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A Stellar Cast Delivers a Funny, Colorful Take on Retirement
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
A great comedy is a rare thing of beauty, to be savored like vintage Bordeaux. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy,
Mohamed Nasheed: The Island President—A Credible and Moving Voice on Global Warming
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
Run do not walk to see a brilliant and important new documentary film about a political and ecological hero, Mohamed Nasheed, the recently ousted President
Woman Around Town: Gully’ s Travels
Monday, November 14th, 2011
by Robin Weaver on Woman Around Town
Gully Wells, features editor for Conde Nast Traveler, knows a thing or two about travel. But the place she knows best is her late mother’s
Jeffrey Sachs Paints a Grave Picture of the Planet
Saturday, October 8th, 2011
by Claire McCurdy on Living Around
The Monell Auditorium at Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York, where some of the world’s leading scientists study geology, oceans, freshwater systems, climate
Heirlooms by Tom Herman
Monday, September 19th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Tom Herman’s third grade art teacher instilled in him the idea that piece of art should look as good from 1” away as from 1’
A Weaver of Wearable Art
Friday, September 9th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
W. John Jameson III was first attracted to textiles at summer camp in his pre-teens when macramé was big. Remember macramé? Commissions for plant holders
Master Class: An Introduction to The Yardbirds
Sunday, May 15th, 2011
by Alex DiBlasi on Playing Around
The Yardbirds have a strange legacy in the annals of rock history. They are celebrated as the band where Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy
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
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