“While Times Square is not known for star gazing — the celestial kind, that is — and few people would normally venture onto a pitch-black ball field in Inwood to see the constellations, two unrelated, if not unlikely, projects hope to turn the city’s night eyes skyward. “Jason Kendall, an amateur astronomer, and Katja Aglert, a [...]
Archive for March 9th, 2009
Starry, Starry Nights: Turning Off the Lights for Star Gazing in Manhattan
Posted in Art & Artists, New York City, Science & Technology, Urban Affairs on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Literary Salons, Here & Gone: Shakespeare and Company (Paris), Gotham Book Mart (New York)
Posted in Books, Business, Europe, Foreign Travel, Literature, New York City, Plays & Playwrights, Poets & Poetry, Popular Culture, Writers & Writing on March 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In The Guardian, Jeanette Winterson, after a recent visit, recounts a bit of the history of Shakespeare and Company, Paris’ renowned Left Bank bookstore, first opened in 1913 and since 1962 owned by George Whitman. No visit to Paris is complete without a visit to this venerable literary institution which always recalls for me New York’s recently closed literary [...]
“Black Watch” Wins 2009 Olivier Award For Best New Play
Posted in Europe, Literature, Plays & Playwrights on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“It opened nearly three years ago at an army drill hall in Edinburgh and has toured the world from New York to Sydney. But the play Black Watch only reached London last year – allowing it entry to the UK’s most prestigious theatre awards. Last night it walked away with four. “The National Theatre of [...]
Portrait of the Artist (at 46): Shakespeare’s Only Lifetime Portrait Unveiled
Posted in Art & Artists, Europe, Literature, Museums & Exhibitions, Plays & Playwrights, Poets & Poetry, Writers & Writing on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Professor Stanley Wells, Chairman of The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and one of the world’s leading experts on Shakespearean studies, today announced the discovery of a portrait of William Shakespeare, which he believes is almost certainly the only authentic image of Shakespeare made from life. “The newly discovered picture has descended for centuries in the same [...]
