Curated Video
AP Drama Critic Michael Kuchwara sits down with the man known as 'America's greatest living playwright,' Edward Albee. (April 23)
HEADLINE: Albee: 'All art begins in the unconscious'
CAPTION: AP Drama Critic Michael Kuchwara sits down with the man known as 'America's greatest living playwright,' Edward Albee, who at 80 years old shows no signs of slowing down....
Curated Video
Obama and Biden at memorial service for W Virginia miners
1. US President Barack Obama and US Vice President Joe Biden walking into memorial service, UPSOUND: audience applause
2. Obama and Biden shaking hands and taking their seats
3. Pull out from Obama and Biden with backs to camera to wide...
Curated Video
Actress-producer dedicates her Walk of Fame star to Irish immigrants
SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY:AP EntertainmentLos Angeles, 11 Aug. 20161. Wide of street 2. Rodrigo Santoro, Jack Huston and Toby Kebbell pose for photos3. Wide of star unveiling, zoom in on star 4. Roma Downey greets Della Reese5. SOUND...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Cannes: Arnold LaBeouf talk to reporters about American Honey
CLEAN : Cannes: Arnold LaBeouf talk to reporters about American Honey
Curated Video
Trump on PR recovery: We are winning that one big
President Donald Trump says the aftermath of last year's hurricanes in Puerto Rico have been an "incredible, tough situation" but adds, "we fought, and we are winning that one big."
Curated Video
Trump on Puerto Rico recovery: We are winning that one big
President Donald Trump says the aftermath of last year's hurricanes in Puerto Rico have been an "incredible, tough situation" but adds, "we fought, and we are winning that one big."
Curated Video
UPDATED: Diane von Furstenberg helps open new Statue of Liberty Museum
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG HELPS OPEN NEW STATUE OF LIBERTY MUSEUM
Curated Video
Pelosi: 'Devastated' by death of Elijah Cummings
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Press Association
Relatives of President Joe Biden watch his swearing in from Co Louth
Fourth cousin of President-elect Joe Biden, Veronica McKevitt (sitting) and her daughters Councillor Andrea McKevitt (right) and her sister Ciara, at their home on the Cooley Peninsula in Co. Louth watch the US inauguration.
Curated Video
Trump: Never been a better time to get new skills or new job
US President Donald Trump told students and faculty at a Tampa technical school on Tuesday that there has never been a better time to develop new skills or get hired for a new job.
Trump was pointing to strong economic...
Curated Video
Habitat For Humanity: Rebuilding New Orleans After Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina, many New Orleanians were looking for a pathway home. Some found that pathway with Habitat for Humanity.
Bloomberg
The Systemic Overtaxing of Black Homes in America
May.14 -- Flawed assessments behind America’s $500 billion in annual property taxes hit Black neighborhoods hardest.
Crash Course
Like Pale Gold - The Great Gatsby Part I
American dream or American nightmare? The Great Gatsby comes under scrutiny in a Crash Course on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story of the Jazz Age, its glitter and its ash heaps. The narrator’s focus in Part I of the two-part series, are...
Crash Course
Was Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby Part 2
Is Gatsby great? In the second of two videos devoted to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the narrator presents his argument for why Jay Gatsby should indeed be considered great. By backing his stance with evidence from the text,...
Other
Story Corps: Animation: The Icing on the Cake
In this original animated short video produced by StoryCorps, a mother and daughter share memories of their early years of struggle as immigrants in America. [2:45]
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic
Gordon Wood, Professor Emeritus at Brown University, and the author of Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815, examines the post-Revolutionary generation and the tremendous changes that occurred during that period....
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Heaven on Earth: A History of American Utopias
BackStory Radio podcast in which the American History Guys survey the concept and history of Utopian communities in America and why some of them worked and some didn't. It provides the audio in segments and the full transcript.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters: Gatsby Chases the American Dream
In this video [3:24] from the American Masters film Novel Reflections on the American Dream, learn about F. Scott Fitzgerald and his notorious fictional character Jay Gatsby. Both were in the pursuit of the American dream and love....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters: Meet F. Scott Fitzgerald's Gatsby
Meet F. Scott Fitzgerald's iconic character Jay Gatsby in this video from the American Masters film Novel Reflections on the American Dream. Learn about the spectacle of Gatsby, the techniques the author uses to present Gatsby, and the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters: The American Dream in the Grapes of Wrath
In this video [3:06] from the American Masters film Novel Reflections on the American Dream, see the quest for the American dream as depicted in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath." Follow the Joad family as they search for work and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Typical American: An Immigrant's American Dream Story
Get an introduction to Gish Jen's novel "Typical American" to explore the American dream through the eyes of a Chinese immigrant. The video [5:12] from the American Masters film Novel Reflection on the American Dream, introduces the...
PBS
Pbs: The Street by Ann Petry: Black Single Mother Seeks the American Dream
In this video [3:40] from the American Masters film Novel Reflections on the American Dream we meet Lutie Johnson, the African-American single mother heroine of Ann Petry's novel "The Street". The video gives an introduction to the novel...
Crash Course
Crash Course Sociology #21: Social Stratification
This video focuses on social stratification; it is the 21st episode of the sociology course. How do different societies establish a social hierarchy? This video begins a unit on social stratification, starting with four basic principles...
Crash Course
Vlogbrothers: Is the American Dream Real?
This video discusses moving to New York, equality of opportunity, socioeconomic mobility in the United States in the 21st century, the American dream, and the underratedness of Slovenia.