Tag: arts & entertainment
New York band bringing urban flavor to Mexico's son jarocho music style
Radio Jarocho is giving a distinctly New York style to the son jarocho style of music that has emerged from the Mexican state of Veracruz. While the original son jarocho music is more emotional, emphasizing birds and rivers and flowers, the New York style takes those ideas and puts a big city spin on things....
As Mad Men season concludes, costume styles show the way forward
Mad Men has long been lauded for the way its transported the audience back to the 1960s. At the start, it showed that its characters weren't ready for the changes that were in store. In the season that just ended, author Tom Fitzgerald says the costumes don't just reflect states of mind, but individual plot elements....
Play explores racism in 1950s Chicago neighborhood; builds off previous Broadway show
In 1959, A Raisin in the Sun broke on Broadway to critical acclaim, netting four Tony Award nominations. Bruce Norris has taken the film about race and racism in housing, flipped it around, turned it on its head and moved it forward 40 years with Clybourne Park. ...
Queen's Diamond Jubilee a sign of the evolution, rise of the British monarchy
After enduring years of scandal and declining public respect, the British monarchy is once-more at the top of its popularity. That will be on display this week with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration, marking 60 years since she took the throne....
Indie games find the quirk in their craft
With video game playerss becoming increasingly common in American households, a considerable indie genre has also developed. While some indie video games may be as simple in design as clicking a mouse, other games offer unique and even artistic approaches to game design....
New Men in Black film tries to recover some of the shine from original movie
Director Barry Sonnenfeld is trying to rekindle some of the magic that Men in Black found in its original movie. He's bringing it back to basics so that it doesn't seem like it's trying so hard to be funny....
Skee-Ball redefined with new, national tournament
Skee-Ball, a classic arcade game, is getting a makeover as a nationally competitive sport. This Memorial Day weekend, 64 Skee-Ball players from all over the country tried their luck at the third annual Brewskee-Ball tournament held in Brooklyn, N.Y....
Some London Olympic torches turning up for sale on eBay
The Olympic torch relay is underway in the United Kingdom right now. More than 8,000 people will carry the torch some distance across Britain before the Olympic games start. But some of them are choosing to take the torch and sell them....
Mark Duplass discusses the Hollywood trend of writing for the lovable losers
If you think back over the big hit comedies in recent years, many have a common theme. They don't star a suave, sophisticated urbanite. Instead, the center on geeks, schlubs -- lovable losers living in their moms' basements....
Computer programmers new rockstars of music world
As the music industry tries to find its way forward in a world of MP3 and iTunes, the computer programmers who were once associated with Napster and other products that the music industry blamed for its malaise are now being brought closer together. The industry hopes programmers can help reinvent the industry....
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