Despite writing this letter each week, I still wonder why so few of us write real ones anymore. I was thinking of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, who corresponded frequently but met only once: ‘The present racial crisis in this country carries within it powerful destructive ingredients that may soon erupt into an uncontrollable explosion,’ More
Junior stock exchange has lost 70 companies in past 12 months as UK market’s status faces scrutinyThe number of companies delisting from London’s junior stock market has risen sharply in the last year, adding to concerns about the future of the City’s financial sector.In the past 12 months the number of companies on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) has fallen by 70 to 738 at the end of March, according to London Stock Exchange Group data. That is a drop of 9%, and is significantly more...
Lady Victoria Hervey, 47, showed off her impressive physique at an art exhibition in London as she donned a jumpsuit which cinched in at the waist, highlighting her slender figure.
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The artistic community that calls the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts (UBCFA) home welcomes all on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, starting at 5 p.m. for Spring into Art. The []
Bret broke up with his long-term girlfriend. He’s lonely and cries more often than anyone knows. Stuck in a dark place, he picks up the phone and messages Anth. Anth isn’t a close friend, but Bret picked him over his dad, his brother, and his best friend is because Anth went through a brutal divorce last year. He knows what this pain feels like. Ellen has just been told she has breast cancer. The doctor, though young, is friendly and says all the right things, but she still wants to scream in...
Eric Edwards, who owns one of the largest private African art collections in the United States, gives tips on investing in art.
Eastern New Mexico University is set to present the "K through ENMU Juried Art Exhibition" on April 27 at the ENMU Runnels Gallery at the Golden Student Success Center which will celebrate the educational achievement of art students.
I read the letter to The Madera Tribune (April 3) by Chuck Wieland and the reply (April 10) by John Wright. I appreciated the comments by Wieland about Trump, the Republican party and the colorful language.“Let’s not be silently complicit in transforming America into a Bizarro World. Or Amerika.” Wright wrote that regarding Wieland’s comments, he was “stunned, disgusted and disappointed.” I feel that I have to inform Wright that not everyone in Madera County is a MAGA Trumper. That anyone who...
“[Donald Trump] thinks he’s being persecuted, but he’s simply being held to account for his alleged actions, as every other citizen of this country would be.”
Overlook the training montage sequence in Monkey Man at your own pop culture and movie peril. Kid (Dev Patel) aims to avenge his mother’s death by vanquishing the police chief (Sikander Kher as Rana Singh) who raped and killed her and the false spiritual guru (Makarand Deshpande as Baba Shakti) who ordered the massacre of Kid’s village in India. In a dense, tense, and pivotal 90-second sequence, Kid works himself into fighting shape by punching a rice sack repeatedly—for how many days, we don’t...
The total eclipse this month won’t likely be forgotten soon by the millions of North Americans who witnessed it. Even before the moon obscured our view of the sun, artists in the North Country were celebrating the celestial event. They created works of art depicting light, shadow, and darkness, a Total Eclipse of the Arts. Organized by Foothills Art Society, the exhibit features work by 23 creative people from Malone and surrounding areas. Spotlight producer Paul Larson spoke with many artists...