Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Music and movement: The musical “Fela!,” directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, has more than 15 cast members, but only a few, including the one in the title role, have clearly defined roles. Sahr Ngaujah plays the Nigerian singer and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti in the musical “Fela!” That harsh [...]
Read the rest of this story »By ANTHONY TOMMASINI nytimes.com The British composer Gustav Holst was an astrology buff when he composed his most famous work, “The Planets,” in 1914-16. His portraits of the planets were inspired by their mythological names and astrological associations. The Earth is not included because the suite is about what the seven other planets (Pluto had [...]
Read the rest of this story »By BEN BRANTLEY People measure the passage of time by different means – by counting calendar pages or lines around the eyes or outmoded clothes in the back of closets. Me, I find increasingly that I assess the weight of the years through what I see on the stage. “Wait a minute!” I’ll say to [...]
Read the rest of this story »By CHARLES ISHERWOOD nytimes.com Sarah Goodwin, the complicated woman at the heart of “Time Stands Still,” seems to thrive on conflict, at least professionally. A photojournalist who covers wars and global strife, she keeps chaos at arm’s length by trapping it in the camera lens, exerting a fierce control over moments of horror by fixing [...]
Read the rest of this story »By KATIE HAFNER nytimes.com PRIORITIES Caroline Cua’s collection of iPhone apps is tiny, compared with her stash of shoes. But instead her iPhone is nearly empty. Since she bought it nearly a year ago, Ms. Cua, 27, who works for a transportation service in San Francisco, has downloaded precisely five programs. And though she uses [...]
Read the rest of this story »By JOE DRAPE Nytimes.com Serena Williams won her fifth Australian Open championship here Saturday in a three-set thriller that showcased her big serve, her ballistic forehand and most of all an unquenchable will to win that she needed every bit of to turn back Justine Henin, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Serena Williams returning a serve from [...]
Read the rest of this story »By Paul Robins What is your business about? “We manufacture hand-made, natural, Faitrade beauty products and toiletries including exotic butters, cosmetics and oils. “Sheabutter Cottage is home to three brands: “Cioccolatina which provides handmade toiletries which are gentle to the skin as well as providing moisturising qualities. “AkuaWood which offers quality supplies sourced directly from [...]
Read the rest of this story »When I was a child, I heard stories about the so-called “activist” Angela Davis. We’d whisper her name in the schoolyard – as if betraying our parents, those very ones who were themselves fooled into thinking that Ms. Davis was truly an “enemy of the state.” We couldn’t speak of her in our social studies [...]
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