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125th Anniversary: Call for Actors

Do you have a talent for acting that is going unused? Maybe you do and you don't even know it. Maybe you just want to give it a shot. For Teachers College's 125th, EdLab is producing a series of short (2 minute, slightly humorous video re-enactments of major events in Teachers College history. The films …

Posted 2 months ago by Jennifer Govan

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Vintage Library Posters

Enokson, a junior high school library technician found a collection of vintage posters when she was going though some of the old library things. She posted them on flickr. Here are some awesome 1960s posters encouraging people to use their school libraries: There are more vintage library posters and posters encouraging reading on Enokson's flickr …

Posted 5 months ago by Ola

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Shakespeare: To Teach or Not to Teach?

Last night, I went to see As You Like It as part of the Shakespeare in the Park series. I had never read nor seen this play before, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but it ended up being very funny and enjoyable (though it got out at 11 PM, which was a …

Posted 10 months ago by arstessen

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Great post Amanda…

NYC Digital Humanities and Performing Arts Meetup

For all digital humanists and performing arts enthusiasts out there, and especially for those who might name themselves by both of these worthy titles, there is a Digital Humanities and Performing Arts Meetup just for you taking place this coming Thursday, June 14, 2012. It features presentations of two very intriguing projects: Linked Jazz and …

Posted 11 months ago by Leanora Lange

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Running: it’s all the rage

This past March, the New York Road Runners club held their most popular half marathon in their history, with 26,797 applicants, 19,071 registrants, and 15,398 starters.  (Their previous record of finishers for the NYC half was 11,604 in 2010.) The Brooklyn half marathon, which is in May, sold out completely on the first day they …

Posted 13 months ago by Anne Hays

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Happy “Pi” Day?

So, today everyone has been referencing some "Pi Day".  Upon further investigation, I realized the reference is in regard to today's date: 3/14.  Clever...sort of.  Pi (Π), often rounded off to 3.14, is actually a mathematical constant used to calculate the area of a circle (A= Π r²).  It is a never-ending number. The first …

Posted 14 months ago by delsibay

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Published poetry by TC students in Esque

Recently, it came to my attention that not one, but two, Teachers College students have poems published in the most recent Esque Magazine, and so I thought I would bring this to everyone’s attention.  Esque is a literary journal founded by two poets, Amy King & Ana Božičević, and their webdesign skills are something to …

Posted 15 months ago by Anne Hays

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Cheaper than a Free Lunch: Budget Beauty

Beauty -- a subject debated ad nauseum since the beginning of time. Everything from the removal of body hair to changing hair color, length, and style. For men -- to 'stach or not to 'stach? Should they wear beards, goatees, that little annoying triangle of hair below the lip (a soul patch)?  Enhancing one's beauty …

Posted 17 months ago by delsibay

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Library Your Way Around Town, Part 3

Unless you've been intentionally living in deep seclusion over these past months, you have heard of this thing called Occupy Wall Street. (If you have not heard of this, please let me know how you have been able to accomplish this level of seclusion. I've got finals coming up...) So assuming you have heard of …

Posted 17 months ago by arstessen

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Thanks, Anne…

Romantic, Delightful Songs with Library Related Themes or Settings

Today, I was listening to my Iphone/Ipod (I guess the Iphone is now a million different apps in one phone now) on the train and saw that I had a song on there by My Morning Jacket, a band I really enjoy listening to. There was a song I listened to a while back that …

Posted 19 months ago by s

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Trick or treat? What is the question?

So this weekend, while considering the age-old question, "What night do kids go trick or treating when Halloween falls on a school night?"  I began thinking more about the origins of the saying, "trick or treat?" I'm pretty sure I learned this at one time or another, probably in primary school when the teachers knew …

Posted 19 months ago by arstessen

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This reminds me of Eddie Izzard's comedy bit about the Church of England: Cake or Death…

Cheaper than a Free Lunch: Winter Clothing

I thought about all of the posts I could contribute and most relate back to budgeting. So, perhaps I will stick to this blog title, a nickname graciously given to me by my mother. My late great uncle once used this phrase to refer to his extremely wealthy, stingy friend. Fortunately, I am neither --  …

Posted 19 months ago by delsibay

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Library Your Way Around Town, Part 2

Another weekend, another library. After sampling delicious food at Smorgasburg with friends (the more friends you bring, the more things you can try), we moseyed on over to the Brooklyn Art Library (103A N. 3rd Street, Williamsburg). The library is an extension of Art House and includes art supplies, vintage books that you can buy, …

Posted 19 months ago by arstessen

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It's nice to see the inside of this library, which I've never visited…

Library Your Way Around Town

I celebrated National Museum Day (Sept. 24) at the Morgan Museum and Library (224 Madison Avenue, Manhattan). I would highly recommend a visit: Happy Birthday, Dickens! In honor of his 200th birthday, the Morgan has a special exhibition that includes original manuscripts, illustrations, and personal letters, as well as films and lectures throughout the upcoming …

Posted 19 months ago by arstessen

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Guns N’ Roses Encyclopaedia

Guns N’ Roses Encyclopaedia Location: under “Journals and Databases” at TC, search for it by name Here’s a reference resource you might not realize is available to you through Gottesman Library: The Guns N’ Roses Encyclopaedia.  Chock full of meaty details and color photos of the band and their friends, The Guns N’ Roses …

Posted 20 months ago by Anne Hays

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Forget Rosebud, It’s Time To Get Evil!

Orson Welles is well-known for many things, among them being the "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast and the movie "Citizen Kane."  The movie is praised by many, and the AFI lists "Citizen Kane" as the top film of all time on their 100 list. I wonder if these people saw the same …

Posted 21 months ago by egrunes

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Thanks, Victoria…

Summer Streets 2011

For those who like outdoor events, don't miss the 4th Summer Streets! You can walk, run, bike, and play on Park Ave and connecting streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park (from 7am-1pm) on August 13 and 20. There are 5 rest stop along the route where you can find free bicycle and rollerblade …

Posted 21 months ago by I-Ching

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Beautiful Pain – My Favorite Albums of 2011 (So Far!)

This year has already inspired a lot of great music.  I decided I would write about my five favorite albums of 2011 (so far).  Not that I am by any means an authority on what “great music” constitutes.  But if you have a weakness for beautiful lyrics or just simply songs that are so …

Posted 21 months ago by Diana

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oh fun…

Google +

Like more than 4 million other people, I'm up and running on Google +. Not at all phased by the disappointing Wave, Buzz or Orkut, I eagerly accepted my + invitation despite knowing little about it. (What can I say?  I'm a glass- half- full kind of girl.) I usually wait to sign on to …

Posted 22 months ago by melissa cardinali

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Accountability and Youth

Today I came across an article on Flavorwire entitled "Anti-Domestic Violence Group to Protest Odd Future at Pitchfork Fest". As I read the article I noticed the name of one of the members of Odd Future (a rap collective), Tyler the Creator. The name jumped out at me because a few weeks ago …

Posted 23 months ago by Victoria Lebron

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