New Orleans is perhaps most frequently associated with Mardi Gras. Although this originally Catholic holiday is celebrated around the world, the famous customs and revelry of Carnival time in “The Big Easy” make it Louisiana’s event of the year. “New Moon,” the 1940 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical based on Sigmund Romberg’s operetta of the same name, is…
Profiles in History: Norman Rockwell: Up from the Ashes
By 1943, Norman Rockwell (Feb. 3, 1894–Nov. 8, 1978) had long been a household name. At almost 50 years old, he had become America’s illustrator, telling stories of American life through his fresh and often humorous paintings. His career officially began at 15, when he was commissioned to paint four Christmas cards. While still in…
Our English Cousin: William Shakespeare and the Shaping of America
March 1, 2023
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Shakespeare. Bring up that name in conversation, and the reactions of your audience are likely to be mixed. To some of your listeners, that most famous name in all of English literature will likely arouse unpleasant memories of a dreary week or two in a high school class lost in a jumble of lords, ladies,…
San Francisco High School of the Arts Wins Applause Talent Dance Competition
February 28, 2023
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SAN MATEO, Calif.—For some dance studios, the held in San Mateo in February was the first time they would come out in full force since the pandemic three years ago. Held at the impressive 1,600-seat San Mateo Performing Arts Center, the event showcased some newcomers such as the San Francisco High School of the Arts…
‘Salome’ (1953): A Classic Film versus a Famous Opera
Commentary Salome ranks with Jezebel and Delilah as one of the most notorious temptresses in the Bible, if not all history and literature. Although she is unnamed in the New (or Old) Testament, first century historian Flavius Josephus identified the daughter of King Herod as Salome III in his “Jewish Antiquities.” She has been immortalized…
Book Review: ‘A Man of the World: My Life at National Geographic’
When I was growing up, one of my favorite magazines to grace our living room coffee table was the National Geographic. When that recognizable, golden-yellow bordered publication arrived, I was lured to look inside. Designed and produced as a slim, tight volume with a rigid edge, these magazines begged to be saved, which my father…
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Olympus Has Fallen’: Director Antoine Fuqua’s Pulse-Pounding, Patriotic, Cinematic Powerhouse
2013 | R | 1h 59m | Action, Thriller When it comes to film and TV franchises, action thrillers tend to be among the most popular. There are many examples of successful action thriller series: Mission: Impossible, James Bond, John Wick, and, of course, one of my favorites, The Equalizer films starring Denzel Washington. One…
Queen of Sextortion | The Dark Web Ep4
February 28, 2023
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This film is only available in North America and the UK because of territorial licensing. Sextortion was invented by one woman in the Philippines—Maria Caparas. She turned the idea of making friends online and recording explicit video chats into a profitable blackmail and extortion scam that could not exist without social media. …
Book Review: ‘Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester: The Shipwreck That Shocked Restoration Britain’
According to information from England’s Board of Trade, it is calculated that there have been some 500,000 shipwrecks along Britain’s coastline over the centuries. This number is conservative. Maritime historian and author Nigel Pickford’s latest narrative “Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester: The Shipwreck that Shocked Restoration Britain” concerns one. Setting sail…
[PREMIERING 3/3 at 8PM] Divine Messengers | The Viking Prophecy (Episode 6)
February 27, 2023
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Ancient Scandinavians, often referred to as the Vikings, might not have been as simple and barbaric as they have been portrayed for the last decades. For a Viking, the art of storytelling was highly regarded and the stories told around the fire were often filled with deeper wisdom and warnings on what would happen if…
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