ARTS & CULTURE SUNDAY: Top 100 Breaking News, Headlines & Stories Worthy to Read/Watch & Share
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Community can mean something different to everyone. To some, community is their place of worship, and to others, it’s their local theater troupe or intramural softball team. One segment of the population that is typically excluded from t...
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Normal Bel Geddes perhaps isn’t the best embodiment of the NEA’s notion of creative placemaking. Rather than communities centered on art, the designer envisioned a world centered on the automobile, filled with expressways, multi-tiered b...
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Washington, DC —The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) expands its support of arts-based community development with recommended grants for the fourth year of the NEA's Our Town program. NEA Chairman Jane Chu announces today that the a...
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A raunchy romantic comedy, an anarchy thriller and an animated kids' flick weren’t enough to unseat the evolved primates ruling the box office.
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David Cronenberg’s 1981 movie “Scanners,” at once a violent action film and a paranoid thriller, made his reputation.
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“Just remember that if you’re not one of those folks reading at least 13 books a year, then a $10 per month book service is probably not a top priority.”
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Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, best known for her role as the daughter of Mel Gibson's character's in the 2000 hit movie "The Patriot," died late Saturday in Texas, the Houston coroner confirmed.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The summer box office continued to lack mojo, as the R-rated "Sex Tape" failed to turn on moviegoers on a weekend where "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" maintained its rule. 20th Century Fox's science fiction sequel outmu...
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As Microsoft lays off 18,000 people, one of the departments slashed is the Xbox Entertainment Studio, launched in 2012 and with nearly 20 series in some phase of development.
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During rehearsals for “King Lear,” John Lithgow gets a poignant reminder of his long past with Shakespeare’s plays.
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During rehearsals for "King Lear," John Lithgow gets a poignant reminder of his long past with Shakespeare's plays.
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“We want our Art to bring out the Bigot from inside the Liberal and conversely to bring out the Liberal from inside the Bigot.” This piece of poetry by Gilbert & George is writ large on the wall of White Cube Bermondsey in south Lond...
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” ‘It’s a pleasure to talk about him, but there will come a time very soon where I say, “I’ve done that, I am closing the door and moving on,” ‘ explained Mr. Suchet, 68, clad in a very un-Poirot-like blue d...
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For the last three decades my right ankle has been the site of a deeply botched tattoo. It was supposed to be a yin yang , but with every passing year, it looks more and more like a cancerous mole. The drunken Vietnam Vet who administere...
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Continuing his video-per-day Internet takeover, Weird Al presents us with some Sunday mandatory fun in his latest release, "Lame Claim to Fame." Paired with a neat stop motion video, Weird Al jabs at people's celebrity obsession, pointin...
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These Cambridge grads are bringing classical sounds to the charts. Thomas H Green met them
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The artist imagines what would happen if he were in charge of the magazine instead of Anna Wintour: a world where Cherie Blair, a paperclip and a budgie get to be cover stars See a gallery of his 12 covers Officially part of Fashion Cult...
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"Breaking Bad" was the big winner Saturday at the 30th Annual Television Critics Assn. Awards at the Beverly Hilton.
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“Perhaps in addition to building landmarks to the best parts of our past, the physical infrastructure of America’s capital should note the worst of it. If D.C. statues and monuments didn’t just exalt, but also criticize...
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I secretly always wanted to marry James Garner, and was foiled only by the fact that, as humorist Jean Kerr once wrote of her designs on George S. Kaufman, he was already married and I never met him.
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Box-office sales at North American theaters were down 25 percent compared with the same three days last summer.
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“Girls about 15 or so are screaming, ‘Oh my God, oh my God,’ and circle around and of course there’s the blimming selfie craze now, so you have to stand there peering into mobile phones.”
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The visit from the China Philharmonic to the Proms was full of shrewd choices says Ivan Hewett
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“It’s always a pleasure to see Cunningham choreography these days. No choreography is a keener tonic to the dancegoer’s palate, and what once felt difficult now looks both absorbing and natural.”
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L’architecte Alberto Campo Baeza vient de rénover cette ancienne usine de pêche à Cádiz pour en faire une incroyable résidence. La piscine placée sur le toit de la maison offre une vue imprenable sur l’océan. L’architecte a c...
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The Latitude headliner reveals the heartache behind her tortured lyrics - and how she proved her critics wrong
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Mr. Garner was best known as the amiable gambler Bret Maverick in the 1950s western “Maverick” and the cranky sleuth Jim Rockford in the 1970s series “The Rockford Files.”
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An effective updating of Bellini's opera boasts an admirable lead performance, says Rupert Christiansen
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“Since theater is a live art form, to me there’s nothing about digitization that intrinsically makes piracy easier. Unlike the music and film industries, where digitization (and the attendant problem of piracy) has had a vast and i...
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“The architect who shattered all architectural expectations for what a museum and even a building might be has been conspicuously overlooked.”
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After long pondering the glory of transplanting the Iron Throne to Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II's subjugation of Westeros appears to have finally begun. While we were never blessed with a picture of the queen lounging in her rig...
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Sporting earworms and classical treats made this a solid debut for the sport-themed Prom says Jasper Rees
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Garner, star of ‘Maverick’ and ‘The Rockford Files,’ “was a genuine star but as an actor something of a paradox: a lantern-jawed, brawny athlete whose physical appeal was both enhanced and undercut by a disa...
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From Coppélia and Pygmalion to Mannequin and Buffybot, artists love playing games with lifesize dolls. It's a trail of lust, obsession and beheadings Coppélia is one of the sillier corners of the ballet repertoire. Franz, a handso...
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Damon Albarn's set headlining Saturday night at Latitude may be hard to top all year says Pete Naughton
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Emmy Award winner James Garner moved easily between TV and the big screen, with more than 80 credits in a 50-year career. He's best known for his self-effacing portrayals of western gambler Bret Maverick and L.A. private eye Jim Rockford...
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Le vidéaste américain Nabil a réalisé le dernier clip d’Alt J pour son titre « Hunger Of The Pine », extrait de son nouvel album « This Is All Yours » qui sortira le 22 Septembre 2014. Un hom...
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Neurologists have noted a surge of artistic creativity among Parkinson’s patients being treated with levodopa, a synthetic dopamine-precursor pill, reports the Atlantic. As unlikely as it may seem, the correlation between this part...
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If you were the kind of kid who enjoyed tearing the heads off your Barbie dolls and prying your toys open to see how things looked on the inside, … Read More
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News presenter Sophie Raworth claims many of her bosses are now female and ageism is no longer an issue for women in the BBC
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Liu Qiqian’s stunt was meant to make a point about the Chinese art market.
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Why you should listen to Jean-Philippe Rameau
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Renzo Piano‘s preliminary designs for a new subterranean dinosaur museum housed in an old quarry in Portland, England, have been revealed, reports the BBC. Portland sits on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Sit...
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The star of The Rockford Files and The Great Escape was a reminder of a bygone age, says Tim Robey
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Chrissie Hynde answers the question: is she too old to rock?
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This is the tenth installment in HuffPost Gay Voices Associate Editor James Nichols ' ongoing series "After Dark: NYC Nightlife Today And Days Past" that examines the state of New York nightlife in the modern day, as well as the developm...
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An incredible new photographic journalism project is documenting the lives and stories of a handful of queer kids across America through a project titled " We Are The Youth ." What began as a web-based initiative four years ago has devel...
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Le designer américain Matthew Strong a conçu un sofa inspiré du travail du designer Charles Eames. Entièrement fait en fibre de carbone noir, Matthew Strong a du se livrer à de longues heures de tissage pour en arriver à un tel résultat....
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Helen Brown is moved by a memoir of a father's grief - and a tribute to a life cut short
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The British comedy troupe has reunited for what they say is the final time in Monty Python Live (Mostly). Fans around the world will watch the last show Sunday, either in London or via live stream.
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Garner was known for wise-cracking, tough-guy characters who were not afraid to bend the rules. NPR's Arun Rath talks with biographer Jon Winokur about the actor's prolific career.
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Author Douglas Coupland tells NPR's Arun Rath that he's not exactly sure how the lead character of his new novel entered his mind. ( This story originally aired on Morning Edition on April 19, 2014.)
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"There's nothing scarier than the neighbors," says Night of the Living Dead director George A. Romero. His latest zombie tale is a comic book set in New York City called The Empire of the Dead.
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Puppet show The Man Who Planted Trees has been touring the world since 2006 in the hands of Rick Conte and his puppet dog, as part of Puppet State Theatre Company. Ahead of the show’s…
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Two clues will be given. The first answer will be a brand name that sounds like it's plural; change the first letter to spell a new word that answers the second clue.
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If you're looking for a cracking summer read, NPR's Madhulika Sikka says you absolutely must pick up Michael Koryta's thrill-a-minute new novel about a teenager on the run in the Montana woods.
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Italian professor Joseph Luzzi's new memoir digs into the divisions in Italian society: north and south, poor and rich, and the question of his own complicated identity as an Italian American.
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A new collection of sheet music celebrating composerlyricist Andrew Lippa is now available to order.
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Broadway and Hollywood superstar Neil Patrick Harris recently expressed his deep desire to appear on the new season of hit FX horror anthology series AMERICAN HORROR STORY, subtitled FREAK SHOW, and the series's mastermind and co-creator...
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The cast of the hotly anticipated new stage adaptation of the recent PETER PAN-centric film FINDING NEVERLAND is currently in rehearsals and they joined together for a sitzprobe sing-through of the score attended by songwriter Gary Barlo...
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Don't miss your Broadway fix while you're soaking up the rays this July and August. Playbill.com has compiled a list of Broadway history, memoirs and story-telling that will bring the drama to your deck chairs. Let yourself loung...
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The monthly missive from Across the Pond reflects on the stage adaptations of Hilary Mantel's novels and the revival of the blockbuster musical Miss Saigon .
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This month's column discusses Helen Krich Chinoy's new book about The Group Theatre; Jeffrey Sweet's 50th anniversary celebration of The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center; a bookful of monologues by Eric Bogosian; and vocal s...
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Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, July 19, 2014.
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Last week, we asked our readers to share their favorite YouTube performances featuring a Broadway actress. This week, we wanted to know what male vocal performances our readers can't stop watching. Click through to see their favorite...
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Playbill.com's weekly recap of its coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they were missed the first time around.
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The Tupac Shakur-scored musical Holler If Ya Hear Me , a non-biographical new work directed by 2014 Tony Award winner Kenny Leon about hope, friendship and life on the city streets, ends its Broadway run July 20 at the Palace Theatre.
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Concert performances of the original musical Sing Me Home are presented July 20 at 8 PM and July 21 at 1 PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre.
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The latest edition of Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway , which is entitled Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! , ends its run July 20 at the Davenport Theatre.
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Everett Quinton, a longtime member of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, who also received Drama Desk and Obie Awards for his performance in Charles Ludlam's The Mystery of Irma Vep , returns to the New York stage in The Peccadillo T...
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The Broadway premiere of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, starring Daniel Radcliffe, ends its limited Broadway run July 20 at the Cort Theatre.
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Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Annie Potts ("Designing Women," God of Carnage ), who joined the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Pippin as Berthe in January, takes her final swing on the trapeze July 20.
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1961 Stop The World - I Want To Get Off opens tonight at the Queen's Theatre on London's West End. The musical, which follows the life of one man from birth to death, will run 485 performances. The show, which features book, musi...
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Yeah, it’s unpleasantly humid outside, and the apocalyptic thunderstorms sure ain’t helping. But that shouldn't stop you, the toughest of the tough: The New York theatergoer! Especially when there’s Patti LuPone&rsq...
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BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 7192014.
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ART ©2014 ANNA+ELENA=BALBUSSO www.balbusso.com SILVER MEDAL 3x3 INTERNATIONAL PRO SHOW 11 5 pieces of the illustrated book "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer , Black cat Publishing Illustrated book
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On Saturday night, the Television Critics Association hands out its 30th annual round of awards, and the big winners are from cable TV, broadcast TV, and even new spaces entirely.
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Installation view of Magazzino Gallery #ABBgalleries #ArtBasel pic.twitter.com/q9AKhJVIGv
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Learn about Travel with the Met's visit to the Danish islands of Christiansø and Frederiksø: http://met.org/WjFm0a pic.twitter.com/6kxqDcs4yq
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It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup Today's photos come from the casts of Broadway's BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, CINDERELLA, ROCKY, PIPPIN, the 1st National Tour of THE PHANTOM OF T...
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The Metropolitan Room will proudly salute the legendary Elaine Stritch with an evening of stories and songs on August 7th 2014 at 700pm. Hosted by the famed cabaret's owner, Bernard Furshpan, performers of all backgrounds will join force...
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Unusual vantage points & asymmetrical framing are a consistent theme throughout Degas’s works. http://met.org/1kBnPWS pic.twitter.com/Jc7yg7gTdo
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Impressions of Japan
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Marja Mills spent more than a year living next door to reclusive author Harper Lee and her sister. She documents that time in The Mockingbird Next Door . But Lee says she never authorized the book.
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This beautiful book brings together works by two remarkable painters of 17th-century Italy. http://met.org/1wEwvBc pic.twitter.com/gkicFpaou8
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The Epigraphic School was the final chapter of the calligraphic evolution of dynasty China. http://met.org/1mlSpDM pic.twitter.com/sIGwl3xvCy
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The Metropolitan Room (34 W. 22nd Street) will salute the life of the late Broadway and screen legend Elaine Stritch in a one-night-only event Aug. 7 at 7:00 PM.
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BVE KIDS. The Elbe Housing Association?s Cooperative Association for Children. As Germany?s first housing cooperative, the Elbe Housing Association (BVE) has founded its own cooperative association for children. In the context of corpora...
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BroadwayWorld.com is excited to kick off a new special exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Future entries will delve into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources...
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Dan Graham’s work recalls palace gardens, public parks, and suburban lawns. http://met.org/1qOwVDo #metroof pic.twitter.com/awYhSriDwi
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CBS Sunday Morning will air a feature on the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and its contributions to the American theater, the artists they've nurtured and the fifty-year history of the renowned institution July 20.
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Camp Broadway's Original Summer Program for theater-loving kids, ages 10-17, began earlier this week and continued through July 18, 2014. The week-long program immerses campers in an authentic Broadway rehearsal process that culminated i...
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2015 North American Taiko Conference will be held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas from June 12-14, 2015. The 2015 taiko conference will be organized by Taiko Community Alliance which was formed in August 2013. Representatives from T...
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What defines 1960s America to you? #DennisHopper :http://bit.ly/RG5EHq
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According to Page Six, Hugh Jackman has decided to help his childhood friend, Australian radio shock jock and reality TV star Gus Worland, shed some weight. Jackman has convinced Worland, who currently stands at 308 pounds, to lose some ...
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Enjoy "Ducks Resting in Sunshine," by Jean Baptiste Oudry, painter of animal still lifes: http://met.org/1nFfFN7 pic.twitter.com/6pcnRF5G9U
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Spend Sunday evening with a string quartet in our Sculpture Garden. Summergarden is free! http://bit.ly/1rz1U7Z pic.twitter.com/SEq3L5mncx
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Travel the world with a free screening of Samsara, tonight in Dalston, 9:30pm #beyondbarbican http://ow.ly/ziUMM http://ow.ly/i/6h1De
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Design for the criminal justice system: protection, humiliation, or both? @desviolenz blog: http://bit.ly/1nW67lS pic.twitter.com/MTauO984Xg
