Articles written by Mary Rayme
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Alec Baldwin Hosts Podcast Here's the Thing
Here's the Thing is a hip new podcast by 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin. Baldwin interviews Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Chris Rock, Kristen Wiig and more.
May 14, 2012
- Mary Rayme
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Return of Nazi Art Shows Shift in Art Detectives
The recent return of a painting stolen during WW II reveals US Homeland Security as the new art cops and Christie's auction house as art bounty hunters.
Apr 20, 2012
- Mary Rayme
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Seraphine - Biopic About French Outsider Artist
This well made French film tells the life story of self taught artist Seraphine of Senlis, and stars Yolande Moreau.
Apr 19, 2012
- Mary Rayme
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Numbers in Fine Art - An Art Project for Kids Ages 6-17
Using examples of fine artists who incorporate numbers into their artwork, kids create their own number drawing using warm and cool colors.
Mar 24, 2012
- Mary Rayme
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Cave Painting Art Project For Kids Ages 5-12
Students explore Stone Age cave paintings from Chauvet and Lascaux in France, and create a drawing of a Paleolithic animal with oil pastels on kraft paper.
Mar 24, 2012
- Mary Rayme
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Why Is the Hunger Games So Popular?
The young adult novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is enormously popular with teens and adults. Why is a book about a dystopian future so beloved?
Feb 16, 2012
- Mary Rayme
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams - Paleolithic Art Extraordinaire
In this documentary film, Werner Herzog takes us on a 3-D tour of Chauvet Cave in France. The quality of the cave paintings are astonishing and beautiful.
Dec 5, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Bill Cunningham New York - Fashion Photographer and Artist
This documentary film reveals a modest fashion maven leading a surprising lifestyle for such a hugely successful fashion photographer in New York City.
Dec 2, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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The Cats of Mirikitami: An Artist Reborn Through Love
Artist Jimmy Mirikitami is homeless and living on the streets of New York City when filmmaker Linda Hattendorf first meets him.
Nov 21, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Self Portrait - Self Esteem Drawing Project for Kids Ages 5-12
Children use mirrors to create a self portrait art project that focuses on improving self esteem and observational drawing skills.
Nov 9, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Coping With Visual Fatigue at Art Museums
When visiting a large art museum it is easy to become visually exhausted. What is a good strategy for going to a museum and not getting visual burnout?
Nov 7, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Using Words to Describe Colors
For artists and designers, color terminology is all a part of the lingo. What are neutral colors, secondary colors, and tertiary colors?
Nov 5, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Color, Texture, Shape - Art Project Ages 5-10
Students learn warm and cool colors, natural texture and man made texture, and shape, in this fun art project that also emphasizes teamwork and repetition
Nov 5, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Halloween Art Project - Build a Monster
This art project is for kids ages 5-12 and includes Sendak's classic "Where the Wild Things Are." Children build a monster based on the wild things.
Oct 29, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Artists and Trains
Many fine artists have created paintings with trains as subject matter. Impressionist artists were especially inspired by the new transportation technology.
Oct 4, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Edward Hopper's Trains
American painter Edward Hopper incorporated trains into his artwork. Hopper's artistic themes spoke of loneliness, landscape, and light.
Oct 4, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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American Photographer Weegee - Photojournalist or Paparazzi?
One of the great photojournalists, Weegee, was an unusual character who documented New York City with love, humor, and intelligence.
Oct 4, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Comparing Novels Room and Slammerkin by Writer Emma Donoghue
The novels Room and Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue offer insight into the writer's themes of redemption and the strength of women.
Sep 23, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Born Old - New Music From West Virginia
Old-time musicians Doug Van Gundy and Paul Gartner comprise the band Born Old. Their latest album Vintage Keys is a warm and wonderful record.
Sep 21, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Festival Express - Musical Masterpiece from 1970
The Grateful Dead, Buddy Guy, The Band, Janis Joplin and other musicians tour Canada in the summer of 1970 via train.
Sep 3, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune
Great American folk singer and songwriter Phil Ochs is the subject of this recent documentary film.
Aug 29, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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High-Heeled Shoes Are Bad For You
Proof of the negative side effects from women wearing high heeled shoes. Jimmy Choo shoes may look great, but extreme high heels can be physically dangerous
Aug 22, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Chaim Soutine: 20th Century Expressionist Artist
While some call Chaim Soutine a French artist, he was actually a Russian Jew who spent his formative years painting in France.
Aug 20, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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American Artist Dale Chihuly: River of Glass
This film documents an international art project headed by American glass artist Dale Chihuly. Finland, Ireland, Mexico, and Italy are featured.
Aug 15, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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The Secret FBI File on Dashiell Hammett
The FBI files on American writer Dashiell Hammett reveal as much about the FBI as they do about the creator of The Maltese Falcon.
Aug 12, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Bleak House by the BBC - Period Drama and Mystery
This BBC TV adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens features mystery, drama, and superb acting. Enjoy watching this acute commentary on the legal system.
Aug 7, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Leni Riefenstahl and the Art of Propaganda
Both loved and hated, Leni Riefenstahl is the subject of this documentary film which serves as biography of this German artist and filmmaker.
Aug 2, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Sad Life of American Singer Songwriter Harry Nilsson
Who is Harry Nilsson? is a documentary film about this troubled musician best known for singing the theme song to Midnight Cowboy, "Everybody's Talkin'."
Jul 26, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Scandalize My Name - Blacklisting Artists in the USA
This documentary film is narrated by Morgan Freeman and shows the shameful history of blacklisting African Americans who spoke out against racism in the US.
Jul 14, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring - French Film Classics
Two French film masterpieces tell a cautionary tale of love and greed. These movies feature the countryside of Provence and a top-notch cast of actors.
Jul 14, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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African Singer Fela Kuti - Music is the Weapon
This brief biographical documentary film of Fela Kuti features musical performances and a glimpse of extreme poverty in the African country of Nigeria.
Jun 25, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Night of the Hunter - Art Inspired By Murder
Lonely hearts killer Harry Powers murdered five people before he was hanged in West Virginia. Over 60 years, this tragic story has fueled a variety of art.
Jun 19, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Otto Skorzeny and the Legacy of the Nazi Empire
Who was Otto Skorzeny? The ultimate nazi fighter, Skorzeny goes on to nurture terrorists and guerillas from Egypt to Ireland.
May 17, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Mark Lombardi - Drawing Diagrams as Fine Art
American artist Mark Lombardi created well-researched and intricate diagrams that followed scandals, organized crime, and prominent politicians.
May 14, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Origin of Jazz Standard Nature Boy
American Idol contestant Casey Abrams recently performed Nature Boy. Nat King Cole made it into a hit, but what is the story behind this unusual song?
May 3, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Bill Withers - Still Bill Music Documentary Film
Fall in love with West Virginia's own Bill Withers in this film Still Bill, proof that the song-writing of this singular talent has rocked the world.
Mar 18, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Top 10 Best Musician Name Changes
Many musicians and performers change their name to have a more accessible or attractive name. Which musical stars have gained the most from a name change?
Mar 12, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Top 10 Best Hollywood and Celebrity Name Changes
Many Hollywood celebrities change their names so that they have a more appealing persona in pursuing acting and other careers.
Mar 10, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Born Rich - How Do Rich Kids Live?
What's it like to be born into extraordinary wealth? Jamie Johnson, a rich kid himself, directs this fascinating film about the lives of rich young people.
Mar 8, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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The Book Thief - Law Enforcement Meets Library Science
When Daniel Spiegelman is caught stealing rare books and manuscripts from Columbia University in New York, the legal wrangling that ensues is legendary.
Feb 15, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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The Rescue Artist - Art Theft History and The Scream
When Edvard Munch's masterpiece is stolen from a museum in Norway, Charley Hill is the art detective on the case of the missing painting.
Feb 8, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Art Held Hostage - The Controversy Over the Barnes Foundation
Anderson's book Art Held Hostage is an account of the politics and conflict regarding The Barnes Foundation's valuable art collection outside Philadelphia.
Feb 7, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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American Artist and Illustrator Norman Rockwell
Who is the American artist and illustrator Norman Rockwell? What is the significance of the artwork of this American master of visual storytelling?
Jan 23, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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What is Energy Star?
Is it worth it purchase Energy Star home products such as air conditioners and windows? Are Energy Star products really green?
Jan 23, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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In the Shadows of Motown - Documentary Film About Music
Who were The Funk Brothers? This fun, musical documentary film educates about the history of Motown and R&B from the band that made so many hits possible.
Jan 23, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Teaching Coloring Is Not Teaching Art
Some teachers may think that teaching kids to color is teaching art but it is not. What accessible art skills should students learn and when?
Jan 23, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Mothers Day Artists - The Maternal in Fine Art
Many artists have made portraits of their mothers. Is it because these fine artists loved their moms, or is it because they were the only available models?
Jan 23, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Why Get Married? Does Marriage Make Sense?
What are the benefits of getting married versus choosing to live with one another? Is the idea of getting married old fashioned?
Jan 17, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Longest Married Celebrity Couples
Marriages in Hollywood seem to come and go very quickly. So who are some of the longest married celebrities?
Jan 17, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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Top Internet Radio Stations
What are the best free online radio stations and why? Turn off your old AM/FM radio, and plug into internet radio for the best music playlists.
Jan 17, 2011
- Mary Rayme
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