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The Fresh Prince Of Downton Abbey
TV Buzz If Edith is Carlton and Sybil is Ashley, then I guess that makes Mary Hillary?
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Animated GIFs Get The Respect They Deserve
Design Buzz After lurking in the shadows of the internet, animated GIFs have done got classy on us and are starring in their very own mini-documentary. The folks at PBS's Off Book delve into their history and how cinemagraphs are changing the playing field. One thing this video does not do, however, is agree once and for all how to pronounce them.
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At Harvard, Obama Dived Into Diversity Fight
Politics Buzz In this video, not previously available online but licensed by BuzzFeed from a Boston television station, the future president speaks at a 1991 campus protest organized to demand tenure for minority and female law professors.
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Watchin' Downton Abbey
TV Buzz At least they didn't call it “Sh*t Girls Say While Watching Downton Abbey”.
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President Obama Singing "Sweet Home Chicago" At The White House
Politics Buzz The crooner-in-chief is back! From tonight's finale of “In Performance at the White House” on PBS.
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Jon Hamm Lends His Voice To Kiddie Cartoon Series
TV Buzz Cute: Jon Hamm's new role as “Ham Johnson” on the PBS kids show “Martha Speaks. Cuter: Jon Hamm voice acting alongside his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer Westfeldt. The couple's episode will air on February 20th, but you can watch the following previews today!
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Link: “Sesame Street” Is In The Red
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/explainer/2012/01/...
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Today's episode is brought to you by the symbol “$” and the number “0”. PBS is hoping that popular shows like “Downton Abbey” and “Sherlock” will bring in donations to help keep other floundering shows afloat.
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Video: Internet Memes On PBS
Rage comics, animated GIFs, Nyan Cat, and other forms of online visual culture get the respect they deserve in “Off Book” from PBS Arts. Researchers, artists, and thinkers from BuzzFeed, Know Your Meme, MemeFactory, Dump.fm, and Morningside Analytics share their views on how Internet Memes impact the world.
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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Will Have An Animated Spinoff
Culture Buzz PBS has just announced an animated spinoff of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' called 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.' It's going to be about the kids of the original characters including the 4-year-old son of the original Tiger. Get excited. (via nymag.com)
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Timeline Of LulzSec Hacks
Culture Buzz In case you haven't been keeping up with all the press attention hacker group LulzSec has been getting lately, I've put together a timeline of their every exploit; from the incredible to the mundane. Seriously, the ATM “hack”? WTF was that?
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Image: PBS: Tupac Still Alive In New Zealand
Apparently, PBS.org was hacked this morning. Unfortunately, Tupac is not alive in New Zealand.
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The Greatest Scenes From Arthur On PBS
TV Buzz In honor of 35 years of Arthur the Aardvark, I present to you the best scenes from the PBS television show. This is my childhood, all wrapped up in one post.
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Video: The Day Mr. Rogers Sang To The US Senate & Saved Public Television
In 1969, Fred Rogers (yes, that Mr. Rogers) appeared before the US Senate to oppose strict budget cuts for public television by President Nixon. And he won them over with, you guessed it, a special song…..just a little inspiration for your Friday.
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Video: Perms Invite Racism
Straight from the PBS show Many Voices, Many Vision comes this winning clip in which a young Caucasian girl is cursed with “looking like a Black boy,” thanks to her stylish perm. PBS, we found your weakness, and don't expect a tote bag or Three Tenors CD to get you out of this mess.
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Link: 15 Reasons to Love Mr. Rogers
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/07/28/mf.mrroger...
Just try and be cynical in the face of this amazing list of ways Mr. Rogers was for real probably the nicest person ever. You will fail! Because even car thieves could not resist his cardigan-swathed awesomeness, and returned his stolen car to him when they found out whose it was. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go write a letter to the Pope about beatifying St. Mr. Rogers.
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Link: Teh Internets
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/episodes/the-online-e...
As part of PBS's series on comedy, a short video — hosted by Amy Sedaris — closely examines the history and semiotics behind the LOL. Always wanted to know why cats are funny? Now's your chance to find out.
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Gwen Ifill Breaks Ankle
Politics Buzz The PBS anchor has mysteriously broken her ankle just days before she’s set to moderate the upcoming vice presidential debate between Senator Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. Ifill reportedly slipped and fell down her stairs at home, making this a very unfortunate happenstance that just stinks of some old Republican Party Stair Grease. Conspiracy theorists…have at it!
