Hear Steven Spielberg about how he was influenced by Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane and how it is one of the great cinema experiences in history.
American actress and singer Della Reese talks about her time touring with Nat King Cole. Reese explains how she was utterly and outwardly smitten with the famous jazz musician to the point where Cole’s band would tease her about her crush. She delights in her memory of Cole standing up … Continue reading
Jeffrey Eugenides is an American writer who has released three novels: The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex and The Marriage Plot. Eugenides won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for Middlesex, and The Virgin Suicides was made into a film. In this video, Eugenides speaks about what influences him, including his hometown of … Continue reading
Breaking Bad is a television series drama that aired on the AMC network from January 2008 to September 2013. The show tells the story of Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, who is a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Along with a former student, Walter White … Continue reading
Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan writer and physician. Hosseini’s father was a diplomat, and when Khaled was eleven the family moved to France. His debut novel, The Kite Runner, won critical acclaim and went on to become a feature film. In this video, Hosseini talks about what it was like … Continue reading
Ira Glass is the host of This American Life, a weekly hour-long radio show broadcast on public radio stations both in the United States and internationally. This American Life is also available as a weekly podcast. This American Life’s first episode aired on November 17, 1995. In this video, Ira … Continue reading
On February 28, 1939, the erroneous word “dord” was discovered in the second edition of the Webster’s New International Dictionary. In this video listen to Emily Brewster, an associate editor at Webster’s, tell the story of how “dord” made it into the second edition. The video also shows the original … Continue reading
Johnny Cash is widely considered to be one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century. In this video, musicians Little Richard, Sheryl Crow and Merle Haggard, as well as Cash’s children, discuss the artist’s wide-ranging influence.
The Legend of Zelda, the first game in The Legend of Zelda series, was released in Japan on February 21, 1986. The Legend of Zelda is a fantasy themed action-adventure series that has become one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, consisting of 17 official games, as well as several spin-offs … Continue reading
The New Yorker is an iconic American magazine that focuses on the cultural life of New York City, but also includes essays and commentaries on popular culture and eccentric Americana. The New Yorker’s first issue was published on February 21, 1925. In this video, The New Yorker’s creative director, Wyatt … Continue reading
