Doctorow Videos

After a live recording session of the Carolina Chocolate Drops at Village Studios, Santa Monica, an impromptu jam with visiting "nouveau oldtime" guests. Blind Boy Paxton, Dom Flemons (of the Carolina Chocolate Drops), and Frank Fairfield.

After a live recording session of the Carolina Chocolate Drops at Village Studios, Santa Monica, an impromptu jam with visiting "nouveau oldtime" guests. Blind Boy Paxton, Dom Flemons (of the Carolina Chocolate Drops), and Frank Fairfield.

Boing Boing talks with the creators of the Electrobite, a DIY art-vehicle in the form of the prehistoric trilobite creature.

Boing Boing talks with the creators of the Electrobite, a DIY art-vehicle in the form of the prehistoric trilobite creature.

"Man in the Sand," from Gordon Gano and the Ryans' new record "Under the Sun." Video dorected by Matt Mahurin.

"Man in the Sand," from Gordon Gano and the Ryans' new record "Under the Sun." Video dorected by Matt Mahurin.

Harry Lee, 16, of Melbourne on his "Sneaky Card" game, which explores social interactions between people -- a winning project in the Digital Open, an open tech expo for youth from IFTF, Sun Microsystems, and Boing Boing.

Harry Lee, 16, of Melbourne on his "Sneaky Card" game, which explores social interactions between people -- a winning project in the Digital Open, an open tech expo for youth from IFTF, Sun Microsystems, and Boing Boing.

Meet a 15-year-old kid from Spain who is fascinated by eco-friendly architecture, and designing smart homes that rely on renewable energy.

Meet a 15-year-old kid from Spain who is fascinated by eco-friendly architecture, and designing smart homes that rely on renewable energy.

Digital Open teen winner Alexis McAdams describes her vision of "Dioractive," a living diorama project in which human beings enact current events, to create empathy and understanding.

Digital Open teen winner Alexis McAdams describes her vision of "Dioractive," a living diorama project in which human beings enact current events, to create empathy and understanding.

Brennon Williams, whose Digital Open project offers robotics kits to beginners, talks about his creations. Institute for the Future teamed up with Sun Microsystems and Boing Boing to create the Digital Open, an online tech expo for global teens.

Brennon Williams, whose Digital Open project offers robotics kits to beginners, talks about his creations. Institute for the Future teamed up with Sun Microsystems and Boing Boing to create the Digital Open, an online tech expo for global teens.

Institute for the Future teamed up with Sun Microsystems and Boing Boing to create the Digital Open, an online tech expo for global teens. Meet a winning team: "Hybrid Airship" by robotic blimp builders "The Funky Shiitake Mushrooms."

Institute for the Future teamed up with Sun Microsystems and Boing Boing to create the Digital Open, an online tech expo for global teens. Meet a winning team: "Hybrid Airship" by robotic blimp builders "The Funky Shiitake Mushrooms."

Meet a winning team from the Digital Open teen tech expo: "Centralized Student Website," by Raymond Zhong and Aatash Parikh.

Meet a winning team from the Digital Open teen tech expo: "Centralized Student Website," by Raymond Zhong and Aatash Parikh.

Book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty Directed by Chris Coleman On the Main Stage September 22 to November 1, 2009 E.L. Doctorow s sweeping novel comes vividly to life in this Tony Award-winning musical, set against the backdrop of the ragtime craze in New York City. In it, three disparate families intertwine: a wealthy white couple; a Jewish immigrant father and his motherless daughter; and an African American ragtime musician who teaches them all about the surprising interconnections of the human heart, the limitations of justice and the unsettling consequences of dreams permanently deferred. Historical figures like Harry Houdini, J.P. Morgan and Emma Goldman also inhabit this stirring epic, but it is American popular music that carries the story, including marches, cakewalks and of course ragtime.