Blackbird

≡ Category: Music | ≅ 3 Comments

Today is a holiday in the U.S. But I leave you with this bit of Beatles goodness. Back tomorrow. (If you want to find more clips of 12 year old Sungha Jung playing rock classics, check out this page.)

Download Teaching Company Courses & Get 50% Off

≡ Category: Online Courses | ≅ Leave a Comment

Folks, I happened to notice that the Teaching Company is offering 50% off its audio download courses this weekend. As I’ve mentioned here before, I’m a big consumer of their products. (They travel across the United States and record great professors teaching great courses.) You can get more information on their Facebook page, or start shopping [...]

Underwater Astonishments

≡ Category: Science, TED Talks | ≅ Leave a Comment

Brilliant, and we’ve added this one, too, to our YouTube Favorites. Now I’m off for the long weekend. See you Tuesday!

Touring Mars with Google Earth

≡ Category: Google, Science | ≅ Leave a Comment

Google Earth has somewhat outgrown its name. These days, Google’s satellite program (download it here) gives you more than a unique view of our planet Earth. It also offers a nice tour of Mars (and the Moon). The Mars tour is guided by a familiar voice — the voice of Ira Flatow, who hosts the well [...]

Animated Version of Howard Zinn’s History of the American Empire

≡ Category: History | ≅ 6 Comments

Howard Zinn, a historian from Boston University, best known for his classic book, People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present, has been brought to YouTube. This video presents an animated version of Zinn’s essay, Empire or Humanity? What the Classroom Didn’t Teach Me about the American Empire. You can otherwise find this clip on [...]

“September 1, 1939″ by W.H. Auden

≡ Category: Literature, Poetry | ≅ Leave a Comment

The poem was W.H. Auden’s. The date marked the moment when Germany invaded Poland, initiating the start of World War II. “September 1, 1939″ was originally published in The New Republic on October 18, 1939. You can find the text of the poem here. Plus, you can also read George Orwell’s account of what happened that historic day [...]

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