Did you know T.S. Eliot’s portentous and heavily allusive 1922 masterpiece “The Waste Land” was originally titled “He Do the Police in Different Voices,” a quote from Charles Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend? Filled with references to Dante’s Divine Comedy, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, and James Frazier’s The Golden Bough, this most famous of high modernist poems—scourge of millions of college freshman each…… Continue reading T. S. Eliot Reads T. S. Eliot
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Interview with Dr. Kathy Ann Miller – KQED Science
In this Science on the SPOT: Preserving the Forest of the Sea, watch Kathy Ann Miller, PhD, curator of the University Herbarium at the University of California – Berkeley, as she shares the wide variety of seaweeds in the collection.I love when someone gives a personalized video tour of their work, especially when it mixes nature, science and beautiful, art-like specimens all together.…… Continue reading Interview with Dr. Kathy Ann Miller – KQED Science
Streamschool (Patakiskola) – Peter Vacz
Streamschool (Patakiskola) by Péter Vácz: Inspired by a Hungarian poem, this beautifully-textured stop motion piece about growing up tells the story of a little girl who travels with a river to the sea. The version above is in Hungarian with English subtitles, but it’s also available in French: L’école des ruisseaux.Plus! Notes on how it was made.
Ryan (Short) – Chris Landreth
Winner of the 2005 Oscar® for Best Short Animation This Oscar®-winning animated short from Chris Landreth is based on the life of Ryan Larkin, a Canadian animator who produced some of the most influential animated films of his time. Ryan is living every artist’s worst nightmare – succumbing to addiction, panhandling on the streets to…… Continue reading Ryan (Short) – Chris Landreth
The Silence Beneath the Bark (Short) – Joanna Lurie
A tender fairy tale about discovery and growing up, this is The Silence Beneath the Bark, Le silence sous l’écorce (2010), by Joanna Lurie. Read more about the film here.
Make Puppets with Jim Henson (1969)
This video is 15 full minutes of amazing. And the best part of watching is that these puppet activities will no doubt inspire kids of all ages to create their own muppet-like characters. Watch Jim Henson and muppet designer and builder Don Sahlin demonstrate how to make puppets from socks, tennis balls, cloth, wooden spoons, potatoes, and other things you…… Continue reading Make Puppets with Jim Henson (1969)
The Meaning of Zero: A Love Poem – Amy Uyematsu
The Meaning of Zero: A Love Poemby Amy Uyematsu–Is where space ends called death or infinity?Pablo Neruda, The Book of QuestionsA mere eyelid’s distance between you and me.It took us a long time to discover the number zero.John’s brother is afraid to go outside.He claims he knowsthe meaning of zero.I want to kiss you.A mathematician…… Continue reading The Meaning of Zero: A Love Poem – Amy Uyematsu
Cookpad, the Largest Recipe Site in Japan, Launches New Site in English
Cookpad bills itself as having the “Best Japanese recipes from the largest cooking community in Japan.” And that’s not just your usual web site hyperbole. Established back in 1997, Cookpad houses 1.5 million recipes created by a base of 20 million users. And it’s now a publicly-traded company on the Tokyo stock exchange. This week, Cookpad did everyone in…… Continue reading Cookpad, the Largest Recipe Site in Japan, Launches New Site in English
Sorry I’m Late Stop Motion Animation – Keith Henniff
Sorry I’m Late from Keith Kenniff | Helios, Goldmund on Vimeo.Shooting stop-motion straight down on the ground is such a great way to animate. In Sorry I’m Late (2009), written and directed by Tomas Mankovsky, a man tries to reach his destination by bus, bicycle, horse, hot air balloon, shark, and car.The life-sized stop-motion is all filmed from…… Continue reading Sorry I’m Late Stop Motion Animation – Keith Henniff
Lord Howe Island Stick Insects
“In a world first, zookeeper Rohan Cleave captured the amazing hatching process of a critically endangered Lord Howe Island Stick Insect at Melbourne Zoo. The eggs incubate for over 6 months and until now the hatching process has never been witnessed. If you didn’t see it you wouldn’t believe it could fit in that egg!”Krulwich Wonders…… Continue reading Lord Howe Island Stick Insects
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