In recognition of the Runcible Spoon’s up-and-coming Saturday open mic poetry slam series, we at the Arts Desk compiled a list of a few basic poetry terms.
NEW DELHI – A court issued arrest warrants for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Thursday, saying their kiss at a public function “transgressed all limits of vulgarity,” media reports said.
LOS ANGELES – Teller, the silent half of Penn & Teller, has a habit of introducing magic and drama into unexpected places.
The Contemporary Dance Program, along with the Student Composers Association, will present “Hammer and Nail 2007, An Evening of Music and Dance” this Friday and Saturday at the John Waldron Arts Center. For the student choreographers and composers participating, first impressions meant everything.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – What film critic Roger Ebert couldn’t say Wednesday night at the opening of his Overlooked Film Festival, his smile said for him.
Ladies First WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. MORE INFORMATION: Ladies First will present its 8th spring concert Thursday. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door.
Some call him Ludacris, some call him Mr. Wiggles. But now, with a slew of television and movie appearances under his belt, there’s a new name to describe rap star Chris “Ludacris” Bridges: actor.
One hundred years ago, impressionist painter T.C. Steele paid a visit to Nashville, Ind. He so loved the light on the rolling hills and valleys of Brown County he decided to stay. And what’s more, he decided to invite all his friends.
ATLANTA– Adam is slowly rising from the rocky outcrop, weakly supporting himself on his right arm as God the creator pulls him up by the left hand. A beautiful, flowing Eve rises near them while a curious owl, perched in a fruit tree, looks down and tiny lizards slither below.
What: This artifact is a pot made and used by the Songye people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
NEW YORK – The word “tentpole” is used to describe a blockbuster movie that can appeal to everyone. If it were applied to a festival, the Tribeca Film Festival would be it.
GOSHEN, Ind. – “Women’s music.” Wilma Harder uses finger quotes when she describes the first time she’d ever considered the idea.
The words on her degree will read “Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting,” but Cinthia Alireti relates her studies to a different profession.
HARTFORD, Conn. – When white masquerades as yellow and green might actually be blue, a call goes out to Henry DePhillips. DePhillips, a Trinity College chemistry professor, is among a cadre of specialists using cutting-edge science to solve the color mysteries of paintings and other cultural treasures often several centuries old.
DEDELI, Macedonia – “Watch your step,” goes a joke by archaeologists in Macedonia, “or you might crack an ancient pot.” It could happen: Tiny Macedonia – which is slightly larger than the state of Vermont but with a population of 2 million – has some 6,000 registered archaeological sites.
LOS ANGELES – Cheech Marin is donating copies of works from his Mexican-American art collection to some of the nation’s best-known museums and universities.
OSLO, Norway – Three men who worked together to steal Edvard Munch’s masterpieces “The Scream” and “Madonna” were sentenced Monday to prison for their roles in the brazen daylight heist carried out by masked gunmen. Both paintings were recovered, but they were damaged.
The other day, my roommate and I were having a debate that has been present since the 1800s: Is photography good or evil?
There is a reason why Northwest Airlines hates me, and it is this: I carry more luggage than a Mormon missionary family smuggling bibles.
TORONTO – For more than 10 years, the Pantages, a restored movie and vaudeville house on a shabby block of Yonge Street, was home to “The Phantom of the Opera,” the wildly popular Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
