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Fred Rogers Celebrated in Won’t You Be My Neighbor? on HBO and PBS
“Love is at the root of everything–all learning, all parenting, all relationships–love or the lack of it.”–Fred Rogers. Love your neighbor. Love yourself. It sounds easy; but, as we all know, it isn’t. No one knew that better than Fred … Continue reading
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon Marvels on PBS Nature
Dragons? Dinosaurs? David Attenborough? If any one of those D-words piques your interest, I urge you not to miss Attenborough and the Sea Dragon. This fascinating, new hour-long documentary opens the 2019 season of Nature on PBS, tonight, Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 8:00 – … Continue reading
A Squirrel’s Guide to Success on PBS Is No Tall Tail
“You can’t be friends with a squirrel. A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit.”– Sarah Jessica Parker. My feelings exactly…that is until I screened A Squirrel’s Guide to Success and came away with restored appreciation for the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Squirrel's Guide to Success, Animals, BBC Studios, NATURE, Nature and Wildlife, PBS, Rodents, Sheelagh McAllister, Squirrels, Tom Jarvis
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Remembering Perry Miller Adato 1920-2018
“I don’t think you can teach anybody anything, whether it’s about art, architecture, literature, or social issues unless you entertain them. You simply cannot lecture people. You have to involve them emotionally: make them laugh, excite them or make them … Continue reading
TV’s First Lady Betty White Celebrated on PBS
Sweet. Sassy. Kind. Funny. And very smart. Those are just a few of the heartfelt air-kisses wafting throughout Betty White: First Lady of Television. This pleasant new 55-minute documentary, directed by Steven J. Boettcher, debuts tonight, Tuesday, August 21, 2018, … Continue reading
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Ignites PBS
“Any girl can look glamorous…all she has to do is stand still and look stupid.”–Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) Screen queen Hedy Lamarr (Algiers, Boom Town, Samson and Delilah, White Cargo) learned quickly how far a pretty face could take her in … Continue reading
Sex, Lies and Butterflies Soars on PBS Nature
When was the last time you came face to face with an actual butterfly? And I don’t mean a computer generated knock-off! (If you’re currently watching the quirky Alan Ball series, Here and Now, on HBO, you’ve seen more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Johnson Prum, Butterflies, Ecology, Gardening, Here and Now, Insects, Janet Hess, NATURE, Nature and Wildlife, Paul Giamatti, PBS
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