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Rhapsody in Blue Set to New York City

Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin, 1924), combines elements of classical music with jazz. Gershwin spoke of the rhapsody as "a musical kaleidoscope of America," but it has often been interpreted as a musical portrait of New York City. This video montage of Manhattan was edited by Gilda Tabarez. Music performed by the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

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Words of Wonder / Get Up Stand Up

Featuring Keith Richards in collaboration with Roberto Luti, Titi Tsira and a number of worldwide musicians on a rendition of his reggae song, "Words of Wonder," off 1992's Main Offender. This video also leads into a cover of Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up," featuring Keb' Mo', Mermans Mosengo, Aztec Indians, Natalie Pa'apa'a of Blue King Brown, and Jamaican singer Sherita Lewis. These tracks will appear on Playing For Change's upcoming CD/DVD, available June 17.
 

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Documentary: Unlocking the Cage

Chris Hegedus' and D.A. Pennebaker's films include Don't Look Back with Bob Dylan, The War Room chronicling Clinton’s 1992 Presidential campaign, and Startup.com shot during the Internet’s first boom and bust. These are stories about passionate people who took risks that changed history. They believe their new film, Unlocking the Cage, is just such a story. For the past two years they have been following an animal rights lawyer, Steve Wise, who is attempting to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. Help crowd-source this film project here.

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The Manic Pixie Dream Girl

The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a cute, bubbly, young (usually white) woman who has recently entered the life of our brooding hero to teach him how to loosen up and enjoy life. Part of a series created for Bitch magazine.

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Thomas Piketty's 'Capital' in 3 Minutes

BBC's Policy Editor Chris Cook tells you everything you need to know about Thomas Piketty's landmark book on inequality: Capital in the twenty-first century.

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Meet Emily: Tech Demo

Yes, a TECH demo. Emily IS the demo. Until the 1:30 mark, when the video reverts back to the source (the real actress), her entire face is being simulated by the technology.

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'Toreador': A Random Act of Culture

The Opera Company of Philadelphia performs "The Toreador Song" from Bizet's Carmen at the city's famed Reading Terminal Market for a crowd of surprised and delighted shoppers who responded with a chorus of cheers and a rousing ovation.

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What the 1% Don't Want You to Know

Economist Paul Krugman explains how the United States is becoming an oligarchy - the very system our founders revolted against.

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Guns: Not Our Words

Not our words. This weekend we are this television ad in Indianapolis and in Washington, D.C. It features survivors of gun violence and family members of victims speaking the extremist words of gun lobby leaders -- words that don't speak for them or their experience with gun violence.

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Schizophrenia: What's in My Head?

When she's experiencing hallucinations, artist Sue Morgan feels compelled to draw; to 'get it out of her head'. Sue was diagnosed with schizophrenia about 20 years ago. The drawing is therapeutic, but it's also Sue's way of expressing the complex and sometimes frightening secret world in her head. In this film Sue meets Sukhi Shergill, a clinician and researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. He's also making pictures, but using MRI to peer inside the brains of schizophrenia patients.

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