Crash Course
How World War I Started: Crash Course World History 209
In which John Green teaches you about World War I and how it got started. Crash Course doesn't usually talk much about dates, but the way that things unfolded in July and August of 1914 are kind of important to understanding the Great...
Crash Course
Post-World War II Recovery: Crash Course European History
At the end of World War II, the nations of Europe were a shambles. Today we'll learn about how the various countries and blocs approached the problem of rebuilding their infrastructure and helping their residents recover. You'll learn...
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‘The World in a Wineglass’ explores state of wine production and future of industry
Many Americans likely paired their Thanksgiving meals with a nice bottle of wine. That's something that shouldn't be taken for granted because climate change is threatening wine production across the globe. Geoff Bennett spoke with one...
PBS
How Horses Went From Food To Friends
Do our modern horses descend from just one domesticated population, or did it happen many times, in many places? Answering these questions has been tricky, as we’ve needed to bring together evidence from art, archaeology, and ancient...
PBS
When Giant Deer Roamed Eurasia
Megaloceros was one of the largest members of the deer family ever to walk the Earth. The archaeological record is full of evidence that our ancestors lived alongside and interacted with these giant mammals for millennia. But what...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The merciless mercenaries of the Italian Renaissance | Stephanie Honchell Smith
During the 14th and 15th centuries, mercenaries known as condottieri dominated Italian warfare, profiting from— and encouraging— the region's intense political rivalries. As rulers competed for power and prestige, their disputes often...
SciShow
This Fungus Has A Drinking Problem
The strange, sooty fungus growing on distillery walls has long been considered part of the process of making barrel-aged boozy beverages. And this fungus has a lot of tricks up its sleeve to make the most out of ethanol, which to most...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why were there three popes at the same time? | Joëlle Rollo-Koster
For almost two millennia, the Pope has been a figure of supreme spiritual authority for Catholics around the world. But in the late 14th century, Catholics found themselves with not one, not two, but three popes. Where did this plethora...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is Marie Antoinette so controversial? | Carolyn Harris
She was the Queen of France, notorious for living in opulence while peasants starved and became a symbol of everything wrong with monarchy. But was Marie Antionette a heartless, wasteful queen, or a convenient scapegoat in turbulent...
Crash Course
Dada, Surrealism, and Symbolism: Crash Course Theater #37
Watch. Dime. Develop. Powder. Pantry. Dirt. That's right, it's time for a dip into the random, because we're talking about the Dada theater that grew out of Symbolism, and the Surrealist theater that followed Dada. You'll learn about...
Crash Course
The Horrors of the Grand Guignol: Crash Course Theater #35
Prepare to be horrified, and to look into the face of inhumanity with the Grand Guignol. Mike Rugnetta teaches you about one of theater history's most horrible chapters. The Grand Guignol was a French theater based in Paris from the late...
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Realism Gets Even More Real: Crash Course Theater #32
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, theater was evolving rapidly in Europe. Impresarios like Georg II, Duke of the Duchy of Saxe Meinengen (in what is now Germany), were pushing theater troupes to new heights of realism. New...
Crash Course
Antonin Artaud and the Theater of Cruelty: Crash Course Theater #43
I don't mean it mean, but today we're going to be cruel. It's the fun-loving Theater of Cruelty, which was pioneered by the genius Antonin Artaud in France during the inter-war period in twentieth century. The Theater of Cruelty was...
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Isabel Allende's Newest Historical Novel Tells Familiar Story Of Refugee Life
"A Long Petal of the Sea," a new historical novel by renowned writer Isabel Allende, draws upon events spanning from the Spanish civil war to the 1973 coup in her native Chile -- and with resonance for the experience of refugees today....
Curated Video
Brand of ready-to-wear clothing offers free outfit to first 100 customers to come to summer sale in underwear
AP Entertainment
Paris - 26 June 2013
1. Various of customers in underwear and carrying red balloons running into shop for sales
2. Mid of woman in underwear choosing clothes
3. Close of sign reading: (French) "30 percent discount"
4....
Curated Video
WRAP London, Frankfurt, Paris open lower ADDS Brown on economy
AP Television
London, UK
1. Various of workers arriving for work in the financial district
London Stock Exchange
2. Close up of monitors showing opening of London Stock exchange
AP Television
London, UK
3. Wide of street, Bank of...
Curated Video
Dutch PM on yet to be released film that criticises Quran
1. Tilt down exterior of Elysee Palace to guards outside
2. Mid of French President Nicolas Sarkozy saying goodbye and shaking hands with Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende
3. Balkenende walking toward microphone in courtyard of...
Curated Video
Security around Paris was increased early on Thursday following Osama bin Laden's threats to kill French citizens to avenge their country's support for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and a law that will ban face-covering Muslim veils.
HEADLINE: Paris beefs up security following bin laden threat
CAPTION: Security around Paris was increased early on Thursday following Osama bin Laden's threats to kill French citizens to avenge their country's support for the U.S.-led...
Curated Video
France - McQueen & McCartney at Paris show
McQueen and McCartney toast of Paris walkways
Wunderkind Stella McCartney who has said she is only really interested in designing clothes that she or her friends would want to wear, was true to her word with her second collection for...
Curated Video
First public appearance of woman with partial face transplant
1. Isabelle Dinoire (in black coat with blonde hair) walks into press conference, sits down and takes off coat
2. Wide shot of press conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (French) Isabelle Dinoire, transplant recipient:
"Since the day of the...
Curated Video
Families of captured Israeli soldiers hold news conference
1. Wide of news conference
2. Close-up of Malka Goldwasser's hand
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Malka Goldwasser, mother of Ehud Goldwasser:
"I'm here actually to talk to you, to do what is in your power to help me, to find at least a sign of...
Curated Video
Voxpops ahead of Presidential elex on Sunday
1. Wide of French flag
2. Wide of Triumph arch and Champs Elysees
3. Tilt down polling station and electoral posters
4. Close up of (French President Nicolas) Sarkozy poster
5. Close of election dates on poster
6. Zoom in to "Le Figaro"...
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Fiat and Ferrari bosses outline their expectations for the future of the company
Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Thursday he is not counting on any improvement in Europe's recovery, although he believes "the worst is behind us."
Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, Marchionne said that while he is...