Archives - March 2012

Maccabeats

Nobody puts Maccababy in a corner: An overnight sensation juggles modest stardom with college life.

March 29, 2012
By Lindsay Minerva
The Maccabeats, an a capella chorus from Yeshiva University, gets a national spotlight, most recently in front of the Commander in Chief.
Priest

Exploring the faiths of Italy

March 12, 2012
By Covering Religion

Follow Prof. Ari Goldman's Covering Religion class on its 10-day journey, starting in Rome.

Senegalvotes

Senegalese in New York turn out for homeland elections

March 01, 2012
By Mohammed Ademo
A contentious battle for the presidency of Senegal reverberates in New York City.

Out in the world: García Lorca in New York

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    Thanks to Lorca in New York (April 5-July 21 2013), a celebration of Lorca’s American sojourn, the Spanish poet is receiving renewed interest in the city he once described as the “vomiting multitude

The living dead are evolving: The Zombie apocalypse takes over media

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    Zombie research experts – yes, they exist -- debate the validity of zombie films based on an expanding definition of the undead.

     

For religious actors, a clash of cultures

  • Mona_shaikh

    Mona Shaikh must balance a dedication both to the theater and to religious observance. 

Playing the fool: An interview with Broadway “Cinderella” star Greg Hildreth

  • Cinderella

    Hildreth plays the fool for a living, and wouldn’t have it any other way. 

A prized Italian painting makes its American debut

  • Velazquez-painting

    A painting by Diego Velázquez is the lone artwork in a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum.

The second coming: Christian dubstep in the digital age

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    The music known as Christian dubstep is an unlikely pairing of two worlds.