“The Duchess” directed by Saul Dibb [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOXThRfnAl4] “Beautiful, glamorous and adored by the people. Georgiana (Knightley) was the most fascinating woman of her time, the XNUMXth century. But while her beauty and her charisma made him a name in history, her love always eluded him. She married very young with one of the
“But who is Greg? A high school boy, second of three brothers, cunning, lazy, poor student and athlete, imaginative, self-satisfied and ignored at school despite his failed attempts to be "cool" (52nd out of 53 on the popularity scale ). And all, Greg thinks, because of the lousy idea of putting together
“What am I going to tell you” by Martín Casariego “In the frenetic and crazy Madrid of recent years, it can happen that a 23-year-old boy meets a 17-year-old girl and falls madly in love with her. Just as it can happen that suddenly she leaves him, perhaps because he is unable to
“Jack and the box” by Art Spiegelman “Jack just got a new toy, and it's full of surprises. Each time the box pops open, there's a new and bigger surprise. Is it a silly toy, a scary toy…or something else entirely? With a limited vocabulary and unlimited imagination, Art Spiegelman applies his out-of-the-box thinking to
Come to the “tellebration” with us! Monthly Saturday morning meetings where kids can enjoy selected stories in English with Brian George (Oliver) as storyteller. Recommended for children between the ages of 4 – 9. Two adults per child maximum. approx. 40 minutes. Participation is free. Seating is limited; entrance is open until full capacity (35
Summary of this issue: REGULAR STUFF *Dear Muse Reader. Nancy Kangas *Bo's Page *Kokopelli & Company. Larry Gonick *Q&A. Robert J. Coontz and *Muserology: Going Hungry. Caitlin Fellows *Muse mail *Muse Contest *Last Page: A Signature Work NEW STUFF *The Known World. Carol Kaesuk Yoon *Watchamacallts. Danny Danziger and Mark McCrum *Carl Woese and the
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Summary of this issue: *My Times in Black and White: race and Power at the New York Times by Anne Innis Dagg. Russell Baker *Health Care: After the Victory, What?. Michael Tomasky *The Social Behavior of Older Animals by Anne Innis Dagg; Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us about Humanity by GA
“The Melancholic Loop: Stories of Basque Nationalists” by Jon Juaristi “In 1997, The Melancholic Loop was published. Stories of Basque nationalists, by Jon Juaristi. The book had won the Espasa Hoy Prize in 1997 and would receive the National Essay Prize the following year. This last award recognized the merits of a work that, without a doubt,
Theatrical performance “Teatro da mangiare?” by the company Teatro delle Ariette “At Teatro da mangiare? (Theater to eat?) the performers Paola Berselli, Maurizio Ferraresi and Stefano Pasquini cook products grown on their Le Ariette farm, for twenty-six spectators who become guests at a table where organic food, reflections