Stranger in the dunes
A traveler finds beauty in the desert of Morocco, from the changing light on its sands to the kindness and curiousity of its people.
Sunday Journal: Curt and Melanie learn how to be girls
A feminine voice explains over the phone that her name is Pepper, she lives nearby, and she just wants to let us know that her friend Curt, who will be staying with us at our guest house, is a trans. As in, not only cross-dressing, but cross-gender, making the change. Curt's from another town, a professional, and he wants to try his wings, to come out as a girl, here, with us. We're straights, but we're friendly and not above Virginia Woolf's androgynous ideal. I'm excited; this will be our first trans.
[Times photo: Cherie Diez]
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One man's healing vision
Renowned pop artist James Rosenquist volunteers his time and dynamic creativity to produce an eye-catching sculpture for the new All Children's Research Institute building in St. Petersburg.
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ART BLAKEY'S JAZZ MESSENGERS, A NIGHT IN TUNISIA (BLUEBIRD) Could A Night in Tunisia be any more frenetic and fantastic? Dynamic jazz drummer Art Blakey, a consummate ensemble player, knew what he was doing back in 1956, when he collected hard bop saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Jackie McLean to record some tunes written by all three, as well as others by Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Rollins. Thank goodness, we now have a fine reissue of the album, with special bonuses.
TBPAC announces complete Broadway schedule
TAMPA -- Next season's Broadway lineup at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center has been filled out with Lord of the Dance, The Full Monty, Seussical and 42nd Street.
Gov't Mule carries on
The band copes with the death of its bassist by recording with a long list of players who had influenced him.
Can making a movie be this bad?
As HBO's riveting documentary Project Greenlight comes to a close tonight, viewers may well wonder: Who would want to ever make a movie?
