Keep things casual on the outside, but internally use these moments to practice live performance. Which songs create the best response? Which jokes between tunes resonate the best? Does your audience like your dancing? Refine your act while you are there instead of becoming weary from all the small talk you would otherwise do.Continue Reading
A large part of the thrill of travelling is being able to experience and, more importantly, understand different cultures. There are many horror stories of tourists visiting countries and using the trip as a glorified search for content to post on social media, but there is no denying thatContinue Reading
Photo of Sam Sanders Article by Michelle Keenan The world is complicated, and NPR reporter and host Sam Sanders wants to talk it out. He does that each week on It’s Been A Minute where he engages with journalists, actors, musicians, and listeners — about news and pop culture — toContinue Reading
Standards sees Seal breathe signature soul into seminal classics such as “Luck Be A Lady,” “I Put A Spell On You,” “Autumn Leaves,” and many more. The deluxe version of Standards also includes bonus holiday tracks “Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting),” and “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow”Continue Reading
WHAT IS THIS? By Bill Walz “What is this?” – the Sixth Patriarch, Huineng (638–713 C.E.) The practice is very simple. Whether you are walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, you ask repeatedly, What is this? What is this? You have to be careful not to slip into intellectual inquiry, forContinue Reading
The Jackson County Arts Council in Sylva, N.C. announces a new exhibit entitled “Fear No Art” by Isabella Jacovino, an artist and author of many dark-epic fantasy novels. Using the grit, grime and socially provocative nature of “guerilla art” as a foundation and blending influences from Dadaism alongside digital elementsContinue Reading
Frank Browning takes us into human gender geographies around the world, from gender-neutral kindergartens in Chicago and Oslo to femminielli weather casters in Naples, from conservative Catholics in Paris fearful of God and Nature to transsexual Mormon parents in Utah. As he shares specific and engaging human stories, he also elucidatesContinue Reading
Announces First Phase of Innovation Keynotes, Programming, New Elements For Highly-Expanded 2016 Event in Pittsburgh September 20 – 24, 2016 Pittsburgh PA – Celebrating its fourth year, the Thrival Innovation + Music Festival announces the lineup and scope for its immersive, interdisciplinary, and celebratory programs and two-day live music experience. Thrival introducesContinue Reading
