Crash Course
Roman Theater with Plautus, Terence, and Seneca: Crash Course Theater #6
In which Mike delves into the theater of ancient Rome. It wasn't all gladiators and Christian-killing, you know. There was theater, too. Roman drama drew heavily on Greek drama. So heavily, in fact, that many of the stories and...
TED Talks
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Garden of Eden Garden Centre
New ReviewThe Garden of Eden Garden Centre
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Story Mapping – Francesca Simon
New ReviewStory Mapping – Francesca Simon
Curated Video
Narrative Techniques
New ReviewThis video discusses various narrative techniques, such as flashback, foreshadowing, description, dialogue, and multiple plot lines.
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Irony and Point of View
New ReviewThis video discusses verbal, situational, and dramatic irony as well as omniscient point of view.
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Comparisons
New ReviewA video on how writers make comparisons using figurative language to make writing more interesting.
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Characterization
New ReviewThis video is about how writers use characterization to show what a character is like.
Curated Video
What Do You Learn in Media Training?
Howcast - Learn if you could benefit from media training from media coach TJ Walker in this Howcast public speaking video.
Curated Video
How to Choose People to Write College Recommendations for You
Howcast - If you're sweating that college admission, this guide will increase your chances by helping you find the right people to represent you in writing.
Curated Video
How to Find an Agent for Your Children's Book Manuscript
Howcast - Many publishers won't look at a manuscript unless it is represented by an agent. Before you can publish your book and become the next Lewis Carrol or J.K. Rowling, you need to find the right agent for your book.
Curated Video
Mount of the Moon in Palm Reading: Psychic Ability
Howcast -Learn where the Mount of the Moon is located and what it reveals from psychotherapist and palm reading expert Ellen Goldberg, M.A. in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
Succession cast join picket line as Hollywood actors and writers strikes roll on
Succession stars Alan Ruck and Justine Lupe have joined picket lines as the Hollywood actors and writers strikes roll on. Source: PA
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Colin Farrell praises writers for 'beauty of what they do' as he joins picket line with Michael Kelly
Oscar-winner Colin Farrell and fellow actor Michael Kelly turned out to support protesters striking with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in New York City’s Times Square on Thursday, May 25.Source: Facebook, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
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WGA writers strike hits two week mark as nationwide pickets continue
WGA writers strike hits two week mark as nationwide pickets continueOriginal.
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Lost: The alternative series ending the writers almost used
Lost: The alternative series ending the writers almost used.Source: Lumen
Curated Video
Harlem Renaissance Made Easy
Discover the exciting story of the Harlem Renaissance, a vibrant cultural movement during the 1920s and 1930s. This video explores how African American artists, writers, musicians, and thinkers changed American culture forever. Learn...
Bedtime History
What is Cuneiform? Sumerians & Mesopotamia
Discover the fascinating world of cuneiform, one of the earliest writing systems in human history. Developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia over 5,000 years ago, cuneiform was used to record laws, trade, literature, and more....
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Travis Thrasher - The Art of Writing
Travis Thrasher is a versatile writer and storyteller who has been passionate about writing since childhood. After college, he worked in publishing for 13 years, gaining industry experience while pursuing his dream of becoming a...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ron Rice - Why Bookstores are Important
Ron Rice reflects on his 40-year publishing career, celebrating independent bookstores as vital community hubs. Through personal stories, including a post-9/11 moment in Connecticut, he highlights how bookstores foster healing,...
Makematic
Revolutionary Riders
In 1775, American patriots rode out on horseback to spread the word that British troops were on the move. By mobilizing militiamen to rise up and fight, these brave messengers roused the colonies into rebellion.
PBS
Why Did They Make Me Read This in High School? (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)
Literary critics, writers, philosophers, bloggers--all have tried to tackle where and why and how an author may strike such lightning in a bottle that their works enter the pantheon of “Classical Literature”. Why this book is required...