Often we accidentally are at the right place at the right time, when we have a unique cultural experience. That is why many of us travel, in order to have wonderful, accidental, cultural experiences. Making memories different from our everyday lives. IMAGINE you are at the Met Museum in NYC and in the Islamic Collection […]
Category Archives: THE ARTS
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Mar
Mar
A FRENCH KITCHEN IN PROVENCE (EARLY NINETEENTH-CENTURY ETCHING) In France, cooking at the beginning of the nineteenth century, even in the best-equipped kitchens, had very mediocre cooking equipment and the stoves were a rudimentary combination of wood or coal fires, ceramic tiles, and metal. Carême’s visualization has left us with a forceful picture of […]
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Jul
Jul
Above Art is the cover art from the Dover Books edition of the original and complete play, “Much Ado About Nothing”. We recommended this book if you want to read the original text of this play. ——— EDITOR’S NOTE: I love Shakespeare’s plays. I have been lucky enough to attend many fine performances of […]
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May
May
William Shakespeare – The Bard would have been 456 years old this year (he passed away in 1616). The man who gave us Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth and so many famous plays, quotes, and memes is available for streaming online these days. Hulu has the Hailee Steinfeld film version of Romeo & Juliet. Disney+ […]
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Apr
Apr
ALBERT SCHWEITZER PHOTO IN ASPEN. Albert Schweitzer in Aspen during the first week of July 1949 was significant. He was the keynote speaker for the Goethe Bicentennial Convocation, which essentially launched the Aspen Music Festival, the International Design Conference in Aspen, the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, and the foundational values that brought the best […]
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Apr
Apr
CLICK HERE FOR HUNDREDS OF ARTWORKS – FROM ANCIENT TO THE MOST CONTEMPORARY THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO COMPLETE. PLEASE PARDON OUR PRODUCTION IN PROGRESS.
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Sep
Sep
A wonderful series of books we have been working on for quite some time are in the works, and be available on Amazon early next year. We have seen the published proofs and final corrections are now in progress. We will let you know when they are available! We are so excited, Three books […]
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Sep
Sep
This exhibition is the work of Annabelle Mauger and Julien Baron, who collaborated on the creation of immersive shows at Cathédrale d’Images in Les Baux-de-Provence, using the concept of Image Totale© conceived by Albert Plécy. For Imagine Van Gogh, they employed advanced techniques of multi-projection and immersive audio to add emotional depth to each image, allowing us to live and […]
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Sep
Sep
Photo: Alan Z. Feuer, Esquire in top hat and tails, leaving The Pierre Hotel. By Jack Atkinson This retelling by ARTS&FOOD Editor Jack Atkinson incorporates many parts of a story told in the New York Times article “The Secret Life of a Society Maven” by NYTimes staff writer with the same name as the subject, […]
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Jul
Jul
A wonderful series of books we have been working on for quite some time are in the works, and be available on Amazon early next year. We have seen the published proofs and final corrections are now in progress. We will let you know when they are available! We are so excited, Three books […]