Category Archives: .Asia

MESOPOTAMIA: The Season of the Great Empires

2020 Arkhaios Film Festival – Virtual Edition Mesopotamia: The season of the Great Empires Alberto Castellani | Italy | 2020 Once upon a time there were two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, which fed and made fertile a land … Continue reading

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FAMILY FRIDAY: Infinite Dreams

Family Friday at MoMath… a surprise story… math traveling from NY… to Cambridge… to India… time for a family movie night… The Man Who Knew Infinity… connecting back to the current world… as August 15th is India’s Independence Day… https://youtu.be/8WwLPep9xNg

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Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

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SEOUL: Socially Distant But Emotionally Close

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CITINERARY: Hakone

Founded in 1969, IT is the first outdoor, open-air museum of art in Japan. IT creates a harmonic balance of nature and art by exhibiting sculptures with views of the surrounding valley and mountains. The permanent collection is comprised of … Continue reading

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CELEBRATION: Japan

I think this might be the very first movie that opened up the Ghibli world for us… from cats to movies… and back to celebrate that… with some more insight, food and art from Japan… it’s a world to celebrate … Continue reading

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AMERICAN MASTERS FILM: Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman AMERICAN MASTERS FILM Itzhak Perlman (Oct 2018) “The sound Itzhak generates comes from his heart and flows through his hands. Through this film, we come to realize how extraordinary this process really is.”

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STANFORD: The Enduring Passion for Ink

A PROJECT ON CONTEMPORARY INK PAINTERS BY BRITTA ERICKSON

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MOVIE NIGHT: A Brilliant Young Mind

A Brilliant Young Mind (2015) A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

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ASIAN ART MUSEUM: Looking East

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