Curated Video
Crocodilian Interaction with Ancient and Modern Humans
This video explores the fascinating history and mythology surrounding crocodilians, shedding light on their cultural significance and the misconceptions that have surrounded them. It also delves into the threats they face today,...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Katrina: The Meteorology
Hurricane Katrina was historic, not just for size and strength but for way it hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and southeastern Louisiana. It led to death, destruction, displacement, and suffering, particularly in New Orleans. See the...
Poetry Foundation
Peter Twal reads "This Sunday in Ordinary Time"
Peter Twal reads his poem, "This Sunday in Ordinary Time
Curated Video
Micheal Jackson: the Legend
Michael Jackson's tour took him to the west coast of Africa in 1992, where he was warmly received by the locals. He was so beloved that a remote village on the Ivory Coast decided to crown him king. The tribal chief crowned Jackson King...
Espresso Media
Inside the Taliban's Governance
Gain valuable insights into the governance structure of the Taliban as journalist Mohsen Eslamzadeh interviews Mohammad Davoud Mozamel, Deputy Governor of Helmand. Explore Mozamel's revelations about the wide-ranging responsibilities of...
Next Animation Studio
The Baldwin shooting: how blanks can kill you
We look at the surprising number of ways in which a blank cartridge can kill.
Weird History
Real Vikings Behind The Show 'Valhalla'
Vikings told the story of Ragnar Lothbrok, his first wife, Lagertha, and a host of other notable Scandinavians who lived, worked, and fought their way through the earliest part of the so-called Viking Age. The show depicted real men,...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Key Quotes 1
After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of Macbeth’s themes with detailed textual analysis! This lesson unpacks the most famous and significant quotes uttered by Macbeth himself. These quotes chart...
Britlish
Die, Dye, Dai (no subtitles)
Homophones can be a problem for many students of English. In this video we look at the homophones, die, dye, and Dai. Many idiomatic expressions are also used in the video including, dyed in the wool, the days cast, and to dice with...
Amor Sciendi
Art is a Process Michelangelos Slave Sculptures
Art is a Process Michelangelos Slave Sculptures
Kult America
Warsaw's Abandoned Past
When I wonder around Warsaw and Poland in general, I am amazed at how many abandoned buildings I find. I'm not much of an urban explorer but I'm curious about the small details left behind by the previous inhabitants. Some have told me...
Schooling Online
Flying Through Film: Al Pacino, Looking For Richard - Part 4 Summary
Now that Richard has been crowned King Richard III, he becomes obsessed with holding onto his power. How far will he go to secure his stolen crown? Pretty darn far! But there are a few things Richard didn’t count on – the curse of old...
Poetry Foundation
Jeremy Radin reads "I Should Not Say You" by Leonard Cohen
Jeremy Radin (he/him/his) reads the poem “I Should Not Say You” by Leonard Cohen.
Curated Video
Empress Matilda part 16: Henry II, King of England
Matilda returned to Normandy, where her husband had become the Duke and she the Duchess, taking the lands from Stephen. As Stephen grew older and support for him was waning, Henry of Anjou's claim to the throne grew stronger. Henry was...
A Capella Science
Banting's Imparted Years (Stan Rogers Parody)
The discovery of insulin by Canadian researchers Banting and Best, set to Canadian balladeer Stan Rogers' classic sea shanty "Barrett's Privateers"
NASA
Photon Phright-day: Ghost Islands
Remote, recently formed (via volcanic eruptions) oceanic islands in the deep ocean can be studied by satellite lidar altimetry as ICESat2 has been doing, but especially with the satellite lidar bathymetry of the shallows where even...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Hamlet - Context
Watch this video to learn about Shakespeare’s fascinating world, and its influence on the play Hamlet. Watch the Elizabethan era come to life and come to a deeper understanding of Renaissance humanism, the genre of revenge tragedy,...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Hamlet - Act 4 Summary
Panicking, Claudius tries to get rid of Hamlet by packing him off to England. Hamlet is frustrated and angry that he has not had the courage to take revenge as the ghost commanded. Back in Denmark, Claudius’ control is unravelling, and...
Curated Video
Mary Turner: A Young Black Woman Dehumanized
On May 16, 1918, a plantation owner was murdered, prompting a manhunt which resulted in a series of lynchings in May 1918 in southern Georgia, United States. White people killed at least 13 black people during the next two weeks. Among...
The March of Time
Building on fire
MOT 1938: BUILDING ON FIRE: NIGHT: VS Building on fire water from hose. MS Firemen & truck w/ extended ladder. VS Firemen climbing fire escape ladder smoke. VS Hoses spraying water. Fireman carrying female victim on shoulder down ladder...
Intelligence Squared
Reuel Marc Gerecht - How we should deal with Iran
Reuel Marc Gerecht is speaking at the IQ2 debate "Iran is a paper tiger" on February 24th 2011. Reuel Marc Gerecht - IQ2 highlights
Curated Video
The Man Who Planned to Make Antigua an African State
Do you know about the great Prince Klaas? In 1704, 10-year-old Kwaku nicknamed Prince Klaas was captured from Ghana during the Eguafo Civil war and was shipped to the Caribbean where he was purchased by a rich sugar planter. At that...
Curated Video
Andy Warhol's Marilyn: Great Art Explained
Andy Warhol made “Marilyn Diptych” in 1962, right after Marilyn Monroe’s death. By the 1960s Marilyn’s film career as a sex symbol was all but over. Warhol would effectively immortalize Marilyn as the sex symbol of the 20th century. The...