father and son stories - Highbrow Magazine
WEB2 days ago — father and son stories. Later my father put on a gray sweater. We ate chili by a fire. We talked about baseball. My father smiled. He was growing a beard. One day he would be smiling in the Denver Airport of Death, but today he was smiling under normal non-death conditions; breathing without making …
From Master Juba to ‘Happy Feet’: A Brief History of Tap Dancing
WEBDec 31, 2012 — Master Juba and other black dancers performed for blacks and Irishmen in 1840s New York City. He won many contests against talented white dancers, including some with Irish dancer Jack Diamond. Irish jig and clog-dancing fused with African-American moves like the shuffle and slide, which eventually led to tap dance.
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Travis Burke and the Art of Adventure Photography
WEBJun 3, 2018 — The Editors. Travis Burke’s creative approach to outdoor adventure photography stems from his own perspective on life. His dedication to conquering anything thrown at him and living life with no regrets shines through in his photographs. Whether it’s walking a slackline over canyons, freediving through caves in the ocean or capturing the ...
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WEB1 day ago — Eddie Granger Takes an Uninhibited, Optimistic Approach to Creating Masterful Art. Kristin Sancken. New York-based artist Eddie Granger has made it his artistic mission to bring back the somewhat unfashionable idea of optimism. “I’m tired of seeing art that is silent or morbid,” he explains. “Everyone thinks that art needs to be really ...
Actor Kristoffer Polaha’s Journey to Stardom - Highbrow Magazine
WEBApr 8, 2021 — Rather than follow “America’s Prince” with increasingly important TV and movie roles, Polaha landed a string of starring appearances in television shows that seemed promising, launched … and then stalled … time and again. From 2004 to 2012, Polaha had key roles in the nighttime soap “North Shore,” the sitcom “Miss Guided,” the romantic comedy “Valentine,” the relationship ...
Satan, Saturn, and Rock’n’Roll: The Mythology of the 27 Club
WEBAug 21, 2014 — The coincidence is so eerie, and yet so compelling, that the curse of the 27 Club has become one of rock music’s best-known mythologies. Rock ‘n’ Roll is, after all, a genre driven by obsession with the supernatural and the occult. Castigated since its earliest days as “the devil’s music” for the way it seemed to infuse teenagers ...
The Influence of Woody Guthrie Continues, a Hundred Years Later
WEBJul 8, 2012 — Guthrie caught that spirit, that strong, hard will, and immortalized it. Years after his death, in celebration of his birth, we can only imagine that this spirit, strong as ever, will continue on, carried by generations to come. The spirit of Guthrie, his message and legacy have been passed on like the Olympic torch, and new fires are kindled ...
How One Grieving Artist Turned Tragedy Into Art
WEBOct 23, 2020 — Sandra Bertrand. Before the September 11, 2001, attacks, before the current pandemic, grief of such cataclysmic proportions seemed unimaginable for many. But when sculptor Suse Lowenstein’s son Alex, along with his schoolmates, was lost in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, …
Paying Homage to Groundbreaking Mexican Cartoonists and Their …
WEBMay 20, 2012 — The exhibit, which will run until May 31, presents a survey of artwork from the 1970s to 2012, covering immigration, U.S.-Mexico relations, human rights, globalization, and the environment, among other issues. El Taller Latino Americano is located at 2710 Broadway, New York City. New America Media. While the simple lines, wit, and humor of …