NEW YORK - There's just something about spring: Seeing green return to the landscape and watching new life unfold always makes one feel rejuvenated.
FALL RIVER, Massachusetts - With multiple bodies swaying in fluid motions and legs kicking to an African beat, it was obvious this was no regular dance, and definitely not your everyday workout.
Many students in liberal arts major may feel like there's no clear line of work for them to pursue. "How can I use my degree to get a job when I graduate?" they often ask.
"Wherever you see tragedy, you see bravery, too... Most people still, every day, everywhere, have enough love in their hearts to help human beings in trouble. Good's gonna win."
Thomas Eller, a German artist who has lived in Beijing for three years, had a "strange yet sweet" feeling when he looked at some 50 works of modern and contemporary art displayed at the National Art Museum of China last week. They were donated to the museum by German art collector Irene Ludwig and her late husband, Peter Ludwig, more than two decades ago.
In his latest 3-D animation work, Chinese artist Qiu Anxiong shows a man in a black suit and an octopus-shaped mask fall through a city of skyscrapers. Will he die? No one can tell because the lines between reality and the virtual world have blurred.
The Ebisu oyster was a last-minute menu addition by Richard Ekkebus, and his guest was agog: "This had been cooked in its shell at 67 degrees and was served with wilted tarragon, shallots, duck gizzard, pieds de moutons mushroom and vin jaune. It was truly a jaw-dropping dish that married European and Asian techniques."
How many bottles of wine would you like to have open at once?
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