PBS
Pbs: American Masters: George Lucas
Informative page on the life of "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones," director, George Lucas.
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: Guatemala
A description of the country of Guatemala with details on its internal problems, its leadership and government and also its news media. The report was updated May 2007.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Operetta
This Wikipedia site offers excellent information on the artform of the operetta, including its history, important contributors, and hyperlinked terms.
Other
Macalester College: Brasilia
This site provides political analysis of the decision to build the city of Brasilia. Includes information on Niemeyer and images of some buildings.
US Department of State
U.s. Dept of State: Human Rights Practices Report: Guatemala
The U.S. State Department report on the status of human rights in Guatemala. According to the report, Guatemala has a poor record but is trying to improve.
Library of Congress
Loc: Stagestruck! Performing Arts Caricatures
A short overview of the coming of age of the caricature during the early twentieth century. Exhibition was in the Library of Congress Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon from November 1998 to April 1999.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Posted Aboard r.m.s. Titanic
This online exhibit looks at the role of the Titanic as a Royal Mail Ship, and what was lost with the ship's sinking. Primary materials are used throughout the exhibit.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Richard Rodgers
This site has a comprehensive biography of the American composer. Site details Rodgers collaboration with lyricist Lorenz Hart and later work with Oscar Hammerstein. There is also the "Career Timeline" or the audio/video resources found...
BBC
Bbc Mundo: Mundo Latino
A special BBC feature, originally done as part of 2000 election coverage, on the growing presence and voting power of Latinos in the United States. Click US states on a map to see where and how Latino influence will be felt over the next...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: A Woman of No Importance
Read the play, "A Woman of No Importance," written by Oscar Wilde.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Lady Windermere's Fan
Read the full text of Oscar Wilde's four-act play, "Lady Windermere's Fan."
CommonLit
Common Lit: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
A learning module that begins with a literary text called "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" by Oscar Wilde accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: An Ideal Husband
Read Oscar Wilde's four-act play, "An Ideal Husband." Webpage has six sections: one listing the characters, one describing the locations of the scenes, and four containing the text for each act.
Other
Ampas: Student Academy Awards
An explanation of the Student Academy Awards, presented to college film students by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Includes rules of the competition, description of film categories, application information, highlights...
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Astronauts Congratulate Gravity Film From Iss
Article and video report on astronauts aboard the International Space Station offering their congratulations to the film Gravity for its Oscar success.
Other
Claude Monet's: Biography of Claude Monet
An easy-to-read timeline/biography of Claude Monet, with many paintings and photographs of the artist. Content is also available in French.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Jimmy Smith
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Jimmy Smith, an American musician who integrated the electric organ into jazz, thereby inventing the soul-jazz idiom, which became popular in the 1950s and '60s.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Bassoon
This essay provides general and historical information on the woodwind instrument, the bassoon, which is a "larger and lower-voiced version of the oboe." Included are references to famous musicians who worked with the bassoon and several...
My Hero Project
My Hero: Stephen Sondheim
The creator of music for "West Side Story" and "A Little Night Music," Stephen Sondheim is described in this article as one of the most innovative composers and lyricists of our time.
Curated OER
Caroll Spinney, With Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch Costumes.
Complete with audio and video links, this NPR web page tells the story of the puppeteer who is the voice and movement of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Caroll Spinney. Includes excerpts from Spinney's autobiography. This site has lots of...
Curated OER
'The Wisdom of Big Bird'
Complete with audio and video links, this NPR web page tells the story of the puppeteer who is the voice and movement of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Caroll Spinney. Includes excerpts from Spinney's autobiography. This site has lots of...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: An Ideal Husband
This still current play, An Ideal Husband , is still relevant today. Read about the fascinating plot, setting and characters in this comprehensive site.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Authors
From William Blake and John Keats to Charles Dickens and the Bronte sisters, explore 23 iconic authors from the Romantic and Victorian periods.
University of Virginia
Uva: Photograph of Charles Dodgson by Oscar Rejlander
This University of Virginia site provides a photograph of Carroll Lewis (Charles Dodgson).