It's a gray and drizzly cold day here. Perfect weather for staying inside
and reading. First I'm catching up with some reading for my classes, then
later I might pick up a novel. I haven't done that in a while.This is cool: History of the Crystal
Palace. This was mentioned in Wednesday's lecture in "History of
Anthropological Thought" so I thought I'd go seek out some more info on
it.
And I've been pouring through PBS's list of program's web sites, studying
their style etc. There's a lot of nifty stuff information in there that I
haven't yet seen come across PBS in my area. Some of my favorites so far
(I'm only up to the H's):
Homeland
"Four
Lakota
families open their hearts and homes in HOMELAND, an inspirational
portrait of reservation life."
The Greeks
"Crucible of Civilization"
Great American
Speeches
"80 Years of Political Oratory"
A Force More
Powerful
"A Century of Nonviolent Conflict"
The First Measured
Century
"The First Measured Century project presents a unique look at American
History, using data to show us where we've been and where we might be
going."
Enemies of
War
The story of war in El Salvador during the 1980's.
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets
" Our oceans are rapidly being depleted of fish. An international
debate concerns the nature of a complex problem and what needs to be done
about it. Understanding why some fisheries are thriving, while most are in
serious decline may be the key to averting a global food crisis."
Continental Harmony
Music of the Americas.
Conquistadors
"[...] about the Spanish Conquistadors in the New World -- and the
legacy of their contact with Native Americans."
Children of the Camps
"The CHILDREN OF THE CAMPS documentary captures the experiences of six
Americans of Japanese ancestry who were confined as innocent children to
internment camps by the U.S. government during World War II."
Caught int the
Crossfire
"The lives of three diverse Arab Americans in New York city as they
struggle to negotiate life in a post-911 America"
Brother Can You Spare a
Billion
" The Story of Jesse H. Jones"
Ben Franklin
"An extraordinary life. An electric mind."
Antiques
Roadshow
My personal favorite appraisal from Antiques Roadshow - A National
Treasure.
Anscestors
Geneology.