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The Changing Role of News in the US and the World
Julia Wallace
November 17, 2009
00:22:08
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Editor Julia Wallace discusses trends in the local and global news media businesses today.
Lee Smith Reads From Her Novels
Lee Smith
November 12, 2009
00:47:52
Writer Lee Smith reads from some of her books, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of
The Chattahoochee Review
.
The Fall of the Wall: 20 Years After
Verner Pike
November 8, 2009
01:12:02
Verner Pike, Christoph Ruckel, Heinz-Gerd Reese, and Wolfgang Krueger reminisce and commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Armand Tuffin: French Ally in America's War of Independence
Regine Reynolds-Cornell
October 23, 2009
01:03:49
Scholar Regine Reynolds-Cornell expounds on how French Colonel Armand Tuffin helped George Washington's forces from Massachusetts and New York, to Savannah, and the capture of Yorktown.
Robert Craig on John Portman Art and Architecture
Robert M. Craig
October 17, 2009
01:20:57
Architectural historian and writer Robert M. Craig explores John Portman's architecture and art. An architect intent on designing buildings as places for people, Portman is also an artist who expresses himself through painting and sculpture.
Da Vinci's Sculptures Decoded
Gary Radke
October 3, 2009
01:00:54
High Museum of Art Exhibition Curator Gary M. Radke discusses how art historians try to reconstruct Leonardo da Vinci's sculptural production. Da Vinci evidently made plans for and produced sculpture throughout his career, but little of it survives.
Moore in America
Mary Pat Matheson
June 17, 2009
00:49:23
Mary Pat Matheson, executive director of the Atlanta Botanical Garden, discusses what
TIME Magazine
named as one of the top 10 Museum Exhibitions of 2008.
The 2009-2010 Atlanta Falcons Season
Mike Smith
June 15, 2009
00:41:45
Mike Smith, Atlanta Falcons head coach, discusses plans and hopes for the NFL team's season. This event is hosted by the Atlanta Rotary Club.
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