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Thailand Unruffled by Change of Government

Thailand is back to work as usual, just three days after a military coup. The change in power was condemned abroad, but legitimized by the royal palace and greeted by many Thais with relief.

Solicitor General Elena Kagan listens as President Obama introduces her as his choice for Supreme Court justice in the East Room of the White House on Monday.

Can Kagan Bridge Divided Court? Consensus Is No

President Obama and his supporters have been lauding Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan as a proven "consensus-builder." But historians say that designation often means little when used during the nomination process -- and individual justices are rarely coalition catalysts.

<p>In 1975, the Khmer Rouge told the family of Peou Nam that he had been executed. After 36 years of separation, hardship and an unusual series of events, the family was reunited in June this year. Son Phyrun visits his father at his farmhouse in southern Cambodia's Kampot province. </p>

Dream Sparks Events That Reunite Cambodian Family

In 1975, the Khmer Rouge told the family of Peou Nam that their father had been executed. In fact, he'd been bludgeoned and left for dead twice — but survived both times. A dream, an inexplicable impulse and the work of psychics brought the Cambodian family together after 36 years.

Four decades after James "Whitey" Bulger first rose to power, "Southie" is not what it used to be. The once blue-collar, Irish-Catholic neighborhood, is now an ethnic melting pot that has been invaded by young urban professionals who have gentrified the area and smoothed out its once-rough edges.

South Boston Transformed In Whitey Bulger's Absence

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.

U.S. Gets Mixed Signals on Helping Myanmar

The U.S. ambassador to Thailand said an American plane filled with relief supplies was ready to take off for Myanmar on Thursday, but the government there revoked permission. U.S. disaster relief specialists are also having trouble getting in, despite their unique and badly needed skills.

Some of the world's largest energy and mineral companies are interested in drilling and mining around Disko Bay, off the west coast of Greenland. To date, there have been relatively few such projects on the island because of the harsh conditions.

In The Land Of White Nights And Erik The Red

As temperatures rise and the ice retreats, change is coming to Greenland, the world's largest island, and its 56,000 residents. For now, though, the slow life there still revolves largely around hunting and family, as a recent visit shows.

Basil Blight Threatens Pesto Lovers

A potentially fatal fungal disease called downy mildew has been attacking basil plants in New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Florida. Gardeners are worried that it could spread farther throughout the summer. Margaret McGrath, an associate professor of plant pathology at Cornell University, says that at first sign of the blight, make pesto and freeze it.

SDAFF Interview: Director Mark Duffield of The Ghost of Mae Nak

Tartan Films has made Asian extreme cinema its specialty and it serves up Mark Duffields

Cinema Junkie by Beth Accomando

SDAFF Interview: Director Mark Duffield of The Ghost of Mae Nak

Bellydancer Sabrina Fox performing in costume. Sabrina is known for being one of the top performers and instructors in the arena of tribal bellydance, and tours the world with the Bellydance Superstars.

The Art Of Bellydance: Live From Shanghai

Airs Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

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