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Jazz Appreciation Month Recalls Sinatra the Activist
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The act of a single person—even through music—can influence history. The Smithsonian We remember Frank Sinatra as perhaps the greatest singer who ever lived. Overlooked
Fire and Ice—Hindenburg and Titanic At the National Postal Museum
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. Fire and Ice, Robert Frost What is it about the two disasters—the Hindenburg
5 Reasons Not to Resign Publicly
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
by Susan Goldberg on Living Around
“Yeah, this is what I really think of you….!” Who hasn’t at one time or another fantasized about broadcasting to the world his/her frustrations with
Calling All High School Students! Enter WAT’s Writing Contest
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
by Woman Around Town on Living Around
Good writing is always in vogue. If you are a high school student, show us your writing style! Do you have a flair for the
Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life—A Dreamlike Exploration of the Universe
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Great directors take risks and Terrence Malick is a great director. He’s also very smart—a Phi Beta Kappa Harvard graduate and a Rhodes Scholar who
Beginners—Christopher Plummer’s Oscar-Worthy Performance
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Christopher Plummer’s career spans seven decades, perhaps his best known role as Captain von Trapp in 1965‘s The Sound of Music. But this Canadian actor
War Horse Jumps from the Page, To the Stage, to the Screen
Sunday, December 25th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
War Horse, written by Michael Morpurgo, has been produced for the stage in Britain and the U.S., and now Steven Spielberg brings the story to
Kevin Kline—Much Ado About an Extraordinary Actor
Saturday, December 17th, 2011
by Stephani E. D. McDow on Living Around
I was too young to understand Harold Cooper (The Big Chill) or Otto West (A Fish Called Wanda), but the hazy memory of both characters
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