Study Abroad December 8, 2008
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www.studyabroad.com provides information on exchange programs in over 100 countries, from Yemen to Uruguay. They really have foreign exchange programs in Yemen. No joke. Not only that, but they allow you to search for programs via different categories (i.e. by language, by subject, by country.) There is also the full text of the study abroad handbook that includes sections on subjects like culture shock and “obtaining necessary documents.” More hardcore travelers might find that the site has nothing to offer them, but for anyone debating doing a homestay in a foreign land, this site is a must. Aside from the blitz of advertisements at the top of the main page, the site is not only well-designed but easy to navigate.
Spirit of the Dance December 5, 2008
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Hot on the leaping heels of Michael Flatley, who danced his way through Tokyo in February, come 29 dancers of the Irish International Dance Company with a programme of traditional Celtic dance and music. Since the public appetite worldwide for people in steel-tipped shoes jumping around as if possessed by devils appears to be insatiable at present, tickets for this show are likely to be hard to come by. Expect few surprises, but then that’s not what the audience is going for in the first place.
Pierre Bonnard December 4, 2008
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It’s time to reappraise the output of Pierre Bonnard, thanks to this show culled largely from private collections. Alongside recurring bath scenes, window views and self-portraits, lively Paris scenes and charming oils of children from his early Nabis period already show his distinctive use of colour. Relatively muted early tones give way to brighter colours and an increasingly abstract chromatic approach, as in the lovely late view from Le Cannet, where the scene becomes a shimmering patchwork of hot colours.
