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April 24, 2015 // Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Celebration
Cherry blossoms have a deep and layered meaning in Japan. The cherry blossom, or sakura, has a deep connection to life, either through powers of reproduction, or through the symbol of life, death, and rebirth. In this, it symbolizes the impermanence of things, and the transient nature of life. What isn’t complicated is their beauty.…
April 23, 2015 // Porchlight
It might not be so popular in New York City, where real estate’s at a premium, and peace and quiet just means your neighbors aren’t screaming at each other. But down in the South, sitting on the porch can be a highlight of the evening. Head outside with a cool drink and a snack to…
April 21, 2015 // Tribeca Film Festival 2015
The ability to tell stories sets humans apart from other animals. No other creature on our planet (that we know of) has the ability to create and share tales, or to communicate their imagination. In scientific terms, it’s called “episodic memory”, but that clinical phrase saps the romance from one of the best parts of…
April 20, 2015 // Games for Change Festival
Video games started out as a few points of light on a screen, darting back and forth in a digital game of ping pong. They progressed through weird yellow monsters eating ghosts, giant apes hurling barrels, and extremely bouncy plumbers, until they became a whole new art form. One capable of presenting sprawling epics and…
April 17, 2015 // Fishing on the Sea Horse
Two things in life have a tendency to inspire what we’ll call less-than-truthful statements: income taxes and fishing. (Did you submit your taxes Tuesday?) Anyone who’s ever picked up a pole has fudged the result of a day hunting up fish. Whether it was the amount of fish one caught, or the size of the…
April 16, 2015 // Rocky Slims
Pizza transcends international boundaries. While it remains indubitably Italian in history and influence, it evolves to take on the characteristics of the place in which it is made. Consider, for example, the pizzas made in Sweden, which we can only call “unique”. New York pizza is a breed unto itself, an exemplar of the class.…
April 15, 2015 // Sequence 8
Many of us grew up going to the circus. We went to see elephants parading around the ring, lion tamers locked into cages with big cats, and we came home emotionally scarred from the clowns. We might have thrilled to the skills of the aerialists, but they often paled next to the other acts. Today,…
April 14, 2015 // FilmOneFest Benefit Dinner and Auction
Kids have terrible attention spans, especially the young ones. You can capture their focus for a minute or two, and then a squirrel runs by. Boom! They’re distracted and you’ve lost them. Let’s face it, though. We’ve all felt like that. We’ve had days when we couldn’t sit through a full-length feature film if we…
April 13, 2015 // Bad Film Fest 2015
There’s plenty of review websites dedicated to finding good movies. Theatergoers are always on the hunt for the next great film, whether it’s likely to win one of the big awards or just absorb them in a good story for a couple hours. But what about the appeal of really bad movies? Films that don’t…
April 10, 2015 // The Visit
There’s no evidence to corroborate the phrase “money makes the world go ‘round,” but we all know the saying is pretty apt. (Scientists say the Earth’s rotation started out with the conservation of angular momentum, then inertia allowed it to continue, but what do they know?) Money greases wheels and convinces people to do things…
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