May 7th, 2013 by Sara Devine
I’ve been at the Brooklyn Museum for about a year-and-a-half now, which is also as long as I’ve been a resident of our fair borough. I’ve worked many places in the country—at and for different museums—and one thing that struck me almost as soon as I arrived here is the social...
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November 15th, 2011 by Maya Valladares
Sculptors and painters draw constantly. Architects, botanists, designers, and many a traveling student have been known to constantly have a sketchbook in hand. But what about teachers? Dancers? Surgeons? What about you? Read more
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August 25th, 2011 by Beverly Sommer
A yoga teacher once told me, “you have everything you need and more than you could possibly imagine.” As an over scheduled, stressed out, on-the-go, hyper stimulated, frazzled, crazed, sometimes angst-y urban woman, this seemed like a really funny joke. The Scooby Doo ears in me perked up and...
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June 23rd, 2011 by Beverly Sommer
Filmed in Yemen, The Oath is an extraordinary portrait of Abu Jandal, former body guard to Osama bin Laden, jihadist, father, mentor, and cab driver. Read more
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June 14th, 2011 by Eugenie Tsai
Judging from the aphorisms “a penny saved is a penny earned” or “a penny for your thoughts,” the copper cent at one time possessed a degree of value that it has since lost, but there’s a place for those seemingly worthless coins in your pockets. Read more
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