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What Parents Can Learn from Beavis and Butt-head
Sunday, October 30th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Beavis and Butt-head are back. The cartoon aired on MTV from 1993 to 1997 and had parents up in arms. These were the days before
Farenheit 451: Keeping the Flame Alive
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
I was the consummate bookworm as a child. I ate books like the air, and so in my youth, as I plowed through the words
You’re Gonna Love Me: Miranda Sings! at Birdland
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
by Alicia Schaeffer on Playing Around
It’s not easy being perfect, but it’s a bowl of laughs if you only think you’re perfect. So is the case for Miranda, the fictitious
Amy Winehouse—Beautiful Voice Silenced Too Soon
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
by Jordana Landres on Living Around
I remember the day I first heard Amy Winehouse. It was 2006. I was flipping through TV channels with my remote and stopped on VH1.
Voca People—Talented Aliens Sing Earthly Songs
Monday, July 4th, 2011
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around
Billed as Blue Man Group meets Glee!, the off-Broadway show Voca People is actually B-52’s meet the Coneheads. Energetic musicians meets wise-guy aliens. Huh, you
Mothers, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Hate Science
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
by Jocelyn Lucas Rosenberg on Living Around
We have all read with growing alarm the statistics about underachievement in science, especially for girls. So what do we do? Turn off the TV
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
Sometimes, It’s Magic: Kate Baldwin & Sheldon Harnick
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“Dear Friend, Dear Mr. Harnick,” begins the very pretty, very pregnant Kate Baldwin, pen in hand, paraphrasing her suggestion they share an evening onstage. “All
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