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...Guggenheim event, Woetzel led audience members through the opening passage of one of George Balanchine's most famous ballets, "Serenade," and then Sandel spoke of the importance of engaging students in philosophy by using real-world applications. The overall message was that both ballet and philosophy require direct audience engagement...
...wonder, what is a firebat? Ehrlich classifies these mysterious creatures on his blog as “Iberian, heat-seeking, airborne rodent[s].” But the animals carry great meaning in the city as well. Valencia is famous for the festival of Las Falles, or “the fires,” a wild, five-day celebration of St. Joseph. Bats, on the other hand, are a part of Valencia folklore, because, according to Ehrlich, they would fly off and warn the city when an enemy was approaching...
...installing an intercom and a timer that turned the lights on and off at regular intervals so she wouldn't even have contact with him. She says she was tortured by the sounds of the wheezing ventilator and the slow, monotonous drip of the tap. (See the top 10 famous disappearances...
...troubles, she won the Best Actress Award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Gainsbourg - the daughter of French singer Serge Gainsbourg and British model Jane Birkin - spoke with TIME about working with Beck, her father's musical legacy and growing up in one of France's most famous families. (See TIME's 10 best albums...
...among the most famous women in France. Do you think that growing up with celebrity parents helps you cope with fame today? When I was starting out, my mother made me very aware that you could have ups and downs. One day you're acclaimed and the next day you're booed. She taught me to never take anything for granted. Never be snobbish about success. And never push people aside...