Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture
Sasha DiGiulian: The Sight of an Achievement
Craig Biddle February 18, 2012
http://player.vimeo.com/video/33306702?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 Sasha DiGiulian began rock climbing when she was 7 years old. At 18, she made the most difficult ascent by a woman in American climbing history. Now 19, and one of the top climbers in the world, she has deferred her acceptance to Columbia University for a year to…
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‘Keep Your Eyelids Up,’ Dr. Seuss Implores
Ari Armstrong February 15, 2012
“Dad always says to me, / ‘Marco, keep your eyelids up / And see what you can see.’” This advice remains as good now as it was in 1937, when it appeared in Dr. Seuss’s first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. The story is…
Arts & Culture
What's So Super About the Super Bowl?
Joseph Kellard February 2, 2012
When more than 100 million Americans tune in to watch the game, advertisers pay up to $4 million for 30-second commercial spots, and a nation consumes food on a scale rivaling Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday can safely be declared a de facto national holiday. As Evan Weiner, a sports writer…
Arts & Culture
The Grey: A Great Reminder of Crucial Truths
Paul Hsieh January 30, 2012
Could you survive deep in the Alaskan wilderness and make your way out with only the resources from a crashed airplane? That’s the stark challenge faced by the seven protagonists of the movie The Grey, starring Liam Neeson. An airplane carrying Alaskan oil field workers crashes during a storm, and…
Arts & Culture
Did God Help the Patriots Beat the Broncos?
Ari Armstrong January 15, 2012
Christians offering prayers for a victory for Tim Tebow and the Broncos had exactly the same effect as witches holding a seance for Tom Brady and the Patriots: none. Football games are won or lost based on the skill and intensity of the players and the quality of the coaching.…
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Who Deserves Credit for Tebow’s 316 Yards?
Ari Armstrong January 9, 2012
What is the significance of Tim Tebow’s 316 fabulous passing yards to lead the Denver Broncos to their first playoff victory since 2006? Remarkably, many people are claiming (whether seriously or not) that divine intervention may have been at play. That was the immediate reaction of several Twitter users: “Tebow…
Arts & Culture
Never Count a Good Author Out
Daniel Wahl December 10, 2011
Andrew Bernstein began his 2008 article “The Exalted Heroism of Alistair MacLean’s Novels” as follows: Less than fifty years ago, Alistair MacLean’s novels were international best-sellers that spawned major motion pictures. Today, his novels are out-of-print in America and MacLean, once considered a “master storyteller,” is virtually unknown to an…
Arts & Culture, Reviews
Review: The Help
C. A. Wolski November 20, 2011
C. A. Wolski reviews The Help, directed by Tate Taylor.
Arts & Culture
Sanctum Sanctorum: The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Lee Sandstead November 20, 2011
Discusses the collections and virtues of the NGA, compares it to other museums in America, and concludes that the NGA is the fairest of all.
Arts & Culture
An Interview with Still-Life Painter Linda Mann
Craig Biddle November 20, 2011
Ms. Mann discusses how she became an artist, her favorite painters, her own works and techniques, and the respective roles of the conscious mind and the subconscious in the process of painting.