abusive — drinking.

Then-Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte walks the hallways of the Threat Operations Center inside the National Security Agency in 2006.

This British Spy Thriller Shows How Thrill-Less Spying Can Be

The presidential panel on NSA has brought renewed attention to the practice of spying this week. Phone tapping, searching records and general intrigue — these have been popular topics in literature and film for well nigh a century. But espionage is not often a glamorous task, as author Julia Keller reminds us.

The cast from "Stephen Sondheim's Company With The New York Philharmonic."

GREAT PERFORMANCES: Stephen Sondheim's Company With The New York Philharmonic

Airs Friday, November 8, 2013 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

<strong>1962:</strong> The tagline across the top confidently announces that<em> Dr. No</em> will be the first in a series of Bond films. Adding to the "passionate" colors of red and yellow, the simple graphics of a bullet and lipstick are clear signs that violence and sex are on the menu.

Like 007 Himself, James Bond Movie Posters Live To See Another Day

A lavish new book explores the essence of one of cinema's most enduring brands as defined by Bond posters from around the globe and across the decades.

Shown (l-r): Harriet Walter as Miss Bulstrode, David Suchet as Hercule Poirot, Elizabeth Berrington as Miss Springer, Claire Skinner as Miss Rich and Miranda Raison as Miss Blanche. Something is amiss at Meadowbank School for Girls, where hidden rubies, kidnapping, and murder disrupt the term. With the killer on the loose and pupils fleeing with frantic parents, only Poirot can save the school from ruin.

MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! Poirot IX: Cat Among The Pigeons

Airs Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

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