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To recognize the poet, actress, author, singer, teacher and civil rights activist who has inspired people worldwide and taught generations of Wake Forest students, the University will establish the Maya Angelou Artist-in-Residence Award. The new award will honor world-renowned artists who reflect Maya Angelou’s passions for creating, performing and teaching. The award will celebrate exceptional artists for combining achievement in the arts and a commitment to improving the human condition in ...

Black Stone Cherry ASHLAND Black Stone Cherry and The Josephines will perform at 7:30 p.m. July 30 at the Paramount Arts Center. The theater announced the show on Monday. Black Stone Cherry is touring in support of the band’s latest album, “The Human Condition,” which was finished just before the pandemic. Since the band’s formation in 2001, the four-piece brotherhood has remained Chris Robertson, vocals/guitar; Ben Wells, guitar/vocals; Jon Lawhon, bass/vocals; and John Fre...

Criterion’s June slate, Indiana Jones in 4K update, THX 1138 at 50, more release/industry news & In Defense of Home Entertainment March 15, 2021 - 2:42 pm   |   by Bill Hunt serious ground to cover in today’s My Two Cents update, so let’s get right to it... THX 1138 in honor of the film’s 50th anniversary (which was last week on 3/11 – the piece was delayed due to a technical issue). The column takes an in-depth look back at the original theatrical release a...

The circus will ‘Prevail’ The show goes on for the Circus Arts Conservatory, which has put together a new circus production that will be presented in front of live audiences and be available for home streaming. “Prevail” features a number of veterans of Cirque du Soleil shows who have been unable to perform for the last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some have been working as coaches with the Sarasota Sailor Circus. “Prevail” will be presented Friday through Sunday and Ma...

Our mace shaped COVID19 enemy, and its mutations merrily popping up around the United States, ironically has opened up new possibilities for inching beyond the grimy confines of industrial capitalism to new modes of work, learning and being that were initially promised by technocrats at the dawn of the Internet/World Wide Web. Indeed, the Pandemic of 2020-21 (Pandemic) revealed that remote education and work was feasible easing; for example, the pollution that filled the air with the exhaust fr...

The Human Condition: The mothers of intervention Poll Were you surprised the UCP government went back to stage one of its reopening plan on Tuesday? Yes In the coming weeks I plan to write at least one column on our provincial media and how it functions. But first I think it is important to discuss a significant problem that is infecting our discussions of politics in general: dehumanization. To be Liberal or Conservative these days seems, to the opposite camp, to automatically (and unquestiona...

Thursday, 11 February 2021, 2:17 pm Our mace shaped COVID19 enemy, and its mutations merrily popping up around the United States, ironically has opened up new possibilities for inching beyond the grimy confines of industrial capitalism to new modes of work, learning and being that were initially promised by technocrats at the dawn of the Internet/World Wide Web. Indeed, the Pandemic of 2020-21 (Pandemic) revealed that remote education and work was feasible easing; for example, the pollution th...

AKP STAFF Plastic surgery is somewhat of a touchy subject for some women. There is nothing wrong with doing what makes them happy, and these six celebrities have all cooly and proudly admitted to going under the knife.  1. Lee Se Young Lee Se Young, who was previously well-known due to her feeling-like, 10:10 eyes, recently underwent double eyelid surgery. She revealed that she had a complex due to her eyes and that she has received numerous negative comments due to her eye shape. At age 32, ...

Speaking Out: Mining the soul in pop music Twenty One Pilots performing at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham in 2019. Wikipedia Speaking Out: Mining the soul in pop music By  Mary French, Youth Speak News February 3, 2021 Man’s search for God lies at the very core of the soul. So it comes as no surprise that God can be found in art that springs forth from that powerful place of divine recollection: music. As a music enthusiast, I have found in my musical escapades that desire for God can...

The Atlantic Valdary’s Theory of Enchantment elicits unusual openness, trust, and engagement from ideologically diverse observers. January 31, 2021 Valdary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) / The Atlantic Chloé Valdary is the founder of Theory of Enchantment, a diversity and resilience training company that the 27-year-old African American entrepreneur runs from Downtown Brooklyn. Its website lists clients including TikTok, WeWork, the Federal Aviation Administration, and Greenwich High School, and asks poten...