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Conversations between Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers, a television journalist, discussing mythology and our ties to the past. "Joseph Campbell ... was the world's foremost authority on mythology. a preeminent scholar, writer, and teacher whose work has had a profound influence on millions. To him, mythology was 'the song of the universe, the music of the spheres.' In [this book], he and distinguished journalist Bill Moyers offer a brilliant combination...

Film and theatre director-innovator, radio producer, actor, writer, painter, narrator, and magician, Orson Welles was the last true Renaissance man of the twentieth century. From such great work in radio as the epoch-making "War of the Worlds" and the famous voice of "The Shadow knows!" to his cinematic masterpieces Citizen Kane, Othello, The Magnificent Ambersons, Touch of Evil, and the wonderful but still unreleased The Other Side of the Wind, Welles...

"Before his name became synonymous with a new style of comedy; before he had written, directed, or produced his first movie or TV show; before he and his roommate Adam Sandler were performing stand up at dive bars in LA; before all that, Judd Apatow was a kid in Syosett, Long Island who was utterly obsessed with comedy. At 16, he started hosting a radio show for his local high school station, and he would call up the biggest comics of the day - comics...

When parents hire nannies, housekeepers, or au pairs, most think they are getting the best child care money can buy. But are they? When parents become employers, what does it mean for them, their children, and the nannies themselves? While parents may dream of Mary Poppins, seldom do they hire professional British nannies. Instead, most hire untrained women who have few other career options. Coming from different worlds, middle-class parents and their...

An important contribution to medical history and women-in-medicine collections, this volume presents nine physicians' stories arranged according to the era in which they received their training -- those that were heir to the 19th-century tradition of female physicians stories arranged according to the era in which they received as nurturers, well-suited for preventative medicine; those trained during the great social and technological changes of the...

Internationally recognized photographer, Betty Hahn, discusses her introduction to the world of non-silver printing by her mentor Henry Holmes Smith. She describes in detail the production of some of her works.

Interviews with woodworkers, ceramists, glassmakers, a weaver, quilter, violin maker, fiber artist, fabric designer, basketmaker, metalsmith, and jeweler.

In the conclusion of this video series, Puremovement blends hip hop movement with traditional African culture. Artistic director Rennie Harris discusses his influences and inspirations. Watch dancers perform excerpts of March of the Antmenand Continuum. Performed in 1998 at Performance Space 122.