Curtain may not yet have fallen on theatre
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on May 11, 2008
Llewellyn Rhoe’s effort to establish Vancouver’s first professional theater company with its own venue ended in February when Arts Equity Onstage closed the doors to its Main Street Theatre.
But Rhoe is hoping for a second act.
He said former patrons have encouraged him to proceed with a 2008-09 season and resurrection may come now that Arts [...]
Treading Lightly
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on April 20, 2008
Subaru’s third-generation Forester ups the ante in the small
soft-roader segment.
Joshua Dowling discovers which one is best.
A NEW Subaru Forester has just gone on sale at a time when sales
of soft-roaders are exploding.
We’re keen to see how the Forester compares with its likely
rivals, so we’ve assembled the top five sellers out of a field of
more than [...]
Tread lightly
Filed Under Curt Hennig | Posted on April 20, 2008
The next big thing in four-wheel-drives is small. Motoring
Editor Joshua Dowling runs a magnifying glass over the new Subaru
Forester and its rivals.
If nature-lover, documentary- maker and narrator David
Attenborough were to study the huge growth in the popularity of
soft-roaders, it might sound something like this:
“Deep in the urban jungle a new species is taking over the
landscape. [...]
living This house not for mere mortals
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on April 20, 2008
East Hampton, N.Y.%26ndash;The house is off-limits to children, and adults are asked to sign a waiver when they enter. The main concern is the concrete floor, which rises and falls like the surface of a vast, bumpy chocolate chip cookie.But, for Arakawa, 71, [...]
Kitchen Curtain Dynamic Design
Filed Under Cur Tainx | Posted on April 17, 2008
Four years ago, The Independent Weekly launched The INDesign Awards to honor the most innovative and thoughtful architecture, historic preservation projects and interior design in Acadiana. In its best and purest form, architecture reflects a community’s history and values and incorporates the past into forward-thinking designs for modern living.
For our fourth annual INDesign Awards, projects [...]
A nation tells its (well-heeled and elegant) story
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on March 17, 2008
The Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, is an elite boarding school that has produced, among others, both Presidents Bush, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Sellars, Carl Andre, Frank Stella, photographer Walker Evans, chewing gum magnate Philip Wrigley ?and an outstanding collection of American art. Housed in the Addison Gallery, it is exceptional in quality, impressive in range [...]
A nation tells its (well-heeled and elegant) story
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on March 17, 2008
T he Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, is an elite boarding school that has produced, among others, both Presidents Bush, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Sellars, Carl Andre, Frank Stella, photographer Walker Evans, chewing gum magnate Philip Wrigley - and an outstanding collection of American art. Housed in the Addison Gallery, it is exceptional in quality, impressive [...]
Flooding was a "wake up call" Pitt says
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on January 12, 2008
Related ItemsMore help for the flood-afflictedHyder panel: UK floods will get worseHouseholds appliances supplied to UK flood affected homes Tenants affected by the UK floods return home Oxford council homes get cleaned up after floods Research into rural housingEnvironment minister Hilary Benn has indicated that the Government is awake to the continued risk of flooding, [...]