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Harvard Undergraduate Television
Harvard Undergraduate Television (HUTV) was a Harvard College student television station broadcasting to the Internet between 2009 and 2013. HUTV carried original, student-produced content from eleven shows and from individual Harvard students. HUTV shows included ''Ivory Tower'', ''On Harvard Time'' (an award-winning comedy news show2008-12-29.OHT Wins Pan-Ivy Recognition!" The On Harvard Time Blog. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.), and video reports by ''The Harvard Crimson'' (Harvard's daily student newspaper). The network had a full production studio and post-production editing facilities in Pforzheimer House, a Harvard dormitory.Shen, Brian (2009-03-16).Inside the vision to reinvent Harvard's television. ''The Harvard Voice''. Retrieved on 2009-04-17. HUTV last updated its programming and website in 2013, and is now defunct. HUTV, under the guidance of co-President Derek Flanzraich, replaced then-defunct Harvard-Radcliffe Television (HRTV) on April 6, 2009, inheriting HRTV's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an American collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference of eight Private university, private Research university, research universities in the Northeastern United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I, and in College football, football, in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The term ''Ivy League'' is used more broadly to refer to the eight schools that belong to the league, which are globally renowned as elite colleges associated with Academic achievement, academic excellence, College admissions in the United States#Selectivity, highly selective admissions, and social elitism. The term was used as early as 1933, and it became official in 1954 following the formation of the Ivy League athletic conference. At times, they have also been referred to as the "Ancient Eight". The eight members of the Ivy League are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. He studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his John Lithgow filmography, diverse work on stage and screen. He has received List of awards and nominations received by John Lithgow, numerous accolades including six Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four Grammy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Lithgow has won two Tony Awards, his first for Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Best Featured Actor in a Play for his Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in ''The Changing Room'' (1972) and his second for Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical for ''Sweet Smell of Success (musical), Sweet Smell of Success'' (2002). He was Tony-nominated for ''Requiem for a Heavywe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She has starred in films such as '' The Karate Kid'' (1984), '' Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987), ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989), '' Back to the Future Part III'' (1990), ''Soapdish'' (1991), '' Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995), '' The Saint'' (1997), '' Hollow Man'' (2000), ''Piranha 3D'' (2010), '' Battle of the Sexes'' (2017), '' Death Wish'' (2018), and ''Greyhound'' (2020). For her performance in ''Leaving Las Vegas'', she was nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and SAG Award for Best Actress. On television, Shue played Julie Finlay in the CBS procedural forensics crime drama thriller '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2012–2015) and Madelyn Stillwell in the Amazon Prime Video satirical superhero series '' The Boys'' (2019–2020), a role she reprised in the animated series '' The Boys Presents: Diabolical'' (2022) and the spin-off series '' Gen V'' (2023). She als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jack Lemmon
John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor. Considered proficient in both dramatic and comic roles, he was known for his anxious, middle-class everyman screen persona in comedy-drama films. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. He also received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1988, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1991, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996. ''The Guardian'' labeled him as "the most successful tragi-comedian of his age". Lemmon received two Academy Awards: for Best Supporting Actor for '' Mister Roberts'' (1955) and for Best Actor for '' Save the Tiger'' (1973). He was Oscar-nominated for ''Some Like It Hot'' (1959), '' The Apartment'' (1960), '' Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962), '' The China Syndrome'' (1979), ''Tribute'' (1980), and '' Missing'' (1982). He is also known for his roles in '' Irma la Douce'' (1963), ''The Great Race'' (1965), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born ) is an American actress. She rose to stardom with her performance as a prostitute in the comedy film ''Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995), which won her both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress. Sorvino also starred in the films ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' (1997), ''Mimic (film), Mimic'' (1997), ''Lulu on the Bridge'' (1998), ''The Replacement Killers'' (1998), ''Summer of Sam'' (1999), ''Gods and Generals (film), Gods and Generals'' (2003), ''Like Dandelion Dust'' (2009), and ''Sound of Freedom (film), Sound of Freedom'' (2023). For her work in television, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in ''Norma Jean & Marilyn'' (1996) and nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, Golden Globe for Best Actress – Miniseries or Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, actor, and producer. He is best known for having hosted Late-night talk show, late-night talk shows, beginning with ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' (1993–2009) and ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' (2009–2010) on the NBC television network, and ''Conan (talk show), Conan'' (2010–2021) on the cable channel TBS (American TV channel), TBS. Before his hosting career, O'Brien was a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1988 to 1991, and the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' from 1991 to 1993. He has hosted the podcast series ''Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend'' since 2018, and starred in the 2024 travel show ''Conan O'Brien Must Go'' on Max (streaming service), Max. Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, O'Brien was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He served as president of ''The Harvard Lampoon'' while attending Harv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon ( ; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He was ranked among ''Forbes'' most bankable stars in 2007, and in 2010 was one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He has received various List of awards and nominations received by Matt Damon, awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards. Damon made his acting debut in the film ''Mystic Pizza'' (1988) before gaining prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in ''Good Will Hunting'', which won them the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. He established himself as a leading man by starring as Tom Ripley in ''The Talented Mr. Ripley (film), The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), Jason Bourne in the Bourne (franchise), ''Bourne'' franchise (2002–2007; 2016), and Linus Caldw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alumni
Alumni (: alumnus () or alumna ()) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums (: alum) or alumns (: alumn) as gender-neutral alternatives. The word comes from Latin, meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from "to nourish". The term is not synonymous with "graduates": people can be alumni without graduating, e.g. Burt Reynolds was an alumnus of Florida State University but did not graduate. The term is sometimes used to refer to former employees, former members of an organization, former contributors, or former inmates. Etymology The Latin noun means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from the Latin verb "to nourish". Separate, but from the same root, is the adjective "nourishing", found in the phrase '' alma mater'', a title for a person's home university. Usage in Roman law In Latin, is a legal term (Roman law) to describe a child placed in foster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cable TV
Cable television is a system of delivering television broadcast programming, programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with Terrestrial television, broadcast television, in which the television signal is transmitted over-the-air by radio waves and received by a television antenna, or satellite television, in which the television signal is transmitted over-the-air by radio waves from a communications satellite and received by a satellite dish on the roof. FM radio programming, high-speed Internet, Telephony, telephone services, and similar non-television services may also be provided through these cables. Analog television was standard in the 20th century, but since the 2000s, cable systems have been upgraded to digital cable operation. A cable channel (sometimes known as a cable network) is a television network available via cable television. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Public-access Television
Public-access television (sometimes called community-access television) is traditionally a form of non-commercial mass media where the general public can create content television programming which is Narrowcasting, narrowcast through cable television specialty channels. Public-access television was created in the United States between 1969 and 1971 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under Chairman Dean Burch, based on pioneering work and advocacy of George C. Stoney, George Stoney, Red Burns (Alternate Media Center), and Sidney Dean (City Club of NY). Public-access television is often grouped with public, educational, and government access television channels, under the acronym PEG. Distinction from PBS In the United States, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) produces public television, offering an educational television broadcasting service of professionally produced, highly curated content. It is not public-access television, and has no connection with cable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a suburb in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, located directly across the Charles River from Boston. The city's population as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the most populous city in the county, the List of municipalities in Massachusetts, fourth-largest in Massachusetts behind Boston, Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester, and Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield, and List of cities in New England by population, ninth-most populous in New England. The city was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England, which was an important center of the Puritans, Puritan theology that was embraced by the town's founders. Harvard University, an Ivy League university founded in Cambridge in 1636, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Lesley University, and Hult Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
