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Director Anna Lee Strachan Unzips the History of Jeans in Riveted on PBS
“You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing!”–actress Brooke Shields. Ms. Shields’ seductive pose and vampish delivery in that controversial 1980 TV commercial shocked the nation. She was only 15 at the time, but her fetching … Continue reading
Octopus Is People Pleaser on PBS Nature and in Oscar-winning Documentary
“What would I find out if I invited an octopus into my home?” —Professor David Scheel, Alaska Pacific University. Dr. David Scheel asked himself that question after spending more than two decades studying rare octopus species in remote regions around … Continue reading
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Bows on HBO
“We don’t play down to kids. We just have a very short audience.”—Joe Raposo, Sesame Street composer. There are few more pleasurable strolls than the one kids take every day down Sesame Street. Since its debut on public TV on … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cable, Education, Film, Puppetry, TV
Tagged Bob McGrath, Caroll Spinney, Children's Programming, Children's Television Workshop, Early Childhood Education, Frank Oz, HBO, Jim Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney, Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, Lloyd Morrisett, Marilyn Agrelo, Michael Davis, PBS, Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, The Muppets
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My Life as a Turkey Makes Timely Return to PBS Nature
“I realized that this was going to be a very personal, emotional ride for me, and not just a science experiment.”—Joe Hutto, wildlife artist & naturalist. What better way to usher in the Thanksgiving holiday than with a film about … Continue reading
My Garden of a Thousand Bees Makes Buzzworthy Debut on PBS Nature
“The hum of bees is the voice of the garden.”–renowned landscape architect Elizabeth Lawrence. As a kid, family gardens were my playground. What happy memories my cousins, friends and I forged among those beautiful flowers and that tasty vegetation. But … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Science, TV
Tagged Bees, Conservation, David Allen, Fred Kaufman, Insects, Martin Dohrn, My Garden of a Thousand Bees, NATURE, Nature and Wildlife, PBS
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Rita Moreno Just a Girl Who Decided To Go for It Debuts on PBS
“I always wanted to be a movie star.”–Rita Moreno. Rita Moreno’s dreams of movie stardom did come true, and then some. A boatload of prestigious awards and honors continues to replenish her trophy shelf and cap her amazing 70-year career, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Theater, TV
Tagged Academy Award Winners, American Masters, Film History, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latinx Studies, Mariem Perez Riera, Marlon Brando, Norman Lear, One Day at a Time, Oz, PBS, Racism, Rita Moreno, Sexism, The Electric Company, Theater History, West Side Story, Women's Studies
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Mare of Easttown Nabs 16 Emmy Nods and an Upcoming HBO Marathon
“I had a very specific vision. I wanted to tell a story about home and the people I grew up with and yet make it entertaining and wrap a mystery around it.”—Brad Ingelsby, screenwriter and creator, Mare of Easttown. Brad … Continue reading
Posted in Cable, Film, TV
Tagged Brad Ingelsby, Craig Zobel, Crime Drama, Drug Use and Abuse, Evan Peters, Family Relationships, Grief, HBO, Jean Smart, Julianne Nicholson, Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown, Murder Mystery, Suicide
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Super Hummingbirds Fly Again on PBS Nature
“It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.”–Aesop. I love birds… and have loved them since I bonded with my chatty, cuddly (yes, cuddly!) little parakeet pal as a kid. I also love gardening. I weathered “pandemic isolation” … Continue reading
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