From New Zealand comes this completely nonsensical cartoon about a man who stops in for a drink at a saloon and goes on a wild horse ride that has him seeing visions of the Devil. Directed and animated by Bob Stenhouse in 1985.
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A Barefoot Reader of Ulysses
That’s Marilyn Monroe reading James Joyce’s Ulysses. That look on her face – a mix of befuddled interest and confused determination – is exactly how I read Ulysses. Monroe apparently kept a copy of the book in her car and stuck with the damn thing for a long time. You’ve got to wonder about this woman. She probably should have stayed far away from Kennedy and stuck a little closer to the things she really liked.
Strangely enough, it happens to be June 16th which is worldwide Bloomsday, when Ulysses is celebrated with public readings.
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Audio Podcast Novel: Robinson Crusoe (Part 13)
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Cannibals come to Crusoe’s island and make him believe there is a possibility of confrontation. But in this section of the book Crusoe meets his companion, Friday. He considers this man to be his servant and slave. An odd assumption since it is actually he, Robinson Crusoe, who is the intruder in Friday’s part of the world. This must have something to do with the way certain nations operated in those days and, in some cases, still do.
At any rate, Crusoe begins to teach Friday English and becomes more assured of their friendship.
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Read by Alessandro Cima
Illustration is by NC Wyeth (1920)
Crusoe meets the man who becomes Friday
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Audio Podcast Novel: Pinocchio (Chapter 10)
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Per l’Italia! More of our story!
This is one of the great gifts from Italy to the children of the world. Carlo Collodi’s 1883 masterpiece, The Adventures of Pinocchio, is the story of the wooden marionette who desperately wants to be a real boy. His adventures are full of mischief, wonder, sadness, joy, treachery, danger and all the exuberant life of a real Italian boy. This is the English translation by Carol Della Chiesa.
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Reading and illustration by Alessandro Cima
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11-Year-Old Raises Money For Gulf Birds With Art
This is a nice kid. She’s Olivia Bouler and she’s an artist with a great love for birds. She is offering her art for sale to help the birds in the BP Gulf Oil Disaster. The money goes to organizations that can help out like the National Audubon Society.
Here’s a Facebook page that Olivia’s parents set up for the project.
Khan Academy Teaches Math and Science on YouTube
Salman Khan teaches math and science via YouTube video lessons. It’s called Khan Academy. He teaches a wide variety of subjects including algebra, calculus, biology, physics, chemistry and statistics. He thinks everyone should be able to get an education for free and he does not think universities are doing it properly. The education model needs to be rethought and rebuilt. Many people think so and that’s why Kahn Academy has so many students and is attracting venture capital money. He’s getting more viewers than most university web sites. Here’s a PBS NewsHour piece about him:
Here’s a lesson on adding and subtracting fractions: