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Holiday-themed shows include music and dancing
The holiday season is here and so are the shows that celebrate the season. For fans of “The Nutcracker”, several choices are available to you in the coming weeks. Those with children can see Childsplay’s “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” or the Arizona Broadway Theater’s “Elf”. And for those who want to sit down for an …
When Mangalesh Dabral Strayed From Urdu Words When Translating Jaya Ganga Into Hindi
This number does not exist, yeah number maujood nahin hai. The lines between Mangalesh Dabral’s verse and reality blurred for Paris-based Indian writer and filmmaker Vijay Singh last year around the same time when the Hindi poet was claimed by COVID-19 . Never having met the poet-translator – who had translated poets / writers such …
Buy cute Christmas gifts and pay for them later – How is that possible?
Christmas is one of the most celebrated holidays. Many people spend the whole year planning how they are going to celebrate it. However, no matter how well you plan, life can happen so that you find yourself with no money to spend on Christmas presents. This is where BNPL (buy now pay later) financing comes …
Is Twitter Hunting Social Media Authors?
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I’ve been on Twitter for almost a decade and still am not convinced. If you tap on it, I would say I hate him more than I love him, and I’m far from loving him. It’s where I …
where the natural and digital worlds collide
In this exhibition, his most ambitious works can only be tasted in one place. Station to Station (2013), was a 4,000 mile train journey across the United States, during which a changing cast of artists, musicians, and other performers traveled in 12 cars that were also creative studios. When the train stopped, a multimedia “event” …
The Unity Books bestselling chart for the week ending November 26
The only chart of the best-selling independent books in New Zealand published and available is the list of top 10 sales recorded weekly at Unity Books stores in High St, Auckland and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1 Shifting Grounds: Deep Stories of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland by Lucy Mackintosh (Bridget Williams Books, $ 60) Shifting Grounds …
A new English version of “The Arabian Nights” is the first by a woman
November 27, 2021 The Thousand and One Nights Annotated. Translated by Yasmine Seale. Edited by Paulo Lemos Horta. Right of exploitation; 816 pages; $ 45 and £ 30 IIT’S A of the oldest fables in the world and among the most traveled. From 8th century India and Persia, “1001 Nights” (commonly known as “the Thousand …
Dave Hickey, influential critic who saw art as part of everyday life, has died aged 82
Dave Hickey, the totemic cultural critic whose quick-witted work both democratized and split the art world in two, has died at the age of 82. Hickey died in his Santa Fe, New Mexico home. The cause of death was heart disease. Armed with humor, a deep intellect, and an alchemical ability to mix up and …
Pacific Northwest faces second damaging atmospheric river in a week
Blue shows a predicted moisture plume reaching the Pacific Northwest over the weekend, the second of three atmospheric river events to hit the region within a week.GIF: Earth Wind Map The Pacific Northwest is still in shock catastrophic floods triggered by heavy rains last week. But residents must already prepare for the next disaster. An …
Researchers denounce “nepotist behavior” in biomedical journals
Some biomedical journals may practice “nepotistic behavior,” a new study has suggested. In a random sample of 98 journals with a disproportionate number of publications by an author, that author was on the editorial board in 61% of cases, reported Clara Locher, PharmD, PhD, of the University of Rennes in France, and these partner’work. In …