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...today was especially designed for children, hence the battalions of infants dressed as clowns, butterflies, fairies, pirates and superheroes. Like most blocos, it was typically Carioca, that is, loud, chaotic and great fun, which explains its success. "We're sick of the Broadway element [of official carnival]," said Roberto da Matta, one of Brazil's best know anthropologists. "It's a 12-hour show and no one can stand it. So if you go to the city center or to a praça [a square] and see folks having a good time, you join them. With blocos...
...Filonov's analytical art wasn't about mere technique. He took up Leonardo da Vinci's belief that an artist should be more than just a mirror that "reflects objects without having any knowledge of them." Filonov wanted to perceive and render the inner nature of things rather than their external appearances. The artist's real objective, as Kruchenykh put it, was "to see through the world." To achieve that, Filonov wrote to a young colleague back in 1940, "An artist must be a thoroughly educated analyst and researcher...
...understand the lyrics, but in numbers where three or four people sang, the screen was useful. While the production was enjoyable overall, the final scene of “Figaro,†in which the actors stood in a chorus line, did not fit quite well with da Ponte and Mozart’s already saccharine ending. It could be argued that the move emphasizes the ridiculous events that unfolded during the day, but because the final number, “Let Us All Forget and Forgive,†ties all knots neatly, it becomes unnecessary...
...ninth of 10 runners whom he would have pulverized in his prime. The bleak result didn't diminish the ardor for the mahogany 7-year-old. Upon trotting back to the unsaddling yard, Silent Witness was given an emotional reception of cheers and tears. Railbirds, decked in owner Archie da Silva's green and black, waved Silent Witness flags and posters. Da Silva, a hard-headed Hong Kong businessman, wept. Trainer Tony Cruz, a Catholic, described his charge to local reporters as "a gift from...
...cultural pursuit. As we stand under the palazzo's vaulted frescoes, Seracini lures me into his obsessive world, enumerating the historical and technical evidence that has accumulated as part of the centuries-old search for the lost mural. I can't help thinking of Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, and, indeed, Seracini is the only real-life character mentioned in the book, as the man who "unveiled the unsettling truth" about Leonardo. Seracini has devoted 30 years to the task, interpreting ancient diaries and city records to try to locate the spot where the uncompleted masterpiece...