The Film Society of Lincoln Center is finishing up a retrospective of the films of Indian director, Satyajit Ray. Included in the series is his masterful coming-of-age Apu Trilogy. That got me thinking about my other favorite film trilogies. A trilogy is defined as “a series of three dramas or literary compositions that, although each [...]
Celebrate Shakespeare in New York! FOR FREE! Happy Birthday Will! Revel in the Bard’s birthday marathon with The Shakespeare Society. On Sunday, 26 april 2009, at Symphony Space, enjoy five hours of free events to honor the great poet and playwright. One of my favorite comedies is As You Like It. “Truly, I would the [...]
Who in Manhattan needs to travel to the Himalayas – or even the Bronx to see snow leopards? They’re getting closer by the minute. Mark your calendar for 13-14 june 2009 when the snow leopards will make their debut at The Central Park Zoo. These beautiful cats are endangered, with only about 6,000 left in [...]
The current global economy continues to affect remote lifestyles. On 5 march, the curious g wrote about the results of the economic downturn on the Birqash Camel Market in northern Cairo. These days, the inhabitants of the Mongolian steppe are feeling the economy’s wrath. Because of the falling demand of cashmere in more prosperous western [...]
The Day of the African Child, a day commemorating the bravery of thousands of school children in Soweto, South Africa, has been celebrated annually since 1991. This year, you can help make it a day of hope. Young Heroes Foundation supports AIDS orphans in Swaziland, the nation with the world’s highest rate of HIV. Young [...]
I had recently seen Martha Clarke’s Garden of Earthly Delights – where the visionary director brings Hieronymus Bosch’s provocative painting to life by exploring heaven, hell, and everything in between. The painting is so dense with symbols and icons that I wanted to go back and revisit the triptych to get a better understanding of [...]
Trinity Church in lower Manhattan (and maybe many others) are taking it to the web. If you want to spread the word to the youth culture, then you better be speaking their language. Today, Good Friday, you can be part of a worldwide audience and ask the question: “What would Jesus tweet?” An article from [...]
What makes a person curious? Motivation, drive? If curiosity is defined as a need or thirst for knowledge, then are we motivated to be curious and need the drive to satisfy the desire? Or, are we driven, which motivates us to be curious? Or, are we first curious, which motivates us to search and drives [...]
