hat s your favorite movie? I m asked often, usually a few drinks into a discursive barroom conversation, and I ve always had a tough time answering. But the older I get, the more confident I ve become in my choice: Joel and Ethan Coen s
Fargo, a 1996 black comedy about a string of increasingly bizarre crimes that leaves a trail of dead bodies scattered between Minnesota and North Dakota. The film was released 25 years ago this week, and it hasn t aged a day. It was a critical smash upon its release, with both Siskel and Ebert naming it the best film of 96, and it eventually won two Oscars (for its screenplay and for Frances McDormand s lead performance), was preserved by the Library of Congress and inspired a beloved TV spinoff.
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t s a testament to Kate Lebo s curiosity, knowledge and sheer writing chops that she can spend a chapter describing something as tasting like peaches laced with onions and garbage and smelling a little like turpentine and you ll want to merrily try some for yourself laughing all the way. Of course, you probably won t get the 38-year-old Lebo to join for another round of the spikey fruit called a durian, grown primarily in Southeast Asia and only found through some digging through Spokane s Asian grocery stores. The author of
The Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (With Recipes), arriving in stores April 6, readily admits she threw out most of hers, having tried just five bites before she started to feel ill. Some people
click to enlarge IMAGE PROVIDED On his latest adventurous CD, “Spring Garden,” pianist and retired Eastman School of Music professor Harold Danko pays tribute to Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” Danko’s extensive liner notes leave no doubt about his fascination obsession, really with Stravinsky’s 1913 ballet score. When “The Rite of Spring” premiered in Paris audiences and critics were not ready for Vaslav Nijinsky’s radical choreography and Stravinsky’s seemingly cacophonous music. But, over the subsequent century, the music has been widely recognized for its avant-garde brilliance. Many jazz artists, from Alice Coltrane to The Bad Plus, have interpreted it.
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“Working with these kids was easily the best part of the project. They were endless wells of enthusiasm and natural performers. Each student brought a unique sensibility to the characters that elevated the story to a hugely entertaining and emotional plane.” - said Nexus Studios’ Director, Patrick Osborne.
This film was produced by Cox, in collaboration with ad agency 180LA and Nexus Studios to inspire all of us to stay connected and show the power technology has to bring us closer to one another during difficult times.
The animated short Drawn Closer will premiere on Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 9 on YurView, the local origination television network managed by Cox Communications. Visit www.yurview.com for a complete broadcast schedule for YurView’s nationwide markets to watch and cheer on the superstars from Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts. Watch the “Making of” film here.
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hose who know me are well aware I m a coffee fiend. And by coffee fiend, I mean my pour-over set is one of my closest companions. It wasn t always this way, however, and mastering the perfect cup of at-home coffee took plenty of trial and error. In fall 2019, I made my first adult kitchen appliance purchase. My new Nespresso machine made me quickly grow accustomed to pampering myself with coffee, both for luxury and functional purposes. Last March, the first task on my spring break bucket list was getting pour-over coffee from one of my favorite coffee shops back home in Fullerton, California: Philz Coffee. But then COVID-19 hit, and pandemic life became my new reality. I resorted by day to my family s tried-and-true Keurig to survive my 8 am Zoom classes. By night, I dreamt of the luxurious Nespresso that was oh-so-lonely back in my college dorm. My lavish latte lifestyle was put on temporary delay.