Here’s a film by Calarts animation student Sabrina Cotugno. She made most of it at Gobelins in France where she is studying for a semester. It’s a charming tale of a flying adventurer and a girl in an attic.
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Living Green: A Turtle’s Quest For a Cleaner Planet
Artie Knapp’s new children’s book, ‘Living Green: A Turtle’s Quest for a Cleaner Planet,’ is out today! Tired of seeing the land he loves cluttered with trash, Thurman the turtle decides it’s time to take action. He’s a very environmentally conscious turtle who simply won’t take no for an answer.
We feature many of Knapp’s children’s stories here and this one is a nice big bright addition to his list of wonderful and charming stories that teach a few simple lessons. This book is 36 fully illustrated pages and is aimed at readers 5 to 10 years old. The illustrations are by M.J. Illustrations and the publisher is Mightybook, Inc.
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A delightful story that uses whimsical animal characters and engaging art to show younger readers that everyone can make a difference, no matter how small!
Sharon Martin, Newspapers in Education Manager, the Detroit Free Press
A determined turtle named Thurman shows us all that following your heart and doing what you believe in, no matter what others say, can make a difference. This story, like many of Artie Knapp’s other tales, is sure to entertain, educate and inspire our youth!
Kristin Garrison, Newspapers in Education Manager, the Cincinnati Enquirer
Kids are great ambassadors for the environment and Living Green makes the issue of human impact on the planet even more real through a brave, animal hero, Thurman, who literally risks his neck for earth.
Brandie Weikle, Editor of the Toronto Star’s parenting website, ParentCentral.ca
There’s even a special web site for Thurman the turtle.
Charlie Is My Darling: 1965 Documentary Film About The Rolling Stones
This is a 1965 film by Peter Whitehead that follows the young Rolling Stones around on a tour of Ireland. The film is ragged and jittery, catching odd moments on trains, in rehearsal rooms, in cars and on stage. There’s a fascinating bit where Brian Jones talks about wanting to make a surreal film about love. The general sense I get from watching this is of these magnificently talented young guys becoming aware of what they actually are. They are awakening to the fact of what they are doing and they are working out all the little moves. Jagger looks in every scene to be crafting in masterful detail exactly how Mick Jagger will move and talk. It’s a fascinating glimpse at artists creating the very personas they will present to the world.
Pakistan Ally, Osama Bin Laden, Killed by U.S. Special Forces
Osama Bin Laden, the architect of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, was killed by special U.S. military forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. He was found to be living in a major urban area amongst some of Pakistan’s wealthiest homes inside a gigantic fortified mansion protected by walls and barbed wire. As good as this news is and as worthy of celebration, it can only mean one realistic thing: Pakistan is host and ally to al Qaeda.
You can’t build a major fortified compound and live inside it with a small army unless you are getting enormous support. If I were the president of Pakistan right now I would get out as fast as I could because the country is controlled by a military/intelligence structure that is an active and dangerous ally of al Qaeda. This should be the most obvious conclusion drawn from today’s events.
Photo: Guerrilla Chic
Idiot With a Tripod: A Short Film by Jamie Stuart
Here’s a short film about the snow in New York City by Jamie Stuart.