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Differences Between East and West
I find this very interesting. Can totally relate to the queue graphic 馃檪 (Via)
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War Child A Must-See
I saw this movie yesterday and highly recommend it. I found it through Lauren Cerand’s weekly Smart Set column on Maud Newton’s blog. She often has very good suggestions for offbeat cultural things to do in NY. I wrote about the movie here.
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Sunday Perusing
If you’re having a lazy Sunday afternoon, here’s some reading. Some of these links are a bit old; you may have read them already: Joan Acocella on San Francisco Ballet (she likes at least two of the same dancers as I, and gives a good overview on the company and reasoning behind its repertoire); Robert…
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Because This is a "Teachable Moment" in History…
…I am revealing that, at least according to the top test in the first link listed in this OpEd piece, I supposedly have a slight unconscious preference for white people but a strong unconscious preference for Barack Obama. Of course I knew the latter assessment, but am angry at myself for the former, especially given…
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Race and Dance and Politics and Literature
If you haven’t already, make sure to read (and listen to) Claudia La Rocco’s excellent WNYC post containing interviews with several NYC dance artists speaking about the role of race in their work and how they view the election. She apparently came up with the idea to do the interviews after an angry back and…
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Let's Just Do Away With Words
we don’t really need them to, like, communicate intelligently or anything… (Steve, a ballroom friend of mine, showing me his favorite newspaper for arts coverage last October, during our studio’s “field trip” to see Pasha and Anya on the SYTYCD tour) For those who haven’t already heard, that paper, The NY Sun, folded the other…
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Democracy in America
I don’t have time to write a full review but yesterday I went to the Democracy in America exhibit at the Park Avenue Armory (Lex between 67th and 66th). It’s free and definitely worth seeing. Runs only through this Saturday though. Go here for more info. I’d gone mainly to see Steve Powers‘ Waterboard…
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Closing Out the Summer With Some Cool Downtown Dance
I can’t believe it’s already Labor Day weekend. Whoa. Where did the summer go?? Here are some pictures I took of the Downtown Dance Festival last Sunday in Battery Park. When it ended a brief wave of sadness swept over me. This festival kind of marks the end of summer. I feel like I was…
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The Olympics, Men's Versus Women's Gymnastics, Sexism, Age, Athleticism, Country Bias, Etc. Etc.
There’s a really good discussion going on over at Claudia La Rocco’s The Culturist about the Olympic coverage — people are even likening it to porn! I couldn’t help get off on a tangent about male versus female gymnastics. During the last Olympics I remember going out to dinner with a group of my feminist…
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Dance and Sex and "Family"
I love this post by Counter Critic. Jacob’s Pillow (the esteemed summer dance festival held in Massachusetts) accepted his friend’s work but then asked her to delete some parts because the venue at which the company was to perform was deemed “for family.” CC covers all the bases: what is “family,” why accept a work…
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Pain
Because my TAC headaches have not been responding so well to my regular medication, my neurologist wants me to try something different for a while. I went to the pharmacy today to pick up my new prescription. It cost $100 after my insurance copay, for 6 doses. Six doses. I hope Glaxo Wellcome are…
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"I Wanna Be a Dog in My Next Life. So Well Taken Care Of."
Said the jumpy 20-something black man in front of my local bodega, where he usually asks passersby for money, to a 50-something white woman walking her shiny black Field Spaniel. He followed them for about a quarter block, though I’ve always known him to be harmless — it was more like he was following the…