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• Today’s Top Tenors

  

  I put the task off until today. But since it’s the last day of Talented Tenors month, it was now or never. (It being the list of top tenors singing today.)... Read more

  The 31 July 2011 by   Galegirl
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• Chinua Achebe: How the Leopard Got His Claws New Edition

  

  IT IS ALWAYS EXCITING when a well-deserving book comes back into print, and while I will always remain fond of the original illustrations, it's hard not to... Read more

  The 31 July 2011 by   Winterthorn
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• Opera Review: Into the Void

  

  Selma Jezková bows at Lincoln Center Festival Ylva Kihlberg (right) sings the title role in Selma Jezková. Photo by Miklos Szabo. Friday night at the Rose... Read more

  The 30 July 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Contra Deus Ex Machina

  

  In Ars Poetica (“The Art of Poetry”), the great Roman lyricist Horace counsels against using gods to resolve thorny plots. The deus ex machina is simply too tid... Read more

  The 30 July 2011 by   Cris
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• Continuing Work on Two New Abstract Paintings

  

  In my back-and-forth dance between looseness and control, I sharpened the colors and composition in two of my latest abstract paintings. Instead of painting... Read more

  The 29 July 2011 by   Abstractartbylt
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• 15 Essential Food Photography Tips

  

  image credit For a long time, food photographs tended to be shot and composed the way people were used to encountering their food: laid out on a table setting... Read more

  The 29 July 2011 by   Gerard
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• New Philosophy Links and Unrelated Videos

  

  Erich MühsamErich MühsamDavid Auerbach on Hans Blumenberg: 'It is rare for [Hans Blumenberg] to “take sides” explicitly because he is often preoccupied with... Read more

  The 29 July 2011 by   Praymont
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• Bradshaw, Railway Pioneer

  

  210 years ago today, George Bradshaw was born in Lancashire; he spent most of his life in Manchester. His work would have huge impact on the Victorian... Read more

  The 29 July 2011 by   Carolineld
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• Casting Couch in Paris

  

  La promotion canapé? My upstairs neighbors are moving, and I'm so sad. They're the only people in the building I really felt were kindred spirits. They are... Read more

  The 29 July 2011 by   Sedulia
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• Andrew McCarthy Discusses His New Role: Travel Writer

  

  by Don George[from Gadling.com]For many people, the name Andrew McCarthy probably conjures images of iconic movies from the 1980s and 1990s, films such as St.... Read more

  The 28 July 2011 by   Bookpassage
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