The Art Assignment
Draw a shape that represents you. | Tschabalala Self | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with Tschabalala Self, whose work explores ideas surrounding the black female body; and her assignment asks you to consider your own body as a symbol too.
The Guardian
Fake babies, real love: the women who care for lifelike baby dolls
A growing number of collectors are cuddling, changing and caring for 'reborns' – individually crafted baby dolls that can cost up to $20,000. For some, it's about rekindling their baby-rearing years. For others, it's about dealing with...
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Frederick Douglass: Photography
Learn about the photographs of Frederick Douglass with Dr. Noelle Trent.
The Art Assignment
The Case for Realism
What's the point of making realistic paintings when photography can do the trick? We look at the history of artists recreating the world as we see it and ponder why it's still happening.
Stories Podcast
Timeless Tales: The Giant's Daughter
This audio story tells the timeless tale of a sad princess giant and her father, the king giant, who wants to make his daughter happy again. The king announces that he is willing to sacrifice some of his wealth to see the princess smile...
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Crime and Realism
An introduction to the key ideas that underpin realist conceptions of crime and deviance:
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals – The Construction and Arrangement of Visual Texts (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Welcome to Venturing Into Visuals! Join us for a thorough run-down on the ‘big picture’ aspects of analysing images. We’ll look at purpose, context and composition to give you a broad understanding of the visual medium. Enjoy our no-fuss...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Next Level Knowledge - Values Approach to Essays (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Are you ready to take your analysis to the next level? Join us for a stimulating lesson on the values approach to essay writing. If you are studying advanced English literature, or would just like to go beyond themes in your essays, this...
The Art Assignment
The Case for Abstraction | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
For much of human history, people made art by trying to represent the world as it appeared around them. Until about 100 years ago, when a bunch of artists stopped trying to do that. It was shocking then and it still upsets and confounds...
Book Club for Kids
The Secret of "Tuck Everlasting"
The Tuck family gains immortality after drinking from a magical spring, but living forever brings sadness as well as joy. That is the premise of Natalie Babbitt’s classic novel Tuck Everlasting, about a 10-year-old girl who learns the...
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INTERVIEW - Aaron Eckhart on the movies themes and the realism at the 'Olympus Has Fallen' Junket Interviews at Corinthia Hotel London on April 03, 2013 in London, England
INTERVIEW - Aaron Eckhart on the movies themes and the realism at the 'Olympus Has Fallen' Junket Interviews at Corinthia Hotel London on April 03, 2013 in London, England (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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INTERVIEW: Viola Davis on why the movie has been so well received and on the realism of the characters at the The Help UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)
INTERVIEW: Viola Davis on why the movie has been so well received and on the realism of the characters at the The Help UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)
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INTERVIEW: Liam Neeson on the realism of the plane crash in the film at 'The Grey' Junket in Hollywood, CA, on 1/7/2012
INTERVIEW: Liam Neeson on the realism of the plane crash in the film, and on his recent viral video at 'The Grey' Junket in Hollywood, CA, on 1/7/2012 (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)
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INTERVIEW: Peter Berg on wanting to make the film believable, being pro-military, the realism of the film, making the aliens relatable at Claridge's Hotel on January 18, 2012 in London, England.
INTERVIEW: Peter Berg on wanting to make the film believable, being pro-military, the realism of the film, making the aliens relatable at Claridge's Hotel on January 18, 2012 in London, England.
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INTERVIEW: Cayetana Guillen Cuervo and Leonor Watling on the realism of the film at 'Una Pistola En Cada Mano' (A Gun In Each Hand) Interviews: 7th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on November 17, 2012 in Rome, Italy (Footage by WireImag
INTERVIEW: Cayetana Guillen Cuervo and Leonor Watling on the realism
of the film at 'Una Pistola En Cada Mano' (A Gun In Each Hand) Interviews: 7th Rome Film Festival at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on November 17, 2012 in Rome, Italy...
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INTERVIEW - Anais Barbeau-Lavalette on the realism of the film at 'Inch'Allah' Interviews - 63rd Berlinale International Film Festival at Berlinale Palast on February 13, 2013 in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images
INTERVIEW - Anais Barbeau-Lavalette on the realism of the film at 'Inch'Allah' Interviews - 63rd Berlinale International Film Festival at Berlinale Palast on February 13, 2013 in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. (Footage by WireImage...
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Fox WaldenÂ’s 'Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium' World Premiere
INTERVIEW: Dustin Hoffman on the metaphor of the screenplay, the realism behind the message of the film, working with child actors, shooting his favorite scene, his project in London, what inanimate object he would chose to bring to life...
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Lacoste - Runway and Backstage
INTERVIEW: Christophe LeMaire on designing the signature look for Lacoste and on achieving realism for the Lacoste look for everyday wear. at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009 - Lacoste - Runway and Backstage at New York NY....
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2008 New York Film Critic's Circle Awards
INTERVIEW: Mike Leigh and Sally Hawkins on receiving the award, on the directorial process, on the involvement and the collaboration between director and actress, on Leigh's improvisational directing style and how that brings out the...
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VV Brown Interview (clip 5, cam B)
VV Brown on iPhone apps, ping pong, touring, boredom, realism, and video games. Produced by Uncensored Interview / ZenCat Productions. VV Brown Interview (clip 5, cam B) at Lora Reynolds Gallery on March 19, 2010 in Austin, Texas...
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Freeway & Jakk Frost Interview (clip 7)
Freeway on drug free, vision, realism, drugs, advice, rapper community, smoke, hip hop, straight and drug free. Produced by Uncensored Interview / ZenCat Productions. Freeway & Jakk Frost Interview (clip 7) at Lora Reynolds Gallery on...
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'The Reader' New York Premiere
INTERVIEW: Stephen Daldry on choosing Kate Winslet for the role of Hanna, on the realism and historical accuracy of the film, on working with the screenwriter, and on the challenge of bringing complex emotions to film. at the 'The...
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My Name Is Khan Press Conference
INTERVIEW Kajol on believing in glamour, but this film demanded realism and she was all for it at the My Name Is Khan Press Conference at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Movie Magic 180 Years of Cinema Technology
Richard Edlund, Academy Governor and Oscar-winning visual effects master, on Star Wars, Buzz Aldrin, and realism at the Movie Magic 180 Years of Cinema Technology at Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in Beverly Hills, California...