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Thelonius Monk was an unorthodox American jazz pianist and composer, widely credited with inventing bebop. Pannonica Rothschild was a European aristocrat, born into incredible privilege and wealth.
That the pair became the closest of friends, due to ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2010
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Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould, directed by Michèle Hozer and Peter Raymont
Today at the Liberty Theatre at 9.15 p.m. and tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Glenn Gould has been described as "arguably the most documented classical musician of the last...
DATE: Mar 24, 2010
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BIFF Review — Kismet (Turkey/2008/116 minutes)
I can't spoil the ending of Kismet for you (not that I would, of course) because I didn't get to see it.
My review copy of this dark, disturbing Turkish movie froze in the DVD player about 20 minutes fro...
DATE: Mar 24, 2010
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Okay, it's now official. I am naming conga drums as my all-time favourite instrument (a position previously held by the kazoo) – and it's all thanks to Willy Torres and his NYC Salsa Project.
Torres is not a household name here in Bermuda, nor many o...
DATE: Dec 01, 2009
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All may not be lost for Bermuda's sun worshippers whose skin has suffered thanks to their love of a deep tan, according to a New York beauty expert.
Howard Kaminsky, from skincare line B. Kamins, was recently on the Island to launch a new treatment h...
DATE: Aug 13, 2009
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A young track athlete swapped his running shoes for walking boots at the weekend when he joined a sergeant major on her annual 24-hour walkathon for charity.
Samuel Bean, who trains with Bermuda's national squad, walked with Marilyn Steede for 11 hou...
DATE: Apr 02, 2009
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A film about refuse workers might not sound like the most enticing prospect – but writer and director Mai Iskander manages to make rubbish and recycling pretty riveting in 'Garbage Dreams'.
Actually, it's the young people he focuses on who make this ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2009
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A careworn mother trudges around a supermarket with two of her kids, her face the very picture of resignation and boredom, at the start of Moscow, Belgium.
But moments later Matty — played to perfection by Barbara Sarafian — is transformed into a fei...
DATE: Mar 20, 2009
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Water, water, everywhere — May 2008 will surely be remembered as the month when the heavens opened and deluged Bermuda in millions of gallons of water.
Weather stories dominated the front page, with a powerful rain storm on May 6 causing motorcycles ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2009
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Volunteers who give up their Saturday mornings to tell stories to children were praised at an end-of-term celebration.
About 20 people – including Culture Minister Dale Butler – attended a ceremony at Bermuda College as the Fun Time Reading initiativ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2008
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