Tag Archives: changing aging
Help the Library of Congress Save Old Films
From the Atlantic: Some 70 percent of the movies made in the United States between 1912 and 1929—nearly 8,000 titles—are lost to history, according to a study last year by the Library of Congress. So, for the third year, the … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: The Power of Music Therapy
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 6/7/13: A new study indicates that music therapy may reduce anxiety more … Continue reading
Caroll Spinney is Big Bird
Caroll Spinney, 80, has played both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street” for the last 45 years. A documentary about his life, “I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story,” premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival last weekend. Click … Continue reading
Experience Talks 6/21: Dale Bell and Henry Olek & Susan Priver
Tune in to Experience Talks, our “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener.” Saturdays 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online and now syndicated on … Continue reading
Cartoonist George Booth
George Booth, 87, has been contributing cartoons and covers to The New Yorker since 1969. This week’s cover is one of our favorites. Read more and see a slide show of some of Booth’s work here.
SETI Researcher Jill Tarter
Jill Tarter, 70, is in the news again, thanks to the success of the reboot of “Cosmos,” with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Tarter was the inspiration for the character of Ellie, the protagonist in Contact, the book by Carl Sagan. We posted about … Continue reading
The “Folly” on the Roof of the Met
“The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently opened the second in a series of commissions for its rooftop garden overlooking Central Park. The new installation, ‘Hedge Two-Way Mirror Walkabout,’ is a collaboration between artist Dan Graham [72] and landscape architect Gunther … Continue reading
