Arts & Entertainment - Literary & Visual Arts
Book Review: ‘Egg on Mao’
Oct 12, 2009, 5:00 pmCanadian author Denise Chong wrote what she calls “the biography of a gesture."
Child Prodigies: NTDTV Piano Competition's Finalists
Oct 10, 2009, 8:00 pmHailing from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States, nine contestants moved on to the final round in NTDTV's Chinese International Piano Competition at the Gerald W. Lynch auditorium.
Mueller Wins Nobel for ‘Landscape of Dispossessed’
Oct 9, 2009, 10:00 amHerta Mueller, who described the evils of Ceausescu's brutal regime, won the 2009 Nobel literature prize.
The Decline of the English Department
Oct 7, 2009, 10:00 amThe author asks why English literature has declined in higher education.
Book Review: 'The Oil Card: Global Economic Warfare'
Oct 6, 2009, 12:00 pmJames Norman posits that global economic warfare, not the free market, drives the price you pay at the pump.
The Art of Protection
Oct 5, 2009, 8:00 pmMuseums, art galleries and private collectors shouldn't overlook the importance of theft insurance.
Winners Found in the Search for True Martial Arts
Oct 5, 2009, 3:00 amSecond annual NTDTV's Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition held at Baruch College in New York.
PM Makes Surprise Appearance at NAC Fundraiser
Oct 4, 2009, 11:00 pmWhat a night. The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s annual fundraising gala on Saturday was a sell out and the lineup was superb: the NAC Orchestra, YoYo Ma, Avan Yu, and—wait for it—Prime Minister Stephen Harper and friends.
Literary event breathes life into Atwood’s new novel
Oct 2, 2009, 1:00 amOttawa was awash with excited fans who paid to experience the imaginative launch of Margaret Atwood’s latest book, The Year of the Flood, on Sept. 22
The Creation of a Mandala in a French Museum
Sep 26, 2009, 11:00 amDepending on the size and the number of details, a mandala could contain 16 different colors.
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