A Research, Publishing and Teaching Program within the Gottesman Library at Teachers College, Columbia University
By Mike on Jun 1, 2009 in Maria Hodek | Comments Off
To read more about this initiative visit www.smokefreemovies.ucsf.edu While I was taking the pics and was listening to the adult (not young adult) speakers, I recalled the well known arguments re violence: kids and/or teenagers learn violent behavior from popular cultural products (such as videogames, movies, popular music etc.); and so, teenagers will most likely smoke [...]
By Mike on Apr 23, 2009 in Maria Hodek, Uncategorized | Comments Off
A week long retrospective of “KINO! at Thirty: New Cinema from Germany” (April 22 – 30, 2009, http://www.moma.org ) commenced yesterday evening with thescreening of “Germany ‘09 – 13 Short Films about the State of the Nation.” This anthology of 13 short films by 13 established German filmmakers offers insights into the latest experimentations and [...]
By Mike on Mar 29, 2009 in Maria Hodek | 1 Comment
How many women do you see in this kitchen? Only me. Why do you think that is?…Because haute cuisine is an antiquated hierarchy built upon rules written by stupid old men. Rules designed to make it impossible for women to enter this world. But I am still here. How did this happen?…Because I am the [...]