by kmerwin
A Peace of Cheese follows a group of Basque cheese makers as they visit Scotland to witness the preparations for the Independence Referendum.
Currently, Dave Lachiondo serves as the Interim Director of the Basque Studies Program at Boise State University.
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Don’t miss this exclusive screening of Waiting for Lightning is an inspiring documentary that follows skateboarding pioneer Danny Way, revealing the passion, grit, determination and psyche behind one of the sport’s greatest legends. Writer Bret Johnston will be available for a Q&A after the screening.
Danny Way was a young boy from a broken home whose passion for skateboarding would bring him across boundaries to attempt the impossible—to jump the Great Wall of China on a skateboard. It explores the challenges life presents, and how high and far dreams can fly. In his quest for greatness, Way continues to shape the very sport which helped save his own life. In the last two decades when the question is posed, “Who is the greatest skateboarder ever?” the answer from the majority of skate professionals has been Danny Way. The legendary athlete, continually pushing the boundaries of what is possible, has earned a reputation as an innovator and ambassador for his sport.
Waiting For Lightning, written by Bret Johnston and directed by Jacob Rosenberg.
Official website: http://www.waitingforlightningthemovie.com/#home
by kmerwin
Part I of local historian John Lundin’s talk on the Oregon Short Line. Part I covers the short line’s early history from opening in 1804 to its bankruptcy in 1898.
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Part II of local historian John Lundin’s talk on the Oregon Short Line. Part II picks up the short line’s history from when E.H. Harriman saves it from bankruptcy in 1898 until its ultimate clsoure to passengers in the 70’s.
by kmerwin
July 23, 2014
Join Lee Pollock, Executive Director of the Churchill Centre, in this fascinating exploration of the human side of the great man, Winston Spencer Churchill.
Beyond his stature as a world statesman, Churchill is almost as well known for his love for—and consumption of—food and wine and for his ubiquitous cigars. Stories—often humorous and sometimes exaggerated—about his indulgence have been told and retold for almost a century.
But Churchill’s eating, drinking and smoking served a larger purpose and played an important role in his mastery of politics, diplomacy and statecraft. His belief in the power of the table and personal relationships was summarized in his comment, “If I could have dinner with Stalin once a week, all would be well.”
Bon Appétit!
by kmerwin
Professor Daniel Schwarz discusses his book Endtimes? a groundbreaking study of ten difficult years in the life of America’s most important newspaper, The New York Times.
Daniel R. Schwarz describes the transformation of the Times as it has confronted not only its various scandals and embarrassments but also the rapid rise of the internet and blogosphere, the ensuing decline in circulation and print advertising, and the change in what contemporary readers want and how they want to get it.
Writing as a skeptical outsider and devoted lifelong reader, Schwarz concludes that the Times is the worst newspaper in the world—except for all the others. Endtimes? is a must-read for Times readers as well as anyone interested in the radical change in print andbroadcast media in the rapidly evolving Internet Age.
Daniel Schwarz is the Frederick J. Whiton Professor of English Literature and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University where he has taught since 1968.
