The importance of gravity is redefined in a Toronto-based artist’s beautifully illustrated and sustainable world, explored through rich colors, patterns and incredible detail, all applied in a unique manner simplistically created though the manipulation of paint.
It’s no understatement to say that Marvel’s The Avengers is one of the most intricate and biggest projects any Hollywood studio has ever undertaken. Since the surprising success of Iron Man in 2008, this cinematic monster has been in development, brewing away with little tastes along the way till the flavor was rendered “just right.”
No more than four days after moving into Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York this past February I started noticing it, and within my first week, I realized it was undeniable. It seemed that inevitably everywhere I went, there it’d be: French.
Music has been said to change lives. Listening to the richness and diversity of the sound illuminating from Israel-born pianist Alon Yavnai’s newest album Shir Ahava, recorded in collaboration with the 17-member German NDR Bigband, more than one life is susceptible to change through the orchestration of their reflective compositions.
The weather had turned warm in Istanbul. It was spring, the season after the one that sends uninviting gusts of wind off all three bodies of water that grip the city like fingers.
Summer is upon us and so is a plethora of Hollywood blockbusters. With a broad range of films for everyone in all genres, it’s important to know which films have the potential to deliver the entertainment goods and which ones look to merely earn a quick profit.
Imagine Raymond Chandler, Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, and JFK showing up in a rural wasteland near the French-Swiss border. Add a few snowdrifts, a rundown hotel, an unsolved murder, and writer’s block.
Encountering the work of Alex Kisilevich is a little like spotting a Kallima butterfly for the first time. Kallima comes from the Greek word “kali,” which means beautiful, but put aside your perceptions of that last Monarch butterfly you witnessed, flitting quickly from view. The Kallima will, when drawing its wings together, perfectly resemble a dead leaf. It’s a master of camouflage, and it has a lot in common with our artist.
We all know how to start a fire, right? Rub two sticks together long enough and you’ll get something to ignite. Theoretically, maybe, but in the world premiere of David Rabe’s new play, An Early History of Fire...
Music has been said to change lives. Listening to the richness and diversity of the sound illuminating from Israel-born pianist Alon Yavnai’s newest album Shir Ahava, recorded in collaboration with the 17-member...
“I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion. And this is true to the extent that people either passionately love Texas or...
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Far Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York is crawling with people come summer. The convenience of getting there by train, away from traffic jams, draws the city crowd.
The weather had turned warm in Istanbul. It was spring, the season after the one that sends uninviting gusts of wind off all three bodies of water that grip the city like fingers.
Sometimes finding your ideal soul mate is like playing a game of chess; you develop the best strategy, a specific set of moves to obtain your goal. In executing it, you try to move past any defenses without putting...
Dancer Hilary Easton and Fashion Designer Cynthia Rowley Team Up For ‘The Heart is Like a Toboggan’
Summer is upon us and so is a plethora of Hollywood blockbusters. With a broad range of films for everyone in all genres, it’s important to know which films have the potential to deliver the entertainment goods and...
The best movie marketing campaigns are those that capture a film’s essence in a simple poster or catchy tagline. In the case of The Five-Year Engagement, the new comedy starring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, the...
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