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Millers, Martinis, Mothers-In-Law, and Modernity in Old Riga
Its 2 a.m. in Riga, Latvia and the cobbled streets of the Old Town are crowded as usual.
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Vuillard and the Fourth Muse
Jean-Édouard Vuillard was believed to have three muses throughout his artistic career — his mother, and two fascinating patrons, Misia Natanson and Lucy Hessel, whose intimate involvement and support for the...
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Pulp and Prisoners: Seattle Artist Patty Grazini Creates Paper Sculptures That Tell Stories
Paper, and the papermaking process, is said to have been developed in China during the early second century A.D. by the Eastern Han Dynasty’s highly regarded eunuch Cai Lun. Today, paper waste accounts for about 40...
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Wojciech Jagielski: The Weight of Narration
Wojciech Jagielski was in town for the PEN World Voices Festival in New York City and to promote Night Wanderers, his most recent book in English. The book tells the story of the journalist’s experiences in Uganda...
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‘The Caretaker’: Electrifying Performances in a Dull, Dark World
A tramp has wandered onto the stage of BAM’s Harvey Theater. His tattered shoes fit poorly, tufts of his hair stick up, and you can practically smell the stink rising off of his unwashed body. He’s the type of...
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A Love Triangle for the 21st Century
Boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl. It’s an age-old tale, comforting in its familiarity, but in the case of Cock, famed English playwright Mike Bartlett’s latest play, this boy-meets-girl story is...
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The Spirit of Dancing is Alive and Well at Jacob’s Pillow
From the opening shots of Ron Honsa’s transcendent documentary on dance, Never Stand Still, we feel the tingling sensation of something other-worldly about to happen. A solo dancer spins on a solitary deck, a...
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Mighty PEN: The World Voices Festival
The PEN World Voices Festival, held in New York City every year, brings together writers from all over the world to converse about their own and others’ work. The acronym stands for Poets, Essayists and Novelists,...
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Fading Away: A Glimpse into Koreatown, NYC
Where is Koreatown and what kind of treasures can be found in this cultural oasis?
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The Blending of Words and Geographies
For those of you who feel the written word is in disrepair, it was alive and well at PEN’s 8th Annual World Voices Festival held the first week of May in New York City.
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