Curated Video
Candlelight vigil for German exchange student gunned down in homeowner's garage
More than 100 people carrying candles held a vigil on Friday in the Montana city of Missoula where a 17-year-old German exchange student was gunned down in a homeowner's garage.
Markus Kaarma, a homeowner in Missoula, Montana, on Sunday...
Curated Video
Obama calls for action following deadly shooting at US elementary school
1. Mid of US President Barack Obama entering media briefing room
2. Mid of Obama at podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"We've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And each time I learn the...
Curated Video
US First Lady comments on Charleston shooting
The US First Lady Michelle Obama said on Friday that she was "horrified" by the attack on the Charleston church in South Carolina which killed nine people.Authorities have accused 21-year-old Dylann Roof of fatally shooting nine people...
Curated Video
Analyst: FAA lacks money for plane inspections
A commercial aircraft consultant says the FAA is most likely under funded and does not have the resources to do necessary aircraft safety inspections.
Curated Video
Analyst: FAA lacks money for plane inspections
A commercial aircraft consultant says the FAA is most likely under funded and does not have the resources to do necessary aircraft safety inspections.
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read "Hamlet"?
Romeo may appeal to more romantic students, but the broodier teenagers in your class are bound to relate to the melancholic, inward-facing Hamlet. Show an enthralling video that summarizes plot elements, characterization, and the...
Crash Course
Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson: Crash Course Theater #15
Who doesn't love a play where most of the characters die? Such deaths are a defining characteristic of many of Shakespeare's tragedies, the topic of an informational video on the Bard and his works. Along with outlining the plot elements...
The School of Life
Gustave Flaubert
How is it possible that an author can create sympathy in the minds of readers for characters who behave in ways that we disdain? Gustave Flaubert was able to accomplish such a goal with Madame Bovary. Introduce readers to this...
Crash Course
Love or Lust? Romeo and Juliet Part II
"Do you believe that fate is inescapable, or that people forge their own lives?" This is the essential question at the heart of Romeo and Juliet, according to the narrator of a series on Shakespeare's tragedy. Short but dense, the video...
Crash Course
Ophelia, Gertrude, and Regicide - Hamlet II
In Part Two of a video course in Hamlet, narrator John Green looks at the gender dynamics in the play. He presents Ophelia and Gertrude as powerful characters and argues that these women do have options that affect the course of the...
Crash Course
Tragedy Lessons from Aristotle: Crash Course Theater #3
Guts! Gore! Murder! Human flaws! Aristotle considered all elements of a tragedy. Crash Course Theater's third video covers the Greek philosopher's views on the art form and also explains alternating perspectives on the topic. Engaging...
Crash Course
Crash Course Theater #15: Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson
A video describing how Shakespeare's tragic characters like Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear changed the way tragedies were written. Learn how these plays were very different from the way Seneca and the Greeks wrote tragedies. Even though...