by Jack Cheng | Mar 16, 2009 | The Public Humanist
As reported in the New York Times, on Monday February 23, 2009, less than six years after it was looted in the initial invasion of Baghdad, the Iraq Museum reopened for visitors. The opening of the museum (also known as the Baghdad Museum), however, was limited to...
by Joanne Riley | Jul 2, 2009 | The Public Humanist
Nowadays we use the World Wide Web for so many mundane tasks that it is easy to forget the utter joy of encountering a creative, playful, information-rich site, a site that makes you say "whoaaaaaaa!" and keeps you engaged way past lunchtime or bedtime....
by Larry Hott | Mar 19, 2009 | The Public Humanist
Documentary film purists are apoplectic over the fractionalization and miniaturization of the media. We’ve gone from 35mm theatrical releases to 16mm school showings to television broadcasts and the final indignity, tiny private screenings on your computer...
by Pleun Clara Bouricius | Jul 7, 2009 | The Public Humanist
In case you managed to miss it, for a couple of months now, I have been immersed in Frederick Douglass’ celebrated Fourth of July speech, the one in which he famously asked, “do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak today? What, to the...
by Dan Blask | Mar 23, 2009 | The Public Humanist
I was fascinated by filmmaker Larry Hott’s post about how online streaming of filmmakers’ content has the potential to upend traditional models of documentary filmmaking, fundraising, and distribution. Since my own interaction with Massachusetts filmmakers...
