Tag: video
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How Mister Rodgers Won Over Washington
The backstory: In 1969, Mister Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts. In about five minutes of testimony, Rogers spoke of the need for social and emotional education that public television provided.…
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The Haditha Massacre, Media and Patterns of Warfare
With the massacre of Haditha already drawing comparisons to the My Lai massacre — where up to 500 unarmed Vietnamese men, women and children were killed in cold blood by American forces — proponents of this war are holding fast against this incident becoming the tipping point of complete anti-war sentiment. Local blogger, Joe Guarino:…
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Ali G And Noam Chomsky: Perfect Harmony
Two master linguists, in an interview for the ages: […] AG: So when animals chat to each other, does them talk in language? NC: Well, that’s more or less a matter of definition. I mean, every organism has some means of communication, including insects. AG: How many words does you know? NC: Well… the… normally…
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Lazy Sunday (Chronicles Of Narnia)
I never watch SNL anymore, but man, am I glad caught it this past week. Sure, I would’ve stumbled across this gem on-line, but catching it on SNL brought me back to the glory days of Eddie Murphy’s White Man. Thank you, Lonely Island guys, and thank you SNL for keeping your ear to the…
Sean Patrick Coon 