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Trench warfare (Warning: the story of Ishmal Bernal's films Relasyon (The Affair, 1982) and Broken Marriage (1983) are discussed in close detail) Film available online (can't link to it directly though-- go look for yourself!), which is one reason why I'm reposting this. No English subtitles, alas. You might say Ishmael Bernal's Broken Marriage (1983), his follow-up to the successful melodrama Relasyon (The Affair, 1982), isn't quite as commercially or …

Many of us choir leaders are constantly on the look-out for new warm up ideas. Whenever I look on the internet, I always come across sheet music for vocalises. But these are only a small part of what a warm up should be. Vocalises are songs without words, chosen for their value as exercises in vocal technique. They date back to the mid-18th Century. But a vocal warm up is …

Favourite stage direction: “A memory. Which disintegrates more each time we visit it. Elements getting stripped away, including the words. Club. High off their faces. An indie classic plays.” (Waleed Akhtar’s The Real Ones) The post The Real Ones appeared first on Aleks Sierz.

Reports of the death of the traditional drinking pub have been greatly exaggerated, judging by the levels of trading across the category that shows a relatively healthy trend, as drinkers are increasingly choosing the pub rather than late-night venues including nightclubs and bars. Wet-led pubs have enjoyed a 10% increase in like-for-like sales on a…

Shark Ninja's first jump into the premium espresso market brings the usual Ninja flair of a lot of added features. How did they do? We have a lot to say early on. The post Ninja Luxe Cafe Espresso Machine appeared first on CoffeeGeek.

Ashley Redd, a teacher in a New Orleans elementary school, described her experience of going through a school day shadowing a 4th grader. This article appeared in Education Week, January 22, 2020. Shortly afterwards, Redd became a director of a micro-school in New Orleans schools. If you think you’re tired after a day of teaching, you should try being a 4th grader. I recently spent a day shadowing a 4th …

On Saturday we went to the British Art Fair, which was huge, filled with wonders and horrors, and extremely crowded. At first I thought we wouldn’t be able to move or see anything, but the crowds thinned as we progressed. About 70 galleries were exhibiting, most of them multiple works, so you could emerge from the scrum overwhelmed and remembering nothing. But I did see things that excited me, and …

Two upcoming events that may be of interest to you (please pass on to others who may like them): The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at San Francisco State Presents: A non-technical, 6-week class with Professor Andrew Fraknoi Einstein without Tears Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2:30 pm via Zoom (Oct. 8 – Nov. 12, 2024) This non-technical, non-mathematical introduction to some of the most awe-inspiring ideas from the work of Albert …

We’re signing up to PACBI, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. Since 2004, PACBI has been advocating for a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions. This is based on the fact that these institutions are complicit in the Israeli system of oppression that has denied Palestinians their basic rights guaranteed by international law. Cultural institutions are one part of the ideological and institutional framework …

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I like to keep an eye out for cool shapes during my walks and use them as inspiration for my #SidewalkFriends drawings. It’s like my version of hunting for Pokémon. We just got back from a fun vacation in Hawaii. While we were checking out the awesome murals in Kaka’ako (near Honolulu), I spotted these interesting cracks in the sidewalk. I started this sketch by drawing a face, but then …

September was such a bad reading month for me. I had so many books that were 2 stars or lower; I don’t remember smashing any mirrors… So I’m super excited to draw a line under September and move onto October reading. It surely can’t be worse! Please! I am hoping to flip between spooky, creepy… Continue reading October Reading Goals

The immigration officer looked up at me sternly, “Your student visa has expired June 10, 2024!” What!? There must be some misunderstanding. I applied last October for a one-year extension. It has been granted. Look here under visa expiry date. It says 10/6/2024. “In India, the month is the second digit. That’s June 10th. I then realized what happened. 10/6/2024 was the expiry date of my passport when I entered …

Black Ends - Pretend 2 Be (Protect Me) Seattle scene stalwarts, Black Ends describe themselves as "gunk-pop" which does quite well to pigeonhole a sound that pulls the rug out from under post-grunge (hey, Seattle, we were bound to fall into that one) and watches it fall into a menacing, vaguely jointed heap leading into an "anthem for the paranoid and the hopeless". Psychotic Spew by Black Ends Dayflower - …

GO GET THAT The post No Bells, Issue 1 is available for pre-order now appeared first on No Bells.