“Money makes the world go round” from Cabaret
April 1, 2008Posted by mmarvs in : Audio and Video, General
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As we have been talking about money in class, if it is the root of all evil, or if it can buy happiness, let’s look at this ironic view from the brilliant film “Cabaret”. Liza Minelly and Joel Grey are simply brilliant in their roles.
Read the lyrics, if you like, but look at the show first!
Talk by Isabel Allende in the TED 2007 annual conference
March 27, 2008Posted by mmarvs in : Audio and Video
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As I saw some of you bursting out laughing in the computer room when you were watching this video, I thought that you may like to have access to it and listen to it in your own time and at your own pace.
In it, novelist Isabel Allende talks about writing, women, passion, feminism. She tells the stories of powerful women she has known, some larger-than-life, and some simply living with grace, dignity and ingenuity in a world that, in too many ways, still treats women unjustly.
A job interview
March 27, 2008Posted by mmarvs in : Audio and Video, General
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A scene from the first episode of the new cult British comedy The IT Crowd. In it, the future head of IT department is interviewed for the job, and she “shows off” her knowledge about computers.