During World War II, a group of women and men from 13 nations were committed in finding art works stolen by Nazi Germany. Some of them were totally anonymous but others like French Rose Valland, became very famous. In 2014, George Clooney directed a film dedicated to their commitment.
The Monuments Men ‘s official site: historical documents about the Monuments Men, about Robert Edsel (who wrote books on them), the movie trailer, lessons plans for educators, …
His life is a true American success. It started on February 20th, 1927 when his parents from Bahamas came to Florida and…Sidney Poitier was born! He became the first Black American Oscar winner and participated in the March on Washington with Martin Luther King in 1963! And since he is, thanks to his parents, a British citizen, he was knighted by the Queen. In 1997, Sir Sidney Poitier became ambassador of the Bahamas to Japan. In 2009, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal Of Freedom, the USA’s highest civilian honour.
Be ready for March 17th…
20 years ago, on March 9th 1994, one of the most brilliant British comedies premiered on screens. It definitely made Hugh Grant a star and promoted WH Auden’s most vibrant poem….
Penguin Teacher’s note about the movie
Imdb’s introduction to the movie
The movie’s trailer on you tube
Wet Wet Wet ‘s hit Love is all around on you tube
Wet Wet Wet love is all around the text
WH Auden’s Funeral Blues, the text
WH Auden’s Funeral Blues read by actor John Hannah (with English subtitles)
The 31-year-old rapper is also a complete activist, committed to social and political issues, visible in his recent hits like Thrift Shop, The Heist or Same Love, in which he didn’t hesitate to promote the legalization of gay marriage. In a word, is Macklemore the new face of rap?
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ victory at the Grammy Awards 2014
Since World War II, Autralia has established a unique kind of school: the School of the Air, a technological vision of school to help children scattered on the huge Autralian territory to have access to teaching and knowledge. The students used radio frequencies and now the satellite to attend their courses.
Consult the Australian gouvernment site about the School of the Air
Consult the School of the Air site
Consult the site to get free access to more than 15000 references, like podcasts…
Consult also the librivox archives
On February 28th, 1983, it was the final episode of the MASH series. At the beginning, MASH was a movie released in 1970 before inspiring a popular and critically acclaimed TV series which ran from 1972 to 1983. The movie and the series narrated the satirical adventures of doctors from a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (or MASH), caught in the Korean conflict.
