Virtual
Virtuosi: The Met Opera Series at TSL
by
Ross Rice
With
all due respect to those aficionados and enjoyers of
the grand tradition of Opera...
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Woodstock
MusicWorks:
Keeping it
Local, Taking it Global
by
Peter Aaron
Starting
a record label is always a gamble, but in the 21st century
it seems downright heroic. Or maybe just insane. The
advent of the Internet, with its artist-networking MySpaces,
its CDBabies and Amazons...
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Global Chaos,
Healing Art: The
Works of Sam Sebren
by Jay Blotcher
When concerned
about the general state of affairs in Bush’s
America, some people pen letters to the editor of
their local newspaper. Others hoist a protest sign
and take to the streets. Sam Sebren, an Athens,
New York-based artist, makes his sentiments known
by stretching another canvas. For the better part
of three decades, Sebren, 46, has transformed critical
thought about culture, politics and the environment
into provocative paintings, sculptures...
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Roll
Cuisine Corner
by Pierre-Luc Moeys
Ah….Chocolate!
The word “chocolate”
is derived from the Aztec word “Xocolatl,”
meaning “bitter water.” Aztecs crushed cocoa
beans into a paste, added water and spices (but no sugar!),
and the resulting beverage, though bitter, was nourishing
and very popular...
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