Ken Burns
US director Ken Burns poses during a photo session on the sidelines of the 65th Cannes film festival on May 24, 2012 in Cannes.
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State parks are our jewels, our gems, our nation's best idea, I think Ken Burns said in one of his PBS specials
These are men with a life so interrupted, a gap we can't imagine
Obviously the greatest closer of all-time, who is obviously one of the greatest pitchers that's ever pitched ... He's also one of the great heroes of the game in terms of being such an extraordinary human being — and I hate saying this. I'm a Red Sox fan.More quotes »
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Library of Congress and PBS Collect and Preserve Oral Histories of U.S. Wartime Veterans
The Library of Congress Veterans History Project and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) today announced a joint community engagement initiative designed to gather first-hand recollections of the diverse men and women who served our nation during warti 10:50 AM from East Chicago Public Library Read more »
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Live music brings joy to often melancholy places
Liz Deuillet leaned over at one point and said to me, “It sure fills up the room with joy.”And I had been thinking exactly the same thing. In fact, in that moment, against all odds, that room in a North Dallas nursing home seemed like the happiest spot o from Dallas Morning News Read more »
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The Difference A Century Makes
Last evening, Janet and I watched an episode of the Ken Burns’ documentary “Baseball” which focused on Babe Ruth and the singular, unparalleled impact he has had on the game. One small factoid really jumped out at me: George Ruth (his given name) was bor from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Tampa Bay crossword puzzle maker Merl Reagle gets a boost from 'Wordplay' documentary
M erl Reagle never thought crossword puzzles could make him a celebrity but that's what happened in 2006 when the celebrated indie documentary Wordplay went mainstream. ¶ What the brainy film did, besides highlighting the skill, drama and competitiveness from TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times Read more »
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Searching for the “Sousepaw”: Baseball’s Most Colorful Character, Rube Waddell
This week, I started watching Ken Burns’s massive documentary series on America’s pastime, aptly named Baseball. Clocking in at about 22 hours–11 two hour episodes–the series is giving me a great history of how the game got started, and some of the large from Collectors' Quest Read more »
