A Physical and Spiritual Awakening (but No Steady Paycheck)
She was a sickly child. At 9, she contracted scarlet fever. “After that, the doctor said, ‘You know what?’” she recalled. “‘We’ve tried everything. Let her dance.’” She was short,…
The Long Life and Long Reach of George Balanchine’s Butterflies
While celebrating its 75th anniversary this fall, New York City Ballet is performing 18 ballets by its founding choreographer, George Balanchine. But to get a sense of the global standing…
‘Stop Making Sense’ Is Back, and Talking Heads Have More to Say
Four decades after it was filmed, “Stop Making Sense,” the Talking Heads concert documentary, is still ecstatic and strange. “It stays kind of relevant, even though it doesn’t make literal…
New York City Ballet Was in Peril. Then Came a Revival.
The national discussion over race has increased pressure on City Ballet to bring more diversity on and offstage. The company dance corps remains predominantly white, as do its audiences, but…
A Miracle in Missouri? The Nun Who Put Her Abbey on the Map.
Four years after her death, the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster has not decomposed, her fellow nuns said. Believers come from all over to see for themselves. WHY WE’RE HERE…
The Threads of Identity in a Palestinian Craft
In every stitch, there is a story. Like layers of history, the hand-stitched Palestinian embroidery known as tatreez, traditionally used to ornament Palestinian dress, tells of towns and villages lost,…
Serious earthquakes have hit Morocco before.
Sept. 9, 2023, 2:59 a.m. ET Sept. 9, 2023, 2:59 a.m. ET The aftermath of an earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, in 1960.Credit…Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Rescue efforts after the…
Stephen: Naked Capitalism – Your Torch Through the Media Murk | naked capitalism
By Stephen, a management consulting industry professional living in Surrey, England Naked Capitalism gives a fantastic service to its readers by providing a torch to navigate the morass and murkiness…
As the G20 invites the African Union to join, the ‘Global South’ continues its advance.
The last gathering of the leaders of the Group of 20 nations ended with a delicately worded statement that hinted at the diplomatic contortions that went into producing the semblance…
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Zulu Nationalist and a Mandela Rival, Dies at 95
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the Zulu nationalist who positioned himself as Nelson Mandela’s most powerful Black rival in South Africa’s tortuous transformation from a white segregationist society to a multiracial democracy in…