Tag: Alive
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Immersive Doc ‘Stay Alive, My Son’ Uses Compassion to Spur Action
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Prosecutor-turned-immersive storyteller Victoria Bousis has seen the often-separate strands of her professional lives converge in unexpected ways as she’s toured her recent project, “Stay Alive, My Son.” Using Cineplay – a mix of cinema with gameplay mechanics – the immersive experience adapts the memoires of human rights activist Pin Yathay, allowing users to embody Yathay’s…
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Gretchen’s First MOTO Reveal: A Tiny Bedroom Comes Alive With The Perfect Pieces From Article (And Fabric On The Walls??)
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What do you get when you combine 32 yards of fabric, a beautiful bedroom bundle from Article and the world’s best boss? My very first Makeover Takeover reveal!! If you read my post from yesterday, you know how quickly this bedroom came together. Personally, I love a deadline (Em too), and though this one came…
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Keeping the Hawaiian steel guitar tradition alive
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KAILUA, Hawaii — Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his right thumb, index and middle finger. His left hand hovers over the strings along the neck, a cylindrical tube held…
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Supper Clubs in New York Are a Vanishing Breed. Café Carlyle Is Keeping the Tradition Alive
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On a Tuesday evening last December, the singer-pianist Michael Feinstein was at Café Carlyle on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in a sparkly silver blazer, making his way through the audience to the little stage, where the members of his four-piece band were taking their places. The audience erupted into applause. A few people stood and…
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The Glamor of Old Miami Is Alive and Well at Surfside’s Four Seasons at the Surf Club
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By Grace Cassidy The Surf Club in Miami originally opened its doors in 1930 and immediately became a hot spot for celebrities and A-listers. Now branded Four Seasons Hotel at the Surf Club, the hotel and residences still feature remnants of the building’s early-20th-century glory, including the original columns and arched windows in the lobby.…
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Teen Found Alive in Remote Utah Mountains After ‘Cyber-Kidnapping’
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A 17-year-old international student from China who went missing after a “cyber-kidnapping” case where his family was extorted for $80,000 has been found alive in the Utah mountainside, police confirm. Kai Zhuang, who was reported missing by his parents on Dec. 28, was located after local police, along with the FBI and the U.S. Embassy…
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A Gaza woman describes trying to keep her family safe — and alive : NPR
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A Gaza woman describes the fear of living under airstrikes, and her attempts to keep her children safe. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Now for the story of one woman in the Gaza Strip. For now, the fighting there is paused. And today Hamas released 16 hostages as Israel releases Palestinian detainees. Israel says it is…
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The Osborne Keeps the Gilded Age Alive on Billionaires’ Row in Midtown Manhattan
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By Grace Cassidy Long before a series of supertall skyscrapers came to dominate the Midtown Manhattan skyline, the tallest residential building on the stretch of 57th Street now known as Billionaires’ Row was an ornate 11-story brownstone called The Osborne. Designed by renowned architect James Edward Ware and built at 205 West 57th Street in…
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Jessica Sellinger’s Sculptural Wave Collection Feels Alive
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Jessica Sellinger’s latest series of works – the Wave Collection – immediately stands out for unapologetically embracing and loving each “mistake” made. The Brisbane, Australia-based ceramic artist sees the series of wall sculptures and vessels as a representation of her own self-identity, and what I believe many of us aspire to. Each colored fold and…
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Al Roker Celebrates 69th Birthday Feeling ‘Glad to Be Alive’
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Happy birthday, Al! Al Roker is celebrating his 69th birthday Aug. 20 with an action-packed weekend, including a birthday serenade from none other than Grammy Award winner Jon Batiste. To kick off his special day Sunday, Al shared a sweet video from his morning walk by the lake, explaining why he feels “more than grateful”…
