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(01/22/09 5:00am)
As the French art world transitioned to modernity in the 19th century, essayist Baudelaire coined the term "le flaneur" to describe the changing role of the artist; the word depicts the artist as someone who is both actively a part of the world, and a wandering observer. The compelling work of American photographer Robert Frank, now on exhibit at the National Gallery, embodies this two-part expectation of the artist. Frank makes sense of his journeys in evocative black and white images, using poetic detail to comment on his surroundings.
(01/15/09 5:00am)
Politically sparked and expansive, the D.C. theater scene promises a spring of verve and life. Local theaters continue to stage vibrant and diverse productions - from the classic, to the modern monologue, to the bilingual comedy.
(01/15/09 5:00am)
You can easily spot the just-returned-from-abroad AU student, wandering lost through the quad in search of a warm croissant or ordering at the Davenport in Swahili. Fortunately, multicultural and multilingual D.C. offers ample opportunities for AU students to find the beloved culture of the part of the world they just left behind. From authentic restaurants to rich cultural institutions and myriad art exhibits, the District softens the reverse culture shock.
(12/04/08 5:00am)
LILLE, France -- My friend and I had an oral final in less than a week for our French environmental politics class. So we did the most logical thing we could think of: we took a day trip to Belgium to eat cake. And it was the most delicious cake, too: lemon cream, with a candied almond crust, served with fruit tea and cappuccino in little white cups.
(10/30/08 4:00am)
LILLE, France -- I vividly remember the hearing tests I had to take in elementary school, and how they made my heart race and palms sweat. There was a poorly lit room and a doctor with a soothing voice behind a pane of glass who was telling me to push the green button when I heard the blocks fall.
(10/02/08 4:00am)
LILLE, France -ÿI could not ask for a clean spoon.
(09/04/08 4:00am)
My grandfather taught me my first French words. Over homemade oatmeal in his old house, he spoke all the French he remembered from his childhood in Quebec. "Fermez-la bouche," or "close your mouth," he said with a rasping chuckle.
(04/17/08 4:00am)
As part of D.C. Yoga Week 2008, local studios offered free or $5 classes from April 12 through April 18, including a Sunday afternoon session on the National Mall. I wanted to use this week to restore balance to my life of too little sleep, and too much sugar and caffeine. I wanted to remember how to breathe.
(04/14/08 4:00am)
When the musical "Smokey Joe's Café" opened on Broadway in 1995, the show held great promise. It combined songs such as "Stand by Me" and "Love Potion #9," which are familiar even to people of our generation, with the sultry and edgy movement of "Fosse" for an unexpected and high-energy musical revue. With its jukebox-worthy soundtrack of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller music, the quintessential rock 'n' roll composers, and direction and choreography by Chet Walker, the creator of "Fosse," the show was nominated for seven Tony awards.
(03/31/08 4:00am)
The Pop Art movement transformed the definition of art. It was once something strictly confined behind a pane of glass - something you could not touch, something far removed from your daily life.
(03/20/08 4:00am)
Ghanaian artist El Anatsui recently opened March 13 the exhibit "Gawu" at the National Museum of African Art, which showcases how he transforms the metal refuse of his continent into breathtaking and flexible large-scale sculptures.
(03/03/08 5:00am)
From Degas' poised dancers to Monet's prismatic water lilies, Impressionism is one of the most pervasive and widely enjoyed art forms. Its vivid-color and evocative imagery allows impressionism to be immediately appreciated and enjoyed. However, understanding the questions that drove the movement places the paintings in a more complex frame than their ubiquitousness suggests.
(02/18/08 5:00am)
As "Your Molotov Kisses" opens, Victoria lounges suggestively on a cream chaise wearing only black lingerie. Just as the sexual tension mounts between Victoria and her husband Daniel, she pulls a thermometer out of her mouth and shakes her head no. She is not yet hot enough.
(02/11/08 5:00am)
First aired as a movie in 2006, "High School Musical" soared to popularity unseen by previous Disney Channel Original Movies. Then came the sing-along and dance-along versions so that fans could trip over their preadolescent limbs while learning the moves to "We're All In This Together." Then the album, with those sugar sweet but oh-so-catchy lyrics, climbed to the top of the charts, becoming the top-selling album of 2006.
(02/11/08 5:00am)
This is the second part of a two-part series on seeing theater on the cheap in D.C.
(02/04/08 5:00am)
D.C. bursts with exciting theater beyond the comedy and tragedy staged on Capitol Hill. Plays as diverse as the Shakespearean classics and modern, boundary-pushing plays unfold on local stages. Unfortunately, the intimidating price tag that often comes with live theater makes it seem inaccessible to students.
(01/17/08 5:00am)
Much like the poetry in which it is rooted, the beauty and interest of Busboys and Poets lies in its contrast.
(11/01/07 4:00am)
Plains, Ga., the boyhood home of former President Carter, has only 650 residents. Each year, the town hosts a peanut festival to celebrate its agricultural riches.
(08/16/07 4:00am)
Linking the suburban to the cosmopolitan, the Metro's red line offers AU students easy access to many of the city's riches. The red line begins and ends in suburban Maryland. Pick the line up at Tenleytown and explore the District's myriad and diverse neighborhoods.
(06/21/07 4:00am)
Lisa Richards had no problem recounting memorable auditions for a new program to bring live music performances to Metro stops.