What does a poem have to do with governing a country, any country, our country? Shakespeare’s Sonnet 94, while often interpreted as referring to the power of art patrons over artists, has a lot to tell us about who is capable of governing well and what it means to govern well. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 94 They…
Using Well the Power to Hurt: Sonnet 94 as a Reflection on Good Government
Celebrating Shakespeare’s ‘First Folio’
March 6, 2023
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This year marks the 400th anniversary of the initial publication of William Shakespeare’s collected plays, and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, an independent charity devoted to studying and promoting the Bard’s life and work has announced a special exhibition to honor the occasion: “The Great Variety of Readers: Celebrating 400 Years of Shakespeare’s First Folio.” An…
Ancient Gandhara: Greek Art and Buddhist Statuary
When the ancient devotees of the Buddha Shakyamuni first represented “the enlightened one” in visual form, it was to Greek art that they turned, brought by Alexander the Great to the northwestern corner of the Indian subcontinent. In the region known as Gandhara, a flourishing Buddhist culture adopted the naturalism of Greek sculpture but endowed…
SMART: Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team | Documentary
March 4, 2023
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In Los Angeles County the members of SMART save animals in the most precarious situations. Lead by Armondo Navarrete, this division of specially trained Animal Control officers risks life and limb to rescue animals in need. …
The Hermitage of St. Petersburg: Museum of Art and Architecture
March 3, 2023
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One of the largest art museums in the world and the former residence of the Romanov czars, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, is in the historical center of the city. Composed of five buildings, the Hermitage hosts about 3 million items dating from the Stone Age to the present, including old masters’…
Profiles in History: Norman Rockwell: Up from the Ashes
By 1943, Norman Rockwell (Feb. 3, 1894–Nov. 8, 1978) had long been a household name. At almost 50 years old, he had become America’s illustrator, telling stories of American life through his fresh and often humorous paintings. His career officially began at 15, when he was commissioned to paint four Christmas cards. While still in…
Our English Cousin: William Shakespeare and the Shaping of America
March 1, 2023
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Shakespeare. Bring up that name in conversation, and the reactions of your audience are likely to be mixed. To some of your listeners, that most famous name in all of English literature will likely arouse unpleasant memories of a dreary week or two in a high school class lost in a jumble of lords, ladies,…
Queen of Sextortion | The Dark Web Ep4
February 28, 2023
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This film is only available in North America and the UK because of territorial licensing. Sextortion was invented by one woman in the Philippines—Maria Caparas. She turned the idea of making friends online and recording explicit video chats into a profitable blackmail and extortion scam that could not exist without social media. …
[PREMIERING 3/3 at 8PM] Divine Messengers | The Viking Prophecy (Episode 6)
February 27, 2023
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Ancient Scandinavians, often referred to as the Vikings, might not have been as simple and barbaric as they have been portrayed for the last decades. For a Viking, the art of storytelling was highly regarded and the stories told around the fire were often filled with deeper wisdom and warnings on what would happen if…
Kids, Showers, Love, and Flowers: Verses for March and the Coming of Spring
Spring is the unlocking time, the greening of fields, forests, and lawns, the season of mud puddles, sunshine, and gentle rains when the last hard edges of winter melt away and the days are soft again. Spring figures in several Western religions. To the ancient Greeks, the season meant the release of Persephone, goddess of…
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