Posted on October 30th, 2009 by janestrudwick
Dance in Video features more than 200 videos on 20th century dance productions and documentaries, and covers genres such as ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance. Users can browse video selections by character role, choreographer, ensemble name, and venue, or utilize the “Quick” or “Advanced” search options. They can also create playlists that [...]
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Posted on October 26th, 2009 by MarisHayashi
Week of October 26, 2009
News Item: Fort Collins, Colorado - A six-year-old boy, his parents, and their homemade balloon recently made headlines after it was reported that the balloon floated away with the boy trapped inside its chamber. Not surprisingly, “Balloon Boy” received widespread media attention. Local law enforcement officials eventually declared the incident a [...]
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Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by janestrudwick
‘”The thing about a visual form like a graphic novel is that so much of what you need to describe is done through art. It’s the impact of the visual that conveys the story to the reader.” Terry Brooks, “A very Graphic Interview,” Publishers Weekly, 07/07/08.
Those of us who did not grow up with comic [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2009 by MarisHayashi
“In the News” is 2 Years Old! - Past Topics
Week of October 19, 2009
News Item: Food lovers across the country were shocked with the announcement that Gourmet, the 69-year-old “magazine of good living,” will cease publication after its November issue. Publisher Condé Nast cited the current state of the economy and losses in ad pages [...]
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Posted on October 13th, 2009 by Bruce Barron
The Government Printing Office (GPO) has developed a new platform called FDsys -Federal Digital Systems- which facilitates the discovery of some important information resources. Users can locate the Congressional Record, Congressional Hearings, Compilation of Presidential Documents (includes Daily & Weekly), Federal Register, and much more. Search options in this new discovery tool allow for easier [...]
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Posted on October 12th, 2009 by MarisHayashi
“In the News” is 2 Years Old! - Past Topics
Week of October 12, 2009
News Item: The Nobel Committee announced that President Barack Obama would receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway on December 10. Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, and Literature, and the Prize in Economics will be awarded in Stockholm, Sweden later [...]
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Posted on October 5th, 2009 by MarisHayashi
Week of October 5, 2009
News Item: The Wizard of Oz, a 1939 MGM classic based on the book by L. Frank Baum, recently turned 70. Here are titles related to the culture of Oz.
The Age of William A. Dunning: The Realm of Myth Meets the Yellow Brick Road (FAU Dissertation)
By Kathleen P. Barsalou. Florida Atlantic [...]
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