Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Outdoors Entertainment With Dancers
An image of "Outdoors Entertainment with Dancers", created by Bonifacio Veronese during the 1540's (Oil tempera on canvas, 59 x 114 cm).
Other
Music From China
Site has the history of Chinese music. You can find examples of Chinese instruments, dates, developments, and descriptions.
Other
Scotland.com
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Exiles in Paradise
Bernardi discusses the exhumations of the victims of political oppression in Argentina and how those experiences influence her art.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Accubatio
The act of reclining at meals. The Greeks and Romans were accustomed, in later times, to recline at their meals; but this practice could not have been od great antiquity in Greece, since Homer always describes persons as sitting at their...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Babylon
Babylon is said, by some writers, to have owed its foundation to Queen Semiramis, a person whose history, as it is handed down by tradition, seems to consist rather of entertaining fictions than substantial realities. By other authors,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Comedy Masks
While Greek tragedt grew farther and farther away from the humor and burlesque so characteristic of the old satyr dances and songs, comedy arose to incorporate within itself much of this early spirit. The comedies supplied...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Burnside
Major General Burnside assuming command of the Army of the Potomac- issuing orders to his staff. 'Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, November 10th, 1862. In accordance with General Orders, No. 182, issued by the President of the United...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Phineas T. Barnum
(1810-1891) Entertainer that teamed up with Bailey to start the Barnum and Bailey circus.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Sculptures of Ancient Cambodia
This is a transcipt of an exploration of "The Sculptures of Ancient Cambodia". The curator of the exhibit, Helen Ibbitson Jessup, is interviewed by, Helen Farnsworth (from PBS).
Other
Springfield Public School District: Elizabethan England
Springfield Public School District provides comprehensive information on England during the Elizabethan time period. Includes historical figures and events, everyday life, arts and architecture, Shakespeare, and it offers links to other...
Other
Illinois.gov: Official Website for the State of Illinois
The official web page of Illinois Government is chock full of information about the state from government, business, and employment to recreation, arts, and entertainment.
Other
Globe and Mail
At the online home of the Globe and Mail, a major daily newspaper nationally distributed in Canada, find today's top stories about Canada and the world, including news and analysis about national and international politics, business and...
CNN
Cnn
This is news site features daily world and US news, weather, business, sports, technology, space, health, entertainment, politics, law, travel, food, arts and style, books, and an in-depth section. Includes video.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Years of Dolce Vita
This pictorial collection looks at the era of the 'good life' in Italy including the fashion, food, cars, entertainment, art, and culture of the mid-twentieth century.
Learn Out Loud
Learn Out Loud: Free Audios and Videos
Over 3000 free audio and video texts are available in the following categories: Arts and Entertainment, Biography, Business, Education and Professional, History, Languages, Literature, Philosophy, Politics, Religion and Spirituality,...
BBC
Bbc News
The BBC, based out of London, England, is an internationally recognized and renowned news service. Website content includes excellent coverage of world news, as well as international business coverage, science and technology coverage,...
BBC
Bbc News: Uk
Get the latest news from the UK from the BBC, an internationally recognized and renowned news service. Website content includes excellent coverage of UK and world news, as well as international business coverage, science and technology...
Other
Ettela'at Daily Newspaper (Persian, English Available)
Ettela'at is a national/international daily newspaper. Content includes top news stories, political and economic coverage, sports, the arts, and entertainment. Written in Persian, there is an English version available by clicking on the...
Other
Maine.gov: Maine Kids: Famous People From Maine
This resource from the Maine Department of the Secretary of State contains famous people, historic and recent, from Maine. Included are political figures, people in arts and literature, sports, entertainment, and entrepreneurs.
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Artistic Director
This site offers a brief description, alternative titles, and the duties and responsibilities of an artistic director.
Other
Legends & Lore: It's All About Puppets
This Legends and Lore site offers fun and entertaining crafts activities involving the making of puppets.
University of California
Geometry Junkyard
An interesting junkyard of geometry findings where people are free to add their own findings and sift through others' interesting additions.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Radio
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...