Michael Feinstein says that he ” had a brilliant way of incorporating … very modern musical language into his playing that was masterful, yet he also could instantly switch to creating a dance arrangement for Judy Garland or Marilyn Monroe.” Yet he’s best remembered for an affair with Monroe that led to a rather embarrassing moment for Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra.
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Why LA Just Doesn’t Need Another Dance School
“If there’s one thing Los Angeles doesn’t need, it’s another dance school, even the conservatory-style school that is being planned.”
“Casablanca”‘s Play-It-Again-Sam Piano Sells At Auction
“The 58-key upright piano on which actor and singer Dooley Wilson performed “As Time Goes By,” the signature song of the 1942 film’s star-crossed lovers played by Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, sold at Sotheby’s for $602,500 (£372,600) including commission.”
Roger Ebert: News Coverage, Not Movies, Responsible For Senseless Newtown-Like Murders
“Events like Columbine are influenced far less by violent movies than by CNN, “The NBC Nightly News” and other news media, who glorify the killers in the guise of “explaining” them.”
Why “Lincoln” Seems Timeless
“When so many are navel-gazing and tweeting about what happened two seconds ago — drawn to fantasy, comic books and sarcasm — there’s something brave and chastening about summoning history to shed dramatic light on current concerns.”
Scotland’s Visual Artists Subsist At Poverty Level
“Three-quarters of visual artists in Scotland are earning less than £5,000 a year, according to a new report.”
England: STILL Trying to Colonize Scotland, This Time In The Arts
“In a critique of English Âimmigration north of the Border, the writer says the largest influx of new residents into Scotland can be split into Âeither long-term settlers, whom he approves of, or short-term colonists who come north to advance their career.”
Coming Soon To A Cowshed Far From You
“Planning permission was granted last week for a gallery and arts centre on what was originally built as a ‘model farm’ dating back to 1760. There is a cowshed, a piggery, stables, barns, a farmhouse and land.”
Practicing For Dracula
Ruby lips, white teeth, crabs eating a corpse, coats full of cash – many of the elements of ,Bram Stoker’s Dracula appeared first in short story form.
Don’t Think; Just Do It Should Be Don’t Do It; Just Think
“Even in small doses, mindfulness can effect impressive changes in how we feel and think — and it does so at a basic neural level.”