Monthly Archives: November 2018

Three Things About Naples, Italy

Castel Nuovo (Maschio Angioino) in central Naples

The word CULTURE has a special meaning in Naples. It stands for collecting and illustrating the great heritage of the city. This heritage is made of many historical, artistic and archaeological sites, but moreover it is characterized by a modern spirit that gives the opportunity to create and re-create. Unlike cities in which art is stored in museums, Naples's distinctive mark is its folklore (folklore): people living and working among the artistic beauties of the city.

Global Holiday Traditions, ‘Roma,’ Beatle Trivia

poster for the movie Roma

In Colonial America, Christmas was essentially a day of Spiritual observance. Carols were sung and church bells rang out to celebrate the commemoration of Christ’s birth. Early Americans decorated evergreen trees with things from nature and homemade items... The film ‘Roma’ is named Best Picture by the New York Film Critics Circle.

The Terrible Catastrophe

Olivia Hooker

Ms Hooker, who died on Wednesday at home in White Plains, New York, thousands of miles and almost 100 years away from the riots in Tulsa, was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in February 1915. By the time she was six, the family had moved to Tulsa, where her father had “a very nice store” which “didn’t carry shoddy things.”

Christmas in London Guide and The Western Fjords of Norway

view of Norway's fjord country from atop Mount Hoven

Leave it to London to have one of the most festive atmospheres for Christmas. The British city goes all out with large light displays, towering Christmas trees, pudding races, ballet performances, and cheerful holiday markets... Nordic Travel Specialist, 50 Degrees North, has introduced an innovative new 8-day tour for 2019: ‘The Western Fjords of Norway’.

Greetings from the Green Country of Tulsa, Oklahoma

downtown Tulsa at night

As I stood in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma I was amazed by the lushness of its greenery and sense of cosmopolitism. This was my first trip to Oklahoma, and in my naiveté, I had thought the whole state was one big Dust Bowl. Perhaps I had seen John Ford’s film adaption of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath too many times, but that image had been branded in my mind.

“Hello Dolly” Lights Up the Stage at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre

Betty Buckley sings the signature song 'Hello Dolly'

Don’t send me hate mail for saying this, but Betty Buckley, as the latest Dolly Gallagher Levi, the quintessential meddling yenta and one of the most iconic characters in American Musical Theatre, is not quite up to the same level of performance as most of her predecessors, including the one and only Carol Channing, who starred in the original 1964 premiere, produced by David Merrick and choreographed and directed by the extraordinary late Gower Champion.

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