I never watched the Fox series Arrested Development when it aired from 2003-2006. When I heard that there was a Kickstarter campaign to bring the series back, I was curious why it had such a following. There was much fanfare this past spring when the new season debuted as a “semi-original” series on Netflix. Sister […]
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Recently in my CSA share, I’ve been getting these LONG beans. Not just long green beans but looooong beans. They look like black worms or skinny eels. The first time I got them in my share, I cut them into bite sized pieces to steam them to add to the salad. The next week at
When the movie Cloud Atlas was reviewed last year on Fresh Air by David Edelstein, the message was clear: You’re Better Off Reading The Book. So I put my name on the list at the library. The story begins with a mid-19th century tale with he language being similar to Moby Dick. I was confused
Imagine Ira Glass, This American Life‘s host, dancing on stage. Surreal. Yet this was the show brought to us by UCSB’s Arts and Lecture series. One Radio Host, Two Dancers sums up what the format was, kind of a live This American Life with dancers illustrating parts of the story. The performance was divided into
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UCSB Arts and Lectures brought director Michael Apted to screen and discuss his movie 56 Up. A diverse group of British 7-year-olds were interviewed about their lives and dreams for a TV documentary in 1964.Since then, renowned director Michael Apted has been back to talk with them every seven years. I first learned of this
