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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 6, 2017
- 1 min
Homage to Sam Shepard (Nov. 5, 1943-July 27, 2017)
He wrote the screenplay for “Paris, Texas,“ directed by Wim Wenders. I watched it again tonight. Brilliant writing! #SamShepard
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 4, 2017
- 1 min
Brahms Violin Concerto, First Movement
Of all the proofreaders, Emma knew who she was and was happy to be herself. “All right, then,” Angelica said, playing with her hair, nerv...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 3, 2017
- 4 min
A Cuban Odyssey
Author Cristina Garcia at a 2011 symposium on Writing Dangerously in Immigrant America at the Lannan Center of Georgetown University in W...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 2, 2017
- 1 min
"You Can Leave Your Hat On"
“What else do you do for relaxation, Angelica?” “I listen to Tom Jones.” “You’re kidding me! My grandmother loved him.” “Your grandmother...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 1, 2017
- 3 min
U.S. Prison: Rite of Passage
“Orange Is the New Black” disturbed me. I am not referring to the content, the writing or the acting in the television series. I am refer...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 25, 2017
- 1 min
Mendelsohn's Symphony on the Run
Listen to the first movement of Mendelsohn's "Italian Symphony", which influenced Angelica Morgan's "Los Angeles Symphony" in TUNE IN, TU...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 24, 2017
- 6 min
Poet of More Tolerant Tomorrows
Nikki Giovanni in 2008 speaking at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (photo by Brett Weinstein-Flickr) This article first appeared on ...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 21, 2017
- 1 min
"Summertime": Ella Fitzgerald
Listen to the opening aria from the opera, “Porgy and Bess” by George Gershwin, who was an influence of composer Angelica Morgan in Turn ...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 17, 2017
- 1 min
"Conducting the Warblers"
Listen to the warblers, one of composer Angelica Morgan's influences, while reading more about Angelica in TURN ON, TUNE OUT: “I’ve alway...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 16, 2017
- 7 min
Classy Hotel Gone, But Memories Stay
Legendary singer-songwriter Billie Holiday and other jazz greats jammed at the Plaza Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia when it was the place for...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 13, 2017
- 1 min
Violin and Gamelan Suite -Lou Harrison
Listen to Lou Harrison, one of the influences of Angelica, the avant-garde composer in TURN ON, TUNE OUT while reading an exclusive excer...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 12, 2017
- 1 min
"Take the A Train"
Read an exclusive excerpt about an avant-garde composer, Angelica, from the novel, TURN ON; TUNE OUT: "Angelica lived with a cousin in Br...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 10, 2017
- 1 min
Angelica's Inspiration: Elgar
Read below an exclusive excerpt from TURN ON, TUNE OUT: "(Angelica's) mind wandered to country lanes too narrow for two cars to pass each...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 10, 2017
- 5 min
Digital Divide
In 1942 in The New York Times newsroom before computers and cell phones In 2002, I wrote the following piece on computerless job hunting ...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 1, 2017
- 2 min
"You Better Think"
When I was growing up in New York, my family watched the “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. At school, the following day...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jun 21, 2017
- 1 min
In Fahrenheit 451, Books Burn
HBO is developing a new adaptation of Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel, Fahrenheit 451. Francois Truffaut's version in 1966 was excellent. Bradb...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jun 18, 2017
- 1 min
Happy Father's Day, Toto and Alfredo!
Alfredo, a movie projectionist in a Sicilian village, and Toto, a boy who lost his father, become father and son in "Cinema Paradiso".
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