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The Unexpected Friend I Found in My Father
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
by Katharine Scott on Living Around
Dreaming in a Recession “It’s been difficult to find a job” could very well be the understatement of the decade, a phrase so often used
Derek Jeter—Hitting His Way into the Record Books
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Any day now, Derek Jeter will become the first player ever to get 3,000 hits as a New York Yankee and will find himself in
Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 2.0—
Bringing Voices Around the World Together
Saturday, April 9th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The idea started when a young woman, Britlin Losee, recorded a video of herself singing Eric Whiteacre’s Sleep, and posted it on YouTube. Watching the
Rooms with a View at the Metropolitan Museum
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
In 1806, Caspar David Friedrich, perhaps the greatest German artist of his generation, inaugurated a motif that sparked an artistic trend. Working in the challenging
Lessons Learned from a Year in Europe
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
by Stacey Walz on Living Around
It’s been nearly nine months since my family relocated to Germany for my husband’s one-year job assignment. In these nine months, we have traveled to
Janice Hall Stylishly Interprets Dietrich
Saturday, February 26th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“People don’t think of Marlene Dietrich as a singer. I don’t think she did either.*” Janice Hall has no such issue. Operatically trained, the artiste’s
Crossing the Border into Poland for Pottery
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
by Stacey Walz on Shopping Around
Drive all the way to Poland just to buy pottery? Not such a crazy idea when Poland is a ninety-minute drive away from our temporary
Marching to Save Mother Earth
Monday, January 24th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Curl up the bedrock/Undo the lovelock/Fasten your beat to your feet and go…Westward ho. Think of Oz as a Nevada Nuclear Test Site. Anti-hero, Kelly
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