Recent Articles
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‘My Week with Marilyn’ Dazzles Audiences as the Buxom Blonde Herself Once Did
Though Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, she never ceased to captivate the world with her beauty, talent, and rollercoaster of a personal life. Director Simon Curtis’ film My Week with...
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The End of a Dancing Era Captured On Paper
For 58 years, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company has awed international audiences with its unforgettable dance performances. Little more than two years following Merce Cunningham’s...
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‘The Descendants’: Trouble in Paradise
When you’re living in a place that’s best known for palm trees and puka shells, it’s easy to get in the mind frame that life is easy and fun. For the man at the hub of The...
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The One Hundred Children of Romare Bearden
How does one celebrate the centennial of a great man – perhaps via a block party, a brass band, and a few hallelujahs thrown in for good measure? No doubt, Romare Bearden, a key figure...
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‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ Film Adaptation Strays from Stieg Larsson’s Novel to Its Advantage
It is rarely said that a film adaptation is better than the book, but in the case of David Fincher’s latest film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, based on Stieg Larsson’s...
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Winter Wonderland in New York City’s Museums
The Big Apple takes on a whole new look after Thanksgiving as holiday decorations go up around the city. From the décor of homes with their twinkling lights and the hanging star and...
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Artists Reminiscing the Holidays
The holidays are a special time for most. Ornaments and lights decorate the neighboring streets, stockings are hung, dreidels are spun, and the smell of freshly baked cookies fills the...
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In Culinary Kaunas, East Meets West
Maybe it is the cobblestone byways that meander through Kaunas and appear more suited for horses than horsepower. Perhaps it is the unexpectedly historic architecture or the hulking...
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At Bentley’s, A Fairytale Winter Wonderland
Nestled deep among the fawning pines, covered bridges, and cozy villages of central Vermont sits Bentley’s Restaurant, an eclectic restaurant that for more than 35 years has been...
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Stephen King’s 11/22/63 is a New Spin on Time Travel Fiction
It goes without saying that Stephen King is known for his twisted tales of horror. However, his most recent novel, 11/22/63, does not fall under this genre. The story is odd enough...
