Video: Preventing Ulcerative Colitis with Diet
Dr. Michael Greger explains new research in treating and preventing ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and other inflammatory bowel diseases. [Note from the editor: I have suffered from ulcerative colitis most … Continue reading
Video: Marlene Dietrich’s screen test for The Blue Angel
In 1929, Josef von Sternberg began assembling the cast for the first major German sound film – Der Blaue Engel. A classic of Weimar cinema, the 1930 film featured Marlene … Continue reading
Video: John Oliver’s Blockbuster on America’s Crumbling Infrastructure
America’s infrastructure system—its dams, bridges, roads, airports, sewer systems, water treatment plants, etc.—is deteriorating and in need of serious renovation. In hopes to cure America of its blissful apathy to our … Continue reading
Video: “Father Death Blues” sung by Allen Ginsberg
Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the … Continue reading
Video: Alan Watts — Can we change the world?
In this 1971 video, philosopher Alan Watts talks about the problem with trying to change the world. — Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a … Continue reading
Video: 1959 — The Year That Changed Jazz Forever
In 1959, four albums were recorded that took music in a new direction : Kind of Blue by Miles Davis; Time Out by Dave Brubeck; Mingus Ah Um by Charles … Continue reading
Audio: Leonard Nimoy reads Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” from “The Martian Chronicles”
In the mid-seventies, a pair of record albums came out that offered a truly singular listening experience: the voice of Bradbury in the voice of Nimoy. Here’s a recording of … Continue reading
Video: Pierre-Auguste Renoir at work in 1915 (rare footage)
This is rare footage of French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir at work, which is from Sacha Guitry’s patriotic World War I-era film Ceux de Chez Nous, “Those of our Land”. Renoir … Continue reading
Audio: Raymond Carver reads “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”
Here’s an audio recording of Raymond Carver reading his most famous story, “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.” Taped in a Palo Alto hotel room in 1983 … Continue reading
Video: Big Mama Thornton and John Lee Hooker — “Down Home Shakedown”
1960 harmonica jam session. If you love the blues, this performance is not to be missed. The harmonica, also called French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, was developed in Europe … Continue reading
Video: Philip Levine reads “What Work Is”
Philip Levine reads his work at the AFL-CIO on Nov. 15, 2011. Philip Levine (January 10, 1928 – February 14, 2015) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet best known for … Continue reading
Video: Taha Muhammad Ali reads his poem “Revenge”
Taha Muhammad Ali and Peter Cole read Taha’s unpublished poem Revenge.
Video: I didn’t Like It the First Time (The Spinach Song) by Julia Lee
Julia Lee (October 31, 1902 – December 8, 1958) was an American ” dirty blues” musician. Born in Boonville, Missouri, Lee was raised in Kansas City, and began her musical … Continue reading
