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Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture—and the Magic That Makes It Work – A review by AML President Neil Andersen I am a long-time comedy enthusiast. How long? I bought and shared Tom Lehrer’s records. Lenny Bruce. Groucho. Cosby. Allan Sherman. Vaughan Meader. Smother’s Brothers. https://shorturl.at/gl5YN Because of this life-long interest, I have been listening…
By Chelsea Attwell, Carol Arcus, Sarah Bayne and Diana Maliszewski In light of the Covid -19 pandemic many people are spending more time at home and engaging in various online and offline activities. Many of these activities may involve getting creative to have fun and provide entertaining activities for both adults and children alike. As…
* AML Director Irene Faiz attended ”Emergence 2022: Reshaping the Future of the World Through Art – A Review”, the Arts conference for CSEA & OAEA Art Educators. She reflects on her experience here. *image source: https://emergence22cseaoaea.wixsite.com/home
* Cigarette smoking was promoted in the past as a sign of maturity and sophistication for a century. Celebrities smoked. Movie stars played smoking heroes. Smoking made fans feel like their heroes. Then in the late 20th century smoking became anti-social and cigarette-smoking declined. Vaping companies represent vaping as though intended for those who want…
* A viral video has circulated showing a young nun singing an Alicia Keys song on Italy’s The Voice. It makes for a wonderful discussion topic. The facial/body reactions of the 4 judges to the nun’s identity is highlighted in the video. Each is dumbfounded/confounded upon discovering the source of the voice.
NAMLE 2021 Conference Reflections by Diana Maliszewski July 16-18, 2021 was the National Association for Media Literacy Education’s conference. This American organization shifted, like many other groups did recently, to a completely online format. This decision, combined with the ability to access the on-demand pre-recorded sessions for three months afterward (ending October 15, 2021), allowed…