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Smaller still better at the movies Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 5:00AMI am passionate about films. And though I retired a decade ago from academic life, I still teach university extension division cinema courses, and write a fair amount of film criticism.
Changing Skyline: Philadelphia learns a lesson in school design Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 4:18AMIt may feel as if the only things Philadelphia built during the construction binge of the last decade were supersized rowhouses and high-rise condos. But the city also produced a bumper crop of a more prosaic, although no less transformational, building type: schools.
School Districts, Students, Parents Deal With Cuts Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 4:08AMCHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. - With schools back in session many districts around Western New York are dealing with the reality of the budget cuts that were made last spring. In the Cleveland Hill School District that means a dozen teachers gone this year and half of the clubs.
Cultural gift to all Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 3:36AMWORCESTER - You could call it Worcester State of the Art.
World News Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:48AMKoran burning called off - Today, 00:33 A Florida pastor has abandoned plans to burn hundreds of Korans, saying Muslim leaders had vowed to relocate a mosque due to be opened close to...
Lymphatic Research Foundation To Hold First Walkathon Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:23PMLong Island’s beautiful Belmont Lake State Park will be the site of the first Walkathon sponsored by the Lymphatic Research Foundation (LRF). The event is scheduled for Sunday, September 19th.
Northwestern High English teacher Tate named district's top instructor Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 10:35PMPatti Tate, a Northwestern High English teacher, is Rock Hill schools' Teacher of the Year.
School Preps for Pre-K: To start with one session and 14 kids Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 10:13PMOn Monday, September 13, Sag Harbor Elementary School will ring with the voices of hundreds of students returning for the fall semester. A ground floor classroom of the building will teem with the sound of the youngest students, and a much anticipated, much discussed new addition to the elementary school program, the pre-kindergarten class. Since [...]
Western Pennsylvania district college football preview, Week 2 Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 9:08PMDuquesne had a strong showing defensively against Bucknell last week. The Dukes allowed 178 yards of total offense, an average of just 2.9 yards per play.
Dan Colen’s Journey to a Gagosian Gallery Show Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:34PMDan Colen’s Disney-like success story has led to his first major art show at the Gagosian Gallery.
Ninth 9/11 tributes readied for Queens Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:27PMThe ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 World Trade Center terrorist attack will be remembered in Queens with art, public programs, a graffiti cleanup and other events.
Festival: Free-range art in residence at 'The Works' for TBA:10 Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:11PMThe unpredictable, always interesting Time-Based Art Festival jump-starts the fall arts season.
Bernard Knox (1914–2010) Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:11PMGarry Wills In 1975, William Colby, the director of the CIA , was bracing himself to testify before the Church Committee on the crimes of the CIA . The agency was created to be accountable to Congress, but it had so routinely evaded that responsibility that being honest was considered a form of treason to the company. (Former director Richard Helms had been given a hero’s treatment for his own ...
Georgia O'Keeffe's ties to Charles Demuth explored in new show Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 4:17PMThere is a story that when famed photographer and gallery owner Alfred Stieglitz first saw the abstract charcoal drawings of Georgia O'Keeffe back around 1916, he declared, "Finally, a woman on paper!" Maybe that was apocryphal, but the works he saw were revolutionary for O'Keeffe, who up until the...
Hands-on review: iPhone Patch Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 7:27AMThe iPhone 4 isn't exactly known for good reception, but the iPhone Patch was designed with the hope of filling in the gap.
Professor Masao Yanaga Joins NERA Economic Consulting as Special Consultant Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:10PMTOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NERA Economic Consulting, a leading global provider of economic advice and analysis in business, legal, and regulatory matters, announced today that Masao Yanaga has joined the firm’s Tokyo office as a Special Consultant in the Securities and Finance practice. In addition to his role at NERA, Mr. Yanaga is a Professor of law and accounting at the University of Tsukuba ...
Middletown church welcomes new pastor Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:01PMHoly Family Catholic Community in Middletown will play host to a changing of the guard of sorts on Saturday, when Monsignor Robert J. Jaskot is installed as its new pastor during 5 p.m. Mass.
Frederick students receive Gifts for Education grants Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:59PMIn the 2009-10 school year, nine Frederick County schools received funds from The Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) Gifts for Education Fund. The fund stems from The Community Foundation of Frederick County.
Style Matters Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:36PMStyle Matters
Marquette Law School Dedicates Eckstein Hall Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:33PMSome of the most distinguished legal minds in the state and country gather to dedicate Marquette Law School's new building Eckstein Hall.
An eye on design: DJ Stout recaps success after success Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:31PMAn eye on design: DJ Stout recaps success after success
Monster Mash: U.S. chooses artists for Venice Biennale; imam addresses mosque critics Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 10:03AM-- Chosen ones: The Puerto Rico–based multimedia team Allora & Calzadilla has been announced as the U.S. representatives to the 2011 Venice Biennale. (Art Info) -- Controversial: The imam of the planned Islamic cultural center near ground zero in New...
NYU to make Abu Dhabi 'ideas capital' Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:39AMNew York University Abu Dhabi opens its doors to 150 students selected from 9,000 applicants.
Auf Wiedersehen Bryant Park, Bonjour Lincoln Center Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:32AM Sun fashion columnist Amelia Brown gives us her take on the history of fashion week and the intricacies of its American incarnation. read more
Schindler's Gist Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:06AMFor Richmond’s longest-running art gallery, it’s been a family affair.
Windermere-born director up for MTV video award Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:58AMThe foundation of film is found in photography. In the latter, you capture a specific moment of life. With film, you can take several of these moments and string them together to create motion pictures that retain the detail of photography.
Glamour magazine reveals the top 10 college women Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:57AMFor 53 years, Glamour magazine has honored the most impressive female students in the Top 10 College Women Competition. This year’s winners include women who aspire to work for the World Health Organization and to produce documentaries that educate the public.
Michael Yannuzzi breezes into a cappella singing with Zephyr Ensemble Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:35AMRockaway Township resident Michael Yannuzzi believes in sharing his musical gifts.
‘The Barrel of a Gun’ set to debut Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:19AMDec. 9, 1981 is a date that many Philadelphians will never forget. On that night, Philadelphia police Officer Daniel Faulkner was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop by Mumia Abu-Jamal, a part-time taxi driver and journalist.
A Name, But No Design Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:45PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro may not have won a Pritzker Prize. But how many architects can claim a retrospective at the modern-art mecca Whitney Museum in New York, or a genius award from the MacArthur Foundation?
Broad Museum to Open in Late 2012 Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:45PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - A $100 million art museum designed by acclaimed New York firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro will open on Grand Avenue by the end of 2012, philanthropist Eli Broad said last week.
Faith in the Gold-Dow Ratio Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:24PMStrikes make travel tough today - in both London and Paris. The unions have called for massive snarl-ups to protest governments' efforts to bring spending under control. The subways aren't running. Trains are halted. The French leftist newspaper, Liberation , says that "millions are expected to take to the streets."
YouTube 'Life in a Day' project now live in galleryO Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:48PMEarlier this summer, YouTube commenced its "Life in a Day" video project. Now, you have a chance to see some of the 80,000+ results received in one eclectic gallery.
Trapped in summer intern-ment Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:06AMWhen we were children, summers meant nothing more than three months of running through sprinklers and watching massive amounts of television.
On the bookshelf for fall Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:34AMNEW YORK - Jon Stewart is a busy man, a most important man who has no time for such pastimes as reading for pleasure.
Kevin Riordan: Camden's Waterfront South Theatre opens Friday with locally written 'Last Rites' Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:14AMIf I were telling this tale as a joke, I'd say it's the one about a bar, a priest, and the Last Rites.
News Near You for Sept. 7 Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 11:04PMNEWS NEAR YOU ChesterfieldChesterfield County police yesterday identified the man who was killed by a train Saturday as Aubrey A. Weese, 25, of the 3700 block of Luckylee Crescent in Chesterfield. Police said the victim was wearing headphones and had his back to the Amtrak train as he walked near ...
At 25, MCO launches Great Performances Series Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 10:30PMRenowned Filipino musicians perform in concerts celebrating the silver anniversary of a group that promotes classical music and cultural arts in the Philippines.
Meet 'New Works' choreographers Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:24PMHere's a list of the Choreographers for Cincinnati Ballet's "New Works."
Colombian-American World in Patricia Engel’s ‘Vida’ Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:53PMIn “Vida” Patricia Engel’s world is caught between Colombia and the United States, and truly at home in neither.
Kool Rock-ski Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 3:03PMKool Rock-ski is a member of the legendary hip hop group, The Fat Boys. TheCelebrityCafe.com's Julian Brentlinger spoke with Kool about his hip hop past and the current music scene. TheCelebrityCafe: When was the moment in your life that you knew that you wanted to do music? Article Author: Julian Brentlinger
Bowdoin College students return; dean, police urge caution on alcohol use Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:26PMBRUNSWICK — “Novel Ways to Love and Die in France.” “The Politics of Ethnicity.” “History of Jazz II.” “Quantitative Reasoning.” Such were the courses that awaited students from around the world as they streamed across the Bowdoin College quad Thursday for the first day of the fall semester.
Veteran writer Shooter to drop in at Deweyâs Comic City Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 11:44AMMADISON - From 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, Dewey’s Comic City at 13 Park Ave. will welcome a legend of the comic industry, writer and editor Jim Shooter.
Area students receive honors Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 11:31AMErin M. Dyer of West Caldwell was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi education honor society at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa.
James Wolk has the charm Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:39AMIt's no wonder that actor JamesWolk was chosen for one of thejuiciest roles of TV’s new fallseason. He’s exactly like thecharacter he plays – aside fromthe larceny, of course.
UK's new fine-arts dean wants to build on success Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:44AMWhen Michael Tick looked at the University of Kentucky's College of Fine Arts, he was impressed
From the gridiron to the Gospel Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:31AMDanny Summers Rich Griffith gets a little anxious this time of year.
Olana gets $250K for landscaping Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:26AMThe Olana Partnership is pleased to announce that it has received a matching grant of $250,000 from the Environmental Protection Fund Historic Preservation Grant Program to underwrite a portion of the restoration of the artist-designed landscape at Olana. Because this is a matching grant, Olana will have to raise and additional $83,000, for a total of $333,000 that will be allocated to landscape ...
Fall books: Jon Stewart explains everything in ‘Earth’ Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:19AMNEW YORK — Jon Stewart is a busy man, a most important man who has no time for such pastimes as reading for pleasure.
Ledger named Torrington's Teacher of the Year Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:17AMTORRINGTON — Torrington Public Schools announced the selection of high school art teacher Victor Ledger as its 2010-2011 Teacher of the Year.