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B  ‘I want to be a role model,’ says ernardine Evaristo emphatically. ‘And an inspiration. Because my background, it’s not, you know, a white background. It’s not upper-class; it’s not privileged; it’s not Oxbridge. I come from a large, working-class, mixed-race family growing up in suburbia. The things that have happened to my career this last year have been absolutely wonderful, but people shouldn’t forget that it’s been a very, very long journey.’ The 61-year-old winner ...

2020 is over, huzzah! December was yet another quiet month in lockdown. I read fifteen books. This was recommended to me by a friend, and looked fascinating. It is brilliantly written. Set in Toronto in the 1920s, it’s about a woman who wants to be a scholar, and turns out to be Christian horror. It’s very well done, but gave me nightmares, especially as I had not realised the genre until half way through—I assumed the weird cultists were not actually messing around with actual Hell. Perh...

Editors note: If you had to pick one word to describe the world of theater in 2020, that word might be “pivot.” With a few local exceptions, Lancaster County theaters closed in March and have not reopened since. Many have found ways to connect with audiences online, through virtual performances — live or recorded. This year, at least the early months of it, may find theaters continuing to pivot, as they adjust to whatever restrictions — indoor closings, reduced audience capa...

No one has ever loved himself as much as Jesus. Let me explain. Some of the greatest gifts God gave to humanity have been skewed horribly with the entrance of sin. The love of self after the fall is a complex idea for us as Christians to understand. We are inundated constantly with unbelieving philosophies of self-advancement, self-esteem, self-fulfillment, self-actualization, self-gratification, self-esteem, and more, and we often run in the opposite direction. But we have to be careful. Theol...

Women of the year: female forces that shaped 2020 World leaders steering countries through the Covid crisis, equality campaigners shaping global events, creative heavyweights attracting worldwide recognition and everyday women we should never forget Syrian filmmaker Waad Al Kateab. Getty Images Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh smiles at her home in Tehran on September 18, 2013, after being freed following three years in prison. Sotoudeh told AFP she was in "good" physical and psychological condit...

Originally published on December 29, 2020 1:55 pm “The start of this story,” says Donny Clutterbuck, “could potentially be the trials and tribulations of becoming a different business every month.” Thanks, Donny. I’ll take it from here.  Clutterbuck is the bar manager at Cure, which offers French farmhouse cuisine at the Rochester Public Market. It’s one of the small treasures on the culinary scene here. And like all restaurants and bars in the COVID-19 era, the trial it’s bee...

The Winter Connection Andrew Wyeth, "Not Plowed," watercolor on paper, 1985  The opening of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 1, “Winter Daydreams,” skillfully suggests the coldest season of the year, when days are shortest and nights are longest.  But winter is not without its charms. Snow and ice have their own beauty, and the season often brings exceptionally clear weather, particularly at night. It also brings people indoors, to sit by a warm fire, or to visit with family a...

Austin 360 Austin360 On The Record is a weekly roundup of new, recent and upcoming releases by local and Austin-associated recording artists. This week, take a look back at a select batch of 50 local albums that made waves in 2020, plus a handful of notable EPs, live albums, archival releases and other oddities. For our critics’ personal favorite records of 2020, watch for next weeks year-in-review music wrap-up. FIVE OLD-SCHOOL ACES Willie Nelson, “First Rose of Spring.” No Grammy nom...

Inside page of Peter Beard published by TASCHEN. Why it’s worth it: When the writer, photographer, and all-around bon vivant Peter Beard died this year at age 82, he left an indelible mark on the art world and everyone he met, from the wilds of Africa to the seedy bars of New York City. His life was marked by a ferocious pursuit of adventure, photographing endangered species and documenting his travels in beautifully intimate diaristic form, collaging photographs with drawings and notation....

Thanks Donny. I’ll take it from here. Clutterbuck is the bar manager at Cure, located at the Rochester Public Market. It’s one of the small treasures on the culinary scene here. And like all restaurants and bars in the COVID-19 era, the trial it’s been undergoing is the coronavirus pandemic. As an Orange Zone designee, Cure is open only for take-out. But to sidestep the tribulations, it’s trying out other ideas. For New Year’s Eve, Clutterbuck and Cure have hooked u...