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Thick layers of dust shimmer in sunlight as Mohamad and Ahmad Malas sift through old belongings in their Damascus apartment, abandoned for 14 years. The air inside is heavy with a scent of old wood. With every step the brothers make, the floor creaks. Chairs, couches and chandeliers in the living room are cloaked in […]
Twin Actors Who Ran Underground Theater In Syria Return Home After 14-Year Exile Read More »
There is something in the air in the self-publishing world at the moment; just ask the Alliance of Independent Authors’ (ALLi) co-founder and director Orna Ross, who has watched the sector develop over the past decade and a half. Though she still does not see traditional and self-publishing as “sitting together that much”, she believes “it’s a hugely exciting
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If the old Academy had a terror of making odd choices, the new Academy seems to be looking for ways to be odd. Its membership seems to have become in love with the unexpected gesture of heralding the unheralded because they value the symbolism, not because the work is worthy. – San Francisco Chronicle Source
How Have Film Academy Voters Changed What’s Being Voted On For Oscars? Read More »
The original optimist, Leibniz, was mocked and misunderstood. Centuries later, his worldview can help us navigate modern life What does it mean to be optimistic? We usually think of optimism as an expectation that things will work out for the best. While we might accept that such expectations have motivational value – making it easier
The Science Of Optimism? How, In A Frightening World? Read More »
“Using … harnesses, ropes and belay devices, (the Oakland-based company) Bandaloop can take dance’s soaring, ethereal qualities to extremes and bring them to unlikely perpendicular surfaces like the rock face of El Capitan in California or Tianmen Mountain in China.” Or the Nederlander Theater, in the musical Redwood. – The New York Times Source link
Vertical Choreography, Now On Broadway Read More »
An Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted their suspension over alleged cooperation with an overseas TV channel. Radio Begum launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021, five months before the Taliban seized power amid the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops. The station’s content is produced entirely by
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Children who are surrounded by books spend more time reading—particularly those in underserved school districts. Such is the conclusion of a recent study conducted by Little Free Library and the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, the first part in a multi-site observational report seeking to uncover children’s reading habits. “Convenient, widespread access to
Those Little Free Libraries Are Actually Doing Some Good: Study Read More »
About Several books of poems have been published in recent years by Moloko Print, Statdlichter Presse, Phantom Outlaw Editions, and Cold Turkey … [Read More…] The agenda is just what it says: news of arts, media & culture delivered with attitude. Or as Rock Hudson once said in a movie: “Man is the only …
Double Trouble: Bacon Sometimes Meets Picasso Read More »
Recently artsjournal.com shared a lengthy piece by composer and musician Jonathan Blumhofer, on the arts in times of political unrest. Although you will see I disagree with its message, it is a thoughtful and considered piece. After a discussion of the complex, to say the least, relationship between conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler and the Nazis, he
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Segerstrom’s new VP of programming aims to expand the center’s artistic scope, deepen community ties and build on its legacy. Limor Tomer started her position as Segerstrom’s vice president of programming and production in January 2025. Photo courtesy of Segerstrom Center for the Arts/Stephanie Berger When Limor Tomer stepped into her new role as vice
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