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Need a graph or chart for your business or economics presentation? The Visualizing Economics website contains charts, videos, and graphs about the U.S. and world economies. Exhibits are taken from government websites, newspaper articles, organization web pages, etc. ...

Iconoclastic American director, John Cassavetes is the featured director this month.Cassavetes, (1929-1989) is often viewed as America’s first truly independent filmmaker. His films often focus on feelings and character, rather a traditional narrative with a beginning and end. He was ...

The Fall 2009 Cinema Visitors Series, which offers free showings open to the public will feature four contemporary filmmakers this semester. The schedule includes The Roh and the Cooked: Structural Film, Actionism, Paracinema by Branden Joseph on Monday, Oct. 19; ...

Fedi Effendi el-Alami [Faidi al-Alami], Na’amite (daugher), Mousa Bey (son), photo from the Library of Congress’ collection The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (P&P) has numerous varied and unique collections of Middle East images. This visual material includes ...

The Ragheb Moftah Collection at the Library of Congress With its roots in Ancient Egyptian music, Coptic Christian chant is one of the oldest liturgical genres still performed today. Drawing on the Ragheb Moftah Collection, this presentation explores some of ...

The Edgar Allen Poe Digital Collection at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin in October’s spooky Cool Site of The Month! Launched to accompany the 2009 Poe Bicentennial exhibition, “From Out That Shadow: The Life ...