Unconventional. Singular. Unexpected.
So very New York City.
Views from Manhattan West: Hell’s Kitchen, Times Square, Grand Central
March 21st, 2018
Unconventional. Singular. Unexpected.
So very New York City.
Views from Manhattan West: Hell’s Kitchen, Times Square, Grand Central
March 21st, 2018
“I believe the simplest explanation is, there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realisation that there probably is no heaven and no afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe and for that, I am extremely grateful.”
In Memoriam: Stephen Hawking (1942-2018)
Manhattan, Upper East Side
February 17th, 2018
Stills from ”Holiday Inn” (1942) — (Movie Clip) Be Careful, It’s My Heart
Jim (Bing Crosby) at his chic holiday-only nightspot unveils his Valentine for Linda (Marjorie Reynolds), only to be usurped by ex-partner and romantic rival Ted (Fred Astaire), with an Irving Berlin tune that was initially a bigger hit than White Christmas, in Holiday Inn, 1942.
February 14th, 2018
An unassuming flower shop somewhere near the tracks at Grand Central.
Every weekday morning they put out fresh cut flowers arranged in colour-coordinated rows on the shelves. Busy commuters can always count on finding the perfect bouquet for their occasion, until closing time at 7:30pm. Always?
Not so on February the 14th! By 6pm the vases were empty and folks were pushing and elbowing their way through hoping to catch the remains of the day.
For that day was V day and people were willing to put up a fight.
Aah, the things we do for love…
Snapshot from February 14th, 2017
In 1946, Jean Cocteau directed a dark, poetic film adaptation of La Belle et la Bête, the story written in 1757 by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont.
In 1994, Philip Glass removed the film’s original dialogue and score and replaced them with his own musical score, performed live by members of the Philip Glass Ensemble. The singers, perfectly synchronized with the actors, become an extension of the story.
In April 2017, this masterful production was presented at the Town Hall following a brief discussion between Philip Glass and his friend and collaborator, Errol Morris.
”In the scene when Belle begs La Bête for permission to visit her father, La Bête, moved by her plea, decides to let her go, but requires her, at the cost of his own life, to return in a week. He explains to her that his magic exists by the force of five power objects—the rose, the key, the mirror, the glove, and the horse. These five are the root of La Bête’s creativity and magic. The point is, if a young artist were to ask Cocteau directly what he would need to pursue the life and work of an artist, these five elements would be the answer. The rose represents beauty. The key represents technique—literally, the means by which the “door” to creativity is opened. The horse represents strength and stamina. The mirror represents the path itself, without which the dream of the artist cannot be accomplished. The meaning of the glove eluded me for a long time, but finally, and unexpectedly, I understood that the glove represents nobility. By this symbol Cocteau asserts that the true nobility of mankind are the artist-magician creators. This scene, which leads directly to the resolution of the fairy tale, is framed as the most significant moment of the film and is the message we are meant to take away with us: Cocteau is teaching about creativity in terms of the power of the artist, which we now understand to be the power of transformation.”
“The past is reinvented and becomes the future. But the lineage is everything.”
”If you remember your lineage, you will never feel lonely.”
All mages from Pinterest, except last one from the – well deserved – standing ovation.
Quotations by Philip Glass.
April 20th, 2017
Moderat are Modeselektor and Apparat.
Hardly anybody has brought electronic music from Berlin to the farthest flung corners of the world with more passion and enthusiasm than these two heavyweights. […]
Moderat were in Terminal 5 and there was nowhere else we’d rather be that evening.
April 19th, 2017
Cherry blossoms and street art on 4th Avenue.
Cherry blossoms always add a healthy blush to the City that’s waking up to the pleasures of Spring.
April 17th, 2017
Another spot, favourite among sakura lovers; on the Bridle Path that runs alongside Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park, around West 90th Street.
April 14th, 2017
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