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While Sesame Street inspired a new approach to children's programming, other formats were faltering. Sitcoms like Gilligan's Island began to push out locally produced kids' shows, while animation studios like Hanna-Barbera offered their own distractions. In 1990 the Children's Television Act required that all stations air at least three hours of educational programming a week, prompting a brainteasing revolution. Preschool kids now learn problem-solving from Blue's Clues, teamwork from Wonder Pets! and Mandarin from Ni Hao, Kai-lan. Good thing they already know how to get to Sesame Street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brief History: Children's Television | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...Hanna L. Luchnikava, another audience member, said that she thought the discoveries had “serious implications,” for further research in many areas...

Author: By Amira Abulafi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ig Nobel Winners Explain Research | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...Hanna Ter Meulen harbors design ambitions as big as a (fashion) house. But on this particular morning, she is hunched over her hands, sewing away on nothing bigger than a little pocket. That's what Italians call a jacket's breast pocket, il taschino, and Ter Meulen, thimble on finger, is finishing off the neatly lined slit in the square scrap of French-vanilla gabardine during a weeklong stint learning Old World tailoring techniques. "You have to stitch really straight," the 23-year-old student says after ironing down the soft piece of fabric. "It's not to be rushed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Touch of Class | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...used to report general school news and information about upcoming events. Subscribers occupy a broad range within the education community—from Harvard affiliates to charter schools and other universities. According to Rodman, school administrators developed the idea for a new live-feed when GSE student Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar provided live commentary over the main feed during a panel discussion on Boston charter schools earlier this month. The first feed will link interested followers to the live one whenever coverage of an event begins. “We felt the need to separate the two for subscribers who didn?...

Author: By Karthik R. Kasaraneni, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: GSE Launches New Twitter Feed | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

...Sky” fades into “Meh No Mae,” the album reaches its nadir, with the next several songs just as unexciting as the previous. Even when they mix up the formula—like when guitarist James Hanna makes a vocal appearance on “I Can’t See”—any notable differences are enveloped by the overwhelming reverb. “Me and Mary” stands out, however, as a pleasant surprise. This song gives the album a much needed shake awake with its faster...

Author: By Brianne Corcoran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Asobi Seksu | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

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