Al Gore may have invented it, but it took Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens to explain it to the rest of us. What is this internet thing? Well, apparently it’s a series of tubes. Senator Stevens gave his lucid description during debate on net neutrality legislation recently. Thanks to his insight on a complicated […]
Continue readingBlogwatch: Cinemarati: The Web Alliance for Film Commentary
This is what they say: ” [Cinemarati] brings together online film critics for serious, and seriously fun, discussion about film. We strive to counter the notion that “anyone with a modem can be a critic” and raise the level of discussion about film on the Internet to the point at which it will be considered […]
Continue readingFrank Zappa challenging censorship on CNN’s Crossfire (circa 1986)
This entertaining clip captures the late Frank Zappa during the period when he was taking on the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) on Capitol Hill and fighting for free speech. His deadly wit and calm articulate defense of all musical lyrics, no matter the content, seems to ever-so-slightly win over conservative co-host Robert Novak. It’s […]
Continue readingNew service: podcast news service
The Library now loans out iPods loaded with a variety of news podcasts. Get information from sources worldwide including CNN, NPR, BBC, and CBC. Over 24 hours of programming updated daily. iPods can be checked out at the Library’s Copy Center by AU affiliated students, faculty and staff.
Continue readingZero-cost digital video editing tools online
There’s a new breed of websites that enable a user to upload his/her digital video, edit it, add effects, transitions, and titles, and share it with others. Obviously these tools will not be in league with programs like Final Cut Pro and Avid but for shoestring producers who are honing their chops, they’re worth a […]
Continue readingGuilty Pleasure: Hawaii Surf Session Report
Stuck in Washington this summer and in need of a mental escape? Try this site. I’ve never surfed but I have a weakness for watching surfers at work, gliding along through crashing walls of water. This kinda primitively designed site includes frequently updated “session” videos compiling footage of surfing conditions at the major surf beaches […]
Continue readingMIT World – on-demand video of significant public events at MIT
An extensive set of lectures, events, readings – heavy on the science topics but there’s probably something here for everyone. Things that caught my eye included readings by Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks, Robert Pinsky, Maurice Sendak, and Seamus Heaney. Lectures by Noam Chomsky, Eric Foner, Thomas Friedman, Frank Gehry, Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates, Dean Kamen, […]
Continue readingNational Archives Video on Google
This is a link to about 100 public domain newsreels produced by NASA,United Newsreel, and Department of the Interior. They range in length from 10-30 minutes. There’s a lot of interesting stuff here. Examples include 1930s titles from the Dept of Interior, 1940s war newsreels, and “Who’s out there?” a 1975 film narrated by Orson […]
Continue readingMust-see film: Powers of Ten now viewable online
This is a really cool film that illustrates the size of the universe in powers of ten – starting with a couple having a picnic in Chicago zooming out to 100 million lightyears away – and then all the way back in to the man’s hand and on down to a single proton, .000001 angstroms. […]
Continue readingCool website: indieWIRE.com
From their website:“Celebrating its tenth anniversary, indieWIRE is the leading news, information, and social networking site for the international independent film community, including comprehensive coverage of indie, documentary and foreign language films, as well industry news, film festival reports, filmmaker interviews, and movie reviews. It includes special sections for high-profile film festivals, the new indieLOOP […]
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