Steven Herrick - Poet - "trains"
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Desc: Poet for children and young adults, Steven Herrick, reads his poem, "Trains" |
Scum: My right to a book
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Desc: Archer discusses the borstal's library with the matron and requests some more suitable books. |
Edith Ridington's Chocolate and Almond Bavarian
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Desc: Literature and Classics Professor Edith Ridington sure could whip up a dessert. Assistant Professor of History Bryn Upton tries out her famous Chocolate and Almond Bavarian -- get the recipe at www.mcdaniel.edu/recipe |
Norman on Literary Reportage
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Desc: Professor Norman talks about Literary Reportage at NYU Journalism. |
12 Dresses for Istanbul
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Desc: pop!talk correspondent Ebonia was invited to the opening of the "12 Dresses for Istanbul: Fashion's Comment on Literature by Spanish Designers" exhibit at the Istanbul Fashion Academy.
The exhibition, first organized in Tokyo and Beijing, has now moved to Istanbul with some alterations, and will run from 20 September - 20 November 2008.
The exhibit includes specially designed dresses by Spanish designers such as Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Devota & Lomba, Francis Montesinos, Victorio & Lucchino, Amaya Arzuaga, Alma Aguilar, Ailanto, Spastor, Juan Duyos, Miriam Ocariz, Davidelfin and Lydia Delgado.
The outfits are inspired by the works of world-renowned Spanish writers, including Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Alvaro Mutis, Juan Gelman, Carlos Fuentes, Miguel Delibes, Jose Angel Valente and Carmen Martin Gaite. The aim of the exhibition is to introduce Spanish language and culture to Turkey.
What a night it was, rubbing shoulders with the Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay, Spanish Culture Ministry Undersecretary Dolores Carrion and Spanish Fashion Designers Association President Modesto Lomba. Not to mention a "pop!talk exclusive" interview with the hottest fashion designer of Spain, Davidelfin.
...it's who you know. |
Yves Montand (A Paris) accompanied by Degas & Monet
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Desc: http://www.Mootnotes.com - Art, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Shakespeare
All the paintings in this clip can by found on the website. |
Weschler on Literary Reportage
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Desc: Professor Weschler talks about Literary Reportage at NYU Journalism. |
M Butterfly ENGLISH (8/11)
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Desc: Great Movie! |
Marcella
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Desc: videoclip accompanying the novel 'Lady Di en de verwildering', written by Hans Dekkers |
M Butterfly ENGLISH (5/11)
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Desc: great movie! |
Pound Made New
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Desc: A Slideshow Documentary of Ezra Pound |
You Cities
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Desc: rough animation build. Drawn in consectutive pages of Ulysees
http://www.futureofthebook.org/itinplace/ |
The Radical Jack London - Jonah Raskin
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Desc: Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/29/Jonah_Raskin_The_Radical_Jack_London
Jonah Raskin, editor of "The Radical Jack London," discusses the legendary author's controversial, and often contradictory, political beliefs.
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Jonah Raskin talks about The Radical Jack London. He lays out the social, economic, and political context for London's writings and shows him to be Americas leading revolutionary writer at the turn of the twentieth century.
Raskin is the author of American Scream: Allen Ginsbergs Howl and The Making of the Beat Generation - Book Passage
Jonah Raskin is the author of The Radical Jack London. He left an East Coast university teaching position to participate in the 1970s radical counterculture as a free-lance journalist, returned to the academy in California in the 1980s to write probing studies of Abbie Hoffman and Allen Ginsberg, and reviews of northern California writers whom he styled as "natives, newcomers, exiles and fugitives."
Beginning as a lecturer in English at Sonoma State University in 1981, he moved to chair of the Communications Studies Department from 1988 to 2007, while serving as a book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar FREE
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Desc: Free translation into ASL of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Charles Katz. |
Alabama 3 @ Book Slam
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Desc: Alabama 3 performing at Book Slam, London's best night of words and music. |
A Thousand Splendid Suns Book Trailer
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Desc: For AP World Literature class |
Little Non - J-pop
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Desc: Japanese band Little Non playing live at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo. This band had some literature saying that they have been on Anime soundtracks. |
JAMES FRANCO Interview "Word Theater"
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Desc: Acclaimed actor James Franco talks about his involvement in the performance literature organization Word Theater.
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