Arts and Humanities 
New Videos: Musical Instruments This popular topic now includes new and revised articles and images covering A Hard Day's Night, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The African Queen, and other classic movies; Rip Van Winkle, The Road Not Taken, A Room with a View, Roots, Sister Carrie, and other titles; new articles from our Art Institute of Chicago contributors; and museum of modern art. Biographies 
New Video: An Interview with Janny Scott, Over 24,000 compelling biographies cover everyone from Hollywood heroes and sports superstars to world leaders and historical figures. New and revised articles include Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen, Indian social activist Anna Hazare, Welsh politician Carwyn Jones, French politician Marine Le Pen, Russian artist Isaak Ilyich Levitan, British business executive James Murdoch, German basketball player Dirk Nowitzki, Israeli American actress Natalie Portman, Japanese football player Homare Sawa, Thai politician Yingluck Shinawatra, and Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. Geography 
New Map: Earthquake in Turkey, 2011 In-depth articles, animated maps, and current statistics provide a comprehensive picture of the world and recent events. New and revised information has been added for Israel, Poland, South Sudan, the Syria Uprising of 2011, the Yemen Uprising of 2011, and the 2010 U.S. census results. Also new to the geography content are special features for Maps of the World, Flags and National Anthems of the World, and the World's Tallest Buildings. Science and Technology 
New Illustrations: Internal and External Organization of a Spider The 15,000 science articles, with authors including Nobel Prize winners, world-renowned researchers, and other experts, cover the latest developments in science and provide accurate information on important topics. New and revised articles include 1000 Genomes Project, abiogenesis, Biosphere 2, fracking, heliosphere, ocean thermal energy conversion, radio technology, solar cycle, and tablet computer. New videos for celestial sphere, DNA, forest, leaf, refraction, and tornado formation are also included. Social Studies 
New Map: U.S. Hispanic Population This broad range of new and revised articles covers global topics including blood diamond, the Brandenburg Gate, Dome of the Rock, the Berlin and Chicago marathons, political action committee, and U.S. presidential elections. Special features cover the European sovereign debt crisis, members of the United Nations, select decisions of the United States Supreme Court, United States Constitutional Amendments, and other popular lists. Other New Media
COMING SOON! The next newsletter will include updates on new multimedia and new articles about science, new flags and interactive maps, and more examples of Britannica's current events coverage and general reference content. |
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