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( carf/flickr)Television for Toddlers
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under two not watch television, but only 6% of parents take this to heart. We go behind the scenes of the booming $21-billion preschool entertainment industry. Also, legendary Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai. And how baseball replaced a missing, mentally ill father for Nicholas Dawidoff. Plus: how the period between the end of the Cold War and the terrorist attacks of 9/11 gave rise to the profound challenges America faces today.
America in the Post-Cold War Era
According to Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier, the period between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. Their new book, America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11, argues that the post-Cold War world we live in is chaotic and complex; filled with challenges posed by globalization, nonstate actors, weapons of mass destruction, and inefficient international institutions.
Event: Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, June 24 at 7 pm
Barnes & Noble Upper West Side
2289 Broadway (at 82nd Street)
Growing Up With a Mentally Ill Father
Nicholas Dawidoff tells the story of his coming-of-age in 1970s New Haven in The Crowd Sounds Happy: A Story of Love, Madness, and Baseball. Faced with a mentally ill and dangerous father, he found a safe haven in baseball.
Event: Nicholas Dawidoff will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, June 25 at 8 pm
Happy Ending Bar
302 Broome Street (between Eldridge and Forsyth Streets)
Legendary Japanese Actor Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai has been, for over 50 years, one of the world’s greatest actors. Known for his expressive eyes, he attained international fame as one of the best actors during the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema. Film Forum, is showing two dozen of his films, from “Yojimbo” to “Ran” and “Kagemusha.”
Behind the $21-Billion Preschool Industry
After introducing his infant daughter to television, Variety editor Dade Hayes decided to go behind the scenes of the $21-billion preschool market. Anytime Playdate: Inside the Preschool Entertainment Boom, or, How Television Became My Baby’s Best Friend describes the production factories that craft television programs for children and the economic forces that shape what our children see.
Weigh in: Do you let your infants watch television? If so, why?
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