Arts
General Resources
- Bok Tower Gardens: Bok Tower Gardens, a “must see Florida attraction” centrally located between Tampa and Orlando among rolling hills of citrus! Nearly 50 acres of Olmsted gardens surround Pinewood Estate, a 1930s Mediterranean-style mansion, and the 205-foot art deco and neo-Gothic Singing Tower housing one of the world’s finest carillons with 60 bells that ring every half hour and during daily concerts.
- Flickr (Photograph Database): Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely.
- Florida Memory Project: Searchable collections of manuscripts, war records, historic images, vital statistics, audio and video recordings.
- Global Children's Art Gallery: Online art gallery with pictures from children age 1 to 12 from around the world. Free scanning is provided if needed.
- Internet Movie Database: The biggest, best, most award-winning movie site on the planet.
- John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library: The Art Library is an enduring testament to John Ringling's passion for collecting and is a complement to his art museum.
- Lake Wales Arts Council: The Lake Wales Arts Center is owned and operated by the Lake Wales Arts Council and offers a year-round variety of classes, concerts, and exhibitions in a state of-the-arts gallery.
- Life Photo Archive Hosted By Google: Includes a searchable database of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today.
- Movie Archive: This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download.
- New York Library Digital: New York Public Library (NYPL) Digital Gallery provides free and open access to over 800,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.
- Oscar Awards: Get the latest on the Oscar Academy Awards, including nominations, predictions, winners, and red carpet fashion at Oscar.com.
- Periodic Table of Elements (Videos): Short videos about every element on the periodic table, plus other cool experiments and chemistry stuff.
- Philosophy Bites:Podcasts of top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics.
- Pixlr (Photo Editing): Pixlr is a free online photo editor. Edit, adjust, and filter your images. No registration, just jump right in!
- Polk Arts Alliance: Website that provides up-to-date events and exhibition listings for Polk County Arts.
- Polk Museum of Art: Provides an emphasis on modern and contemporary, American and European decorative arts, Asian and pre-Columbian art.
- Smithsonian: The world's largest museum and research complex, with 19 museums, 9 research centers and more than 140 affiliate museums around the world.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We're a not-for-profit with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education for anyone anywhere.
All of the site's resources are available to anyone. It doesn't matter if you are a student, teacher, home-schooler, principal, adult returning to the classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up in earthly biology. Khan Academy's materials and resources are available to you completely free of charge.
Performance History Search: Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall has hosted 50,000 events in its 3 auditoriums since 1891. In 2013, it made an online performance archive available directly to the public for the first time. As of early 2014, records spanning 1891 to 1950 were published, covering more than 15,000 benefits, lectures, symphony orchestra performances, and more.
Carnegie Hall has hosted 50,000 events in its 3 auditoriums since 1891. In 2013, it made an online performance archive available directly to the public for the first time. As of early 2014, records spanning 1891 to 1950 were published, covering more than 15,000 benefits, lectures, symphony orchestra performances, and more.
PolitiFact
Ever wished for a way to determine the truth regarding politics? Researchers from PolitiFact, a Pulitzer Prize-winning website launched in 2007 by the Tampa Bay Times, examine statements made by members of congress, the president, governors, mayors, lobbyists, and anyone else in American politics who makes their voice heard. Their Truth-O-Meter rates statements as true, mostly true, half true, mostly false, false, and the wonderful "Pants on Fire."
Use the Flip-O-Meter to identify those who have changes in voting patterns or a reversal of stands.
Ever wished for a way to determine the truth regarding politics? Researchers from PolitiFact, a Pulitzer Prize-winning website launched in 2007 by the Tampa Bay Times, examine statements made by members of congress, the president, governors, mayors, lobbyists, and anyone else in American politics who makes their voice heard. Their Truth-O-Meter rates statements as true, mostly true, half true, mostly false, false, and the wonderful "Pants on Fire."
Use the Flip-O-Meter to identify those who have changes in voting patterns or a reversal of stands.
PunditFact
The recently added PunditFact applies the same scale to the statements of pundits, columnists, talk show hosts and guests, and political analysts. Both sites can be searched or browsed by personal name or Truth-O-Meter rating. PunditFact is also browsable by television network.
The recently added PunditFact applies the same scale to the statements of pundits, columnists, talk show hosts and guests, and political analysts. Both sites can be searched or browsed by personal name or Truth-O-Meter rating. PunditFact is also browsable by television network.