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‘Home’ is a true story of community, immigration, and diversity, told through the history of a single building. directorsnotes.com/2022/12/05/anita-bruvere-home/
Christmas Before Christ: Yule & Other Northern European Traditions
A look at Slavic, Baltic, Celtic & Germanic Christmas-time traditions and their similarities and origins, with an especial focus on Yule, as well as the nature of Santa Claus. […]
Afropop Worldwide | The Black History of Tap Dancing
Foundational for Broadway and the movies, intertwined with jazz, tap dancing is a Great American Art. Foundational for Broadway and the movies, intertwined with jazz, tap dancing is a Great American Art. Strap on your shoes and shuffle along as … Continue reading
What did the Rosetta Stone’s inscription actually communicate? | Aeon Videos
What did the Rosetta Stone actually intend to say, and what can it tell us about the ancient Egyptians who inscribed it? There’s a good chance you know a fact or two about the artefact called the Rosetta Stone – … Continue reading
What went wrong with the Tube Map?
[…] SEE NEW EPISODES EARLY, AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES EXTRAS… http://www.patreon.com/jayforeman WRITTEN AND CREATED BY Jay Foreman and Paul Kendler EDITED BY Jay Foreman https://www.twitter.com/jayforeman DIRECTOR Jade Nagi https://www.twitter.com/jade_nagi DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Paul Kendler https://www.twitter.com/kendlerpaul RUNNERS Ángel Martínez Lana Farhat Chris Law … Continue reading
Fascinating 19th Century Photos of Old Japan Brought To Life
In recent years, museums such as The Metropolitan and The Getty have made digital collections of photographs by Suzuki Shinichi available to the public. We’ve chosen a few of these images for today’s video. What is strikingly beautiful about these … Continue reading
Why this instrument explains Black American folk music
Jake Blount has built a career out of understanding the banjo’s connection to Black American folk music. In this video, he walks us through the instrument’s history — from West Africa to enslaved people in the US to the early … Continue reading
Video Series Reveals How Fashion Has Changed Since Ancient Times | My Modern Met
By Madyson DeJausserand on November 27, 2022 Screenshots: YouTube From corsets to flapper dresses, fashion has come a long way. Could you imagine going your whole life without properly seeing your own reflection? Or wearing a corset every day, even … Continue reading
The Unexpected Measure that Makes the Modern World Tick
[…] All of modern society relies upon a seemingly simple but surprisingly complex unit of measurement: the second. But knowing exactly what a “second” is is more complicated than you might think! […]
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