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The Temp Life – S4 Ep. 15: The Boss

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 20:34:16 +0000

Everyone scrambles to impress Celltons’ steely CEO, Eve Randall (special guest star Illeana Douglas) when she comes to town bearing bad news about cost-cutting.

The Secret Online Life of Autumn Edows

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:37:32 +0000

Are you more honest online? Unknown to her parents, Jessica developed an online persona as a sexy goth model. FRONTLINE “Digital Nation” is a multiplatform project exploring what it means to be human in a 21st-century digital world. Watch the TV documentary now online at www.pbs.org In a unique collaboration with the public that began on the “Digital Nation” Web site, award-winning producer Rachel Dretzin and commentator Douglas Rushkoff probe how digital technology is changing nearly every aspect of modern culture, from the ways we think and learn to the ways in which we socialize, work and even conduct war. Is it possible to multitask well? Is too much digital media bad for young brains? Should we fight wars by remote control? What are the real-world effects of immersion in virtual worlds? Watch online beginning and share your story of life in the digital age at www.pbs.org . FRONTLINE is produced by WGBH Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Park Foundation. “Digital Nation” is brought to you by the Verizon Foundation.

The Temp Life – The Temp Life S1 Ep.1: Trouble

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 08:35:34 +0000

When Mark gets a call from his temp agency Commodity Staffing with a job in “the fashion industry,” he has no idea the kind of “trouble” he’s in for. Temping for “the global leader in synthetic encasing solutions for the global footwear market” isn’t exactly Fashion Week. Lace World however…

Life in the Art – Plein Air Horses

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:34:26 +0000

A lesson in painting horses in plein air with artist Cyndra Bradford. PROGRAM GUEST Cyndra Bradford, Painter, gallery owner and arts organizer of Carmel is also an avid horsewoman. A native Californian, she paints in the plein air tradition of the Early Monterey Art colony. Cyndra was born in Los Angeles but moved to Big Sur with her parents who are also Artists. Cyndra lived on Partington Ridge above the roar of the surf and became aware of nature at a early age. Cyndra had no TV and town was 45 miles away., she had time to observe nature and the ever changing light. Big Sur was a magical place with many well-known artists and poets. Henry Miller was a friend and neighbor. “My parents, Howard Bradford and Dorothy Bowman, both have enviable reputations in the art world and a long list of prizes. They are both listed in Who’s Who in American Art. They became my art teachers and first introduced me to serigraphs and by the time I was 18 years old, I had Art dealers representing my prints throughout the US I was chosen to be in the Carmel Art Association when I was 24 years old. When hand -printed serigraphs fell out of fashion, I began to paint out-of-doors en plein air. I soon met a group of local artists who has started painting together outside and i realized this was what I wa looking for. Our group of Artists are called the “Informalists” and we exhibit at my gallery in Carmel, Galerie Plein Aire.” SUGGESTED READING LIST BOOKS: CARLSON’S GUIDE TO LANDSCAPE PAINTING By …