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- Dems: Is Santorum for real?Democratic circles seem befuddled that he could actually be their opponent in November.
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- Wray Herbert: A Gesture of Authority: What's the Point?Pointing is more than a way to direct another's gaze or focus one's concentration. The very act of pointing verifies the pointer's knowledge and trustworthiness. At least that's the implication of a new study.Read More...
- Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Galileo, Sesame Street Live 1-2-3-ImagineWhat strikes audiences immediately at the compelling CSC production of Brecht's Galileo is how modern it feels. Galileo Galilei (F. Murray Abraham) is a famed mathematician and astronomer who uses his telescope to support heliocentrism, the theory that the Earth revolves around the sun. His teachings are revolutionary -- and contradict the rigid orthodo […]
- Wray Herbert: A Gesture of Authority: What's the Point?
- Economist
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- Why did China downplay the Nanjing Massacre?Earlier this week, during a visit to Nanjing the mayor of Nagoya, Japan expressed doubt that his nation's troops had slaughtered tens, if not hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens in 1937. The event, known as the Nanjing Massacre, remains contentious in Sino-Japanese relations, with many Chinese feeling that unlike Germany and the Jews, the Japanese […]
- Why did China downplay the Nanjing Massacre?
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- Next on FRONTLINE: The Man Who KnewTuesday, Aug. 30 at 9pm on PBS (Check local listings). John O'Neill, the FBI's expert on Al Qaeda, warned of its threat. But his maverick style doomed his career.
- The Atomic ArtistsAfter the largest recorded earthquake in Japan set off a nuclear disaster, its people are facing a generation-defining moment as they question their lifestyle and dependency on nuclear power. In The Atomic Artists, FRONTLINE journeys with Marco Werman of PRI's The World as he meets Chim↑Pom, a provocative group of young artists making headlines as […]
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- Worldfocus staff and contributors say goodbyeMartin Savidge in the Worldfocus studio. Martin Savidge, who hosted the show for much of its run, comments on the end of the program: Well, gang, our nightly global road trip has come to an end. There’s no point dwelling on the why. Sometimes that is just the way it is. Even so, I will miss the show [...]
- Renewable Energy in Denmark
- Worldfocus staff and contributors say goodbye
- Time Magazine
- Who Owns the 21st Century? In Shift, U.S. Focuses on Its Future in the PacificThough the Republican presidential hopefuls are still duking it out amongst themselves, it seems the GOP has already thrown down the gauntlet on foreign policy.
- The Carnage in Syria: Could the Russians Come to the Rescue?In the increasingly bloody assault on Homs, some believe Moscow may be softening its rigid support of the regime -- if only to ease the humanitarian crisis
- Who Owns the 21st Century? In Shift, U.S. Focuses on Its Future in the Pacific
- BBC
- World conference to meet on SyriaTunisia is set to host a major conference to seek a breakthrough in Syria, with fresh pressure on Damascus to allow humanitarian access.
- MP Joyce facing assault chargesEric Joyce, the Labour MP for Falkirk, is charged with three counts of common assault following a disturbance at a House of Commons bar.
- World conference to meet on Syria
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- Next on FRONTLINE: The Man Who KnewTuesday, Aug. 30 at 9pm on PBS (Check local listings). John O'Neill, the FBI's expert on Al Qaeda, warned of its threat. But his maverick style doomed his career.
- Next on FRONTLINE: The Man Who Knew
- Wall Street Journal
- Top M.B.A. Programs if You're in a HurryMany workers in these tough times are turning to M.B.A. programs that let them earn a degree in half the time, often at a fraction of the cost. (See the full report)
- The 2009 Technology Innovation AwardsThis year's winners include: a tool to identify new disease strains, an artificial hand, a solar-powered base station for mobile phones and paper-thin flexible speakers.
- Top M.B.A. Programs if You're in a Hurry
- Business Week
- Online Privacy: Are Consumers the Product?We want Google and Facebook to keep our data private. But if we want them to remain free, something's gotta give
- Why Google's Gotten Itself into Another Privacy FlapGoogle's been caught circumventing the do-not-track default setting on Apple's Safari Web browser
- Online Privacy: Are Consumers the Product?
- 60 Minutes
- Video: Preview: Going to ExtremesExtreme sports: "Birdmen" who soar off cliffs in wingsuits; a climber who scales sheer mountain faces without climbing ropes; and divers who swim with Great White sharks. They're all on 60 Minutes Presents: Going to Extremes, hosted by Steve Kroft on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
- Video: Trapped in Unemployment, Treating Depression, Mozart of ChessScott Pelly reports on a new jobs program that is helping the long term unemployed; Then, a Harvard scientist says the placebo effect, not a drug's active ingredient, is helping people with depression; Finally, go inside the mind of 21-year-old chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.
- Video: Preview: Going to Extremes
- National Geographic
- How to Build a DogScientists have found the secret recipe behind the spectacular variety of dog shapes and sizes, and it could help unravel the complexity of human genetic disease.
- Tsunami ScienceA tsunami strikes almost every year. When and where will the next giant wave hit?
- How to Build a Dog
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- Poynter: E-Media
- As Social Media Grows, What Will Become of the Plain Old Banner Ad?“The death of display advertising has been greatly exaggerated,” Randall Rothenberg, CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, said last week at the trade organization’s MIXX conference. True, rectangular “banner” ads, in-stream video commercials and other so-called online “display” advertising… Read more
- As Social Media Grows, What Will Become of the Plain Old Banner Ad?
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- SundayArts News 1/26/2012The Ronald S. Lauder Collection – Selections from the 3rd Century BC to the 20th Century, Germany, Austria, and France Selections from one of the finest private art collections in the world are on view at Neue Galerie through April 2nd, to mark the tenth anniversary of this museum. The exhibition “The Ronald S. Lauder Collection [...]
- SundayArts Primetime 1/26/2012In this edition of SundayArts: a profile of Jazz for Young People at Lincoln Center, a visit to Neue Galerie, the latest SundayArts News, and more.
- SundayArts News 1/26/2012
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- New York Times: Arts
- Art Review: ‘Cindy Sherman’ at Museum of Modern ArtA major show at the Museum of Modern Art surveys Cindy Sherman’s 35-year career in which, waging a kind of war with her camera, she has provocatively turned photography against itself.
- Reporter’s Notebook: Barney Rosset Loved Breaking Publishing’s RulesBarney Rosset, the founder of Grove Press who died on Tuesday, loved breaking the rules and challenging convention.
- Exhibition Review: ‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ at the Folger Shakespeare Library“Shakespeare’s Sisters,” a survey at the Folger Shakespeare Library spanning 200 years of largely unsung female writers, begins with examples from the Elizabethan era.
- Art Review: ‘Cindy Sherman’ at Museum of Modern Art
- The New Yorker: Arts
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- Spring Performance: What to Watch on Your Night OffBroadway actors talk about which coming shows they'd like to see, even if they have to call in sick.
- Dressing New York City's Water TanksThe project is the brainchild of Word Above the Street, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to raise awareness about the global water supply.
- Spring Performance: What to Watch on Your Night Off
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- Times Have Changed! Stephanie J. Block Is New "Reno" of Broadway's Anything GoesStephanie J. Block, the game leading lady who stepped into the tap shoes of Sutton Foster in Anything Goes in fall 2011, when Foster was filming a TV pilot, will permanently take over the role of Reno Sweeney this spring. Foster's pilot is now a series.
- Ken Ludwig and Jeffrey Hatcher Are 2012 Edgar Award Nominees for Their Mystery PlaysMystery Writers of America announced two theatrical titles as nominees for its annual Edgar Awards, honoring the best in mystery, thriller and crime literature and nonfiction across multiple disciplines.
- Times Have Changed! Stephanie J. Block Is New "Reno" of Broadway's Anything Goes
- The New York Times: Theater
- Theater Review: F. Murray Abraham in ‘Galileo’ at Classic Stage CompanyF. Murray Abraham stars in the Classic Stage Company’s revival of Bertolt Brecht’s “Galileo,” about the conflict between champions of progress and the church in Renaissance Italy.
- Exhibition Review: ‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ at the Folger Shakespeare Library“Shakespeare’s Sisters,” a survey at the Folger Shakespeare Library spanning 200 years of largely unsung female writers, begins with examples from the Elizabethan era.
- Spring Performance: ‘Death of a Salesman’ Arrives on Broadway Right on TimeIn an era of lost fortunes, collapsing futures and Occupy Wall Street, Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” carries renewed power.
- Theater Review: F. Murray Abraham in ‘Galileo’ at Classic Stage Company
- indieWIRE
- Official Logline For Terrence Malick's 'Lawless' Reveals Tale Of "Sexual Obsession And Betrayal"
- Diane Keaton Out, Annette Bening In For 'The Look Of Love'; Robin Williams Also JoinsGiven the film was first announced over a year ago, it's not much of a surprise that there has been a casting change on "The Look Of Love." But perhaps more surprising is that most everyone else has stayed on board. Hollywood.com has learned that Annette Bening has replaced Diane Keaton in "The Look Of Love," and more, Robin Williams […]
- Filmmaker: Sundance ’09
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- Early Edition: Blake Lively Ready for 'Savages'; New Director for 'Wolverine'; MoreFiled under: Movie News, CinematicalBlake Lively might not be taking her planned trip down the Yellow Brick Road. Lively, who won critical acclaim for her role in Ben Affleck's 'The Town,' is now first in line for the female lead in Oliver Stone's 'Savages,' a story about two Laguna Beach marijuana kingpins who are forced to wor […]
- Sidney Lumet's Best FilmsFiled under: Cinematical, Best and WorstDirector Sidney Lumet, who passed away April 9 at the age of 86, may not have been a "name" director like Steven Spielberg or Alfred Hitchcock (at least not to the general public), but you certainly know the names of his films. From 1957's '12 Angry Men,' to 'Dog Day Afternoon,' […]
- Early Edition: Blake Lively Ready for 'Savages'; New Director for 'Wolverine'; More
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- ‘Harry Potter’ Creator J.K. Rowling Planning A New Book For, You Know, AdultsWhen an author sells almost half a billion books and nets well over a billion dollars, they can pretty much do whatever they want. For Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling, that means she’s going to grow up. She announced Thursday that Little, Brown and Company will publish a brand new book she’s been working on aimed at [...]
- R Rating Upheld for ‘Bully;’ Harvey Weinstein Threatens to Break From MPAA [Updated With MPAA Response]The MPAA began, in slightly different form, to act in part as a tool for the early Hollywood studios. But it also quickly became a self-regulating arm of the film industry, an attempt to pacify those who accused movies of moral lapses without letting control over the business pass to a government agency. The MPAA [...]
- ‘Harry Potter’ Creator J.K. Rowling Planning A New Book For, You Know, Adults
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- Times Talks Events: Robert De Niro, John Cusack and Mad MenSome interesting Times Talks events coming up, unfortunately the one I really want to go to is sold out. 2.23.12 Election 2012: Behind the Scenes Get an insider perspective to the 2012 election and find out what goes on behind the scenes with New York Times correspondents Jim Rutenberg, Jeff Zeleny and Helene Cooper. Moderated [...]
- New Tobolowsky Files Podcast Out Now, Boston Show Added, Win Tickets To The Live Show at The Bell House!The Tobolowsky Files Live at The Bell House (02/28/12) Buy Tickets Hey folks, as you may know by now, I’m a big fan of The Tobolowsky Files, so I just wanted to give you a couple of updates on the live show and the podcast. First off, Stephen has just released episode 54 of his [...]
- Times Talks Events: Robert De Niro, John Cusack and Mad Men
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- The New Yorker: Reporting & Essays
- Kelefa Sanneh: Ron Paul’s Libertarian roots.
- Julia Ioffe: Mikhail Prokhorov, Russian billionaire, Presidential candidate, Nets owner.
- Jon Lee Anderson: Syrians rebel against the Bashar al-Assad regime.
- Burkhard Bilger: New York City’s canine police force.
- Raffi Khatchadourian: Dallas Wiens, face transplant recipient.
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- CINEMA: Oscars Audio: Picks, predictions, and pet peevesFRANCE 24 film critics Jon Frosch and Lisa Nesselson dissect the main categories of the Academy Award nominations. Will French black-and-white silent film "The Artist" take home Oscar gold? And does it deserve to? Answers to all that, and more.
- CINEMA: Will 'The Artist' find glory at France's Césars? Silent black-and-white French film “The Artist” dominated the Golden Globes, the BAFTAS, and the Goyas, and is expected to do the same at the Oscars. But will it find glory at France’s own Césars? France24.com takes a closer look.
- CINEMA: Oscars Audio: Picks, predictions, and pet peeves
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- Anthony Lister at Lyons Wier Gallery, NYCAustralian born artist Anthony Lister is showing at the Lyons Wier Gallery in New York City from March 19 through to April 19.A lot of my favorite artists are painters that never really give up using the pencil (line). Painterly paintings are good but so are paintings that look like drawings. I guess I like painterly drawings or linear paintings. I like pain […]
- Art News Blog PlansI'm really good at making lists. I'm a list person. Without lists I watch too much tv, surf the web, or read too much.I create lists that are too ambitious as I rarely ever complete the jobs on them. Which in some ways shows the masochist in me as I know I'm setting myself up to fail, but in other ways it gets me off my fanny (I have always wa […]
- Anthony Lister at Lyons Wier Gallery, NYC
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- Nolan Hendrickson’s New New Face at Ramiken CrucibleThe New Yorker wasn’t being hyperbolic when it claimed that “one may be forgiven for wanting to cheer”; Hendrickson annihilates the monotonous etiquette that’s become standard procedure around here.
- Free Bouncy Rides, at No Charge: Your AFCRPAAaA* EntertainmentIf you know anything at all about the AFCRPAAaA*, you know we aren't going to pull punches with the entertainment. We're very pleased to announce that exclusively for the AFCRPAAaA*, Nate Hill will be performing his Free Bouncy Rides, one last time, this Thursday night.
- Nolan Hendrickson’s New New Face at Ramiken Crucible
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- Peter Frampton and guitar, together againThe British rocker is reunited with his prized Gibson Les Paul guitar, lost in a 1980 cargo plane crash
- Video: President Tyler: The VP who became President"Sunday Morning" correspondent Mo Rocca visits the house of John Tyler, who became America's 10th President after President Harrison died - the first Vice President to assume the office. Rocca also meets President Tyler's grandson.
- Peter Frampton and guitar, together again
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- Molly Sims Expecting First ChildMolly Sims, the model-turned-actress known for her modeling for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues, her acting on the NBC series "Las Vegas" and her work as the host of "Project Accessory," has announced that she is expecting her first child. Sims...(read more)
- David Beckham Strips Down to Model New Underwear Collection (PHOTOS)Since David Beckham announced last summer that he was working on a new bodywear line, ladies everywhere have been holding their breath in anticipation. Well, the wait is over, and now you can see the soccer star in all his glory -- and without most of...(read more)
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- NYC Food Events for the Weekend and BeyondThursday (February 23) Food in Film Thursday February 23rd, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Prepare for the Oscars at this talk and tasting featuring film clips and bites inspired by movies like Chocolat and Ratatouille. $40. 1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street; event website Better Than Wine: Beer and Cheese Pairings Thursday February 23rd, 7 p.m. Learn about various […]
- Video: Dave Arnold Mixes Cocktails With Science at Booker & DaxFrom Drinks [Video: Jessica Leibowitz (mycameraeatsfood.com)] Last week we showed you a bit of what's going on behind the bar at Booker & Dax, Dave Arnold's new technology-driven bar in the back of Momofuku Ssäm Bar. This time we're back to show you a few more of the techniques and equipment they utilize there. When I hear that a bar or re […]
- NYC Food Events for the Weekend and Beyond
- Eater
- EaterWire: New Locations for BCD Tofu; Unlimited Wine at OceanaCOMING ATTRACTIONS — West coast chain BCD Tofu House is planning two new locations in NYC. Per their Facebook page, they hope to open a restaurant in Flushing in March, and another in Manhattan sometime shortly after that. No word on the exact locations just yet. They once had a Midtown location, but that closed a few months ago. [Facebook] CHEF SHUFFL […]
- Chow v. Chow: Reps send word that Michael Chow,...Reps send word that Michael Chow, of the Mr. Chow chain, recently won another court case against his former employee/current rival Philippe Chow. The jury found that Philippe Chow Restaurants and its owners were guilty of "unfair competition by deceptive conduct" and false advertising. Philippe was apparently telling the public that he created many […]
- EaterWire: New Locations for BCD Tofu; Unlimited Wine at Oceana
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- Submitting "Nuking the Fridge" To Scientific Peer ReviewAn anonymous reader writes "George Lucas claims there was 'a 50/50 chance' Indiana Jones could survive the atomic blast in Legend of the Crystal Skull by hiding inside a refrigerator. Dr. David Shechner subjects this claim to rigorous peer review, and his findings are not good news for people looking to hide from nukes in appliances." Rea […]
- Remote-Controlled Planes Used For Wildlife ConservationDamien1972 writes "Conservationists have converted a remote-controlled plane into a potent tool for conservation. The drone — an HK Bixler equipped with cameras, sensors and GPS — has been used to map deforestation, count orangutans and elephants, and get a bird's eye view of hard-to-access forest areas. During their 4 days of testing i […]
- Submitting "Nuking the Fridge" To Scientific Peer Review
- NOVA
- Profile: Shaundra DailyThis software engineer and dancer found her groove teaching children about their emotional lives.
- What's the Next Big Thing?: Watch the ProgramWatch the program online on NOVA now
- Profile: Shaundra Daily
- Sports Illustrated
- Heat contain Lin, beat Knicks for 8th straight winMake that eight straight wins for the Heat, all by double-digit margins. The Big Three combined for 67 points and Jeremy Lin went 1 of 11 from the field as Miami beat New York 102-88.
- Biggest surprises, disappointments of first half
- Heat contain Lin, beat Knicks for 8th straight win
- ESPN
- Lunardi: Michigan lifts Spartans to top lineWith help from the Wolverines, Michigan State jumps Kansas and earns a No. 1 seed
- MVP Braun wins appeal of 50-game suspensionNational League MVP Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension has been overturned by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das.
- Lunardi: Michigan lifts Spartans to top line
- Boing Boing
- The Periodic Table Table: all the elements, in carved wooden gloryWolfram co-founder Theodore Gray, whose books, puzzles, posters, vaults (!), card decks, and apps about the Periodic Table of Elements we've featured on Boing Boing many times, has a happy obsession: a Periodic Table Table. Beautiful, hand-carved, wood. More about it in this fun video right here. The table isn't new (there's a well-worn page [ […]
- Did Syria's army use sat-phone surveillance to hunt down and kill journalists?Jillian York and Trevor Timm, writing for the EFF, explore the possibility that the Syrian government used satellite phone surveillance to pinpoint the locations of journalist Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times of London and French photographer Rémi Ochlik, who were murdered in Homs, Syria this week. On Monday night, Colvin appeared on CNN, telling [...]
- The Periodic Table Table: all the elements, in carved wooden glory
- Design Observer: Writings On Design & Culture
- Rob Walker: Dance About Architecture (Please)"Dancing about architecture" might sound pointless, but to me it's shorthand for creative potential.
- David Schalliol: Chicago Public Housing: Photographs
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- Smith Magazine
- February’s Member of the Month: SMITH Teener CallieWe’ve seen Six-Word Memoirs in a lot of forms—from books, to board games, calendars and T-shirts—but this one, quite literally, takes the cake. February’s Member of the Month is Callie, who goes by the handle songwriter on SMITH Teens, and is a thirteen-year-old six-word savant from Ohio. She first discovered SMITH Teens in school, when [...]
- SMITH Live Story Shows—NYC, London, DC—Jan., Feb., March, AprilSMITH Magazine is meant to be a 360 storytelling experience, from our web site to our books to our live storytelling shows and slams. We’ve got a huge line-up of live events this winter and spring and hope you’ll join us for evenings of fun, surprising, inspirational storytelling. (The crowds are extremely smart [...]
- February’s Member of the Month: SMITH Teener Callie
- Poetry Foundation
- Poems While You Wait by Kathleen RooneyIt is ten o’clock on Sunday morning, and sunlight is streaming into the River East Art Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dave Landsberger, Eric Plattner, and I are surrounded by four elementary school girls ordering us to write them poems on the subjects of “cats,” “school,” “chocolate” and “sisters.” We roll […]
- Learning Lab: W.S. Graham: “Dear Bryan Wynter” by Hannah Brooks-Motl
- Poems While You Wait by Kathleen Rooney
- Poetry Foundation Mag
- Momentary by A.E. StallingsRead this poem by A.E. Stallings from the February 2012 issue of Poetry magazine.
- Dare by Nate KlugRead this poem by Nate Klug from the February 2012 issue of Poetry magazine.
- How to Get There by Philip LevineRead this poem by Philip Levine from the February 2012 issue of Poetry magazine.
- Momentary by A.E. Stallings
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