Word: homely
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...something I’m always going to do,” Tischfield says. “I’m definitely going to have a kiln in my backyard. I can totally see myself doing what my neighbor did—being a 45-year-old doctor, coming home after work, lighting a cigar, turning on the radio, and throwing some awesome pots...
...tendency for techies and designers to spread themselves out,” Laubacher says. “There’s no unifying impetus for them to get together and share ideas and collaborate and learn from each other, so the idea is to offer a home for those people and provide continuity.” For Laubacher, who learned most of her design skills through hands-on experience, peer mentoring is a priority.“The most learning happens when you’re able to make mistakes and see where they lead you. I started working...
...Game,” explored U.S.-Cuba relations through baseball and Ernest Hemingway. Later documentaries centered on other social, political, and environmental concerns, covering topics from ocean preservation and whale biology to the Caribbean sugar cane industry.In 2002, Haney was listening to National Public Radio on the drive home from work when he heard a piece that drove him to tears. The story was about a 24-year-old single black mother in Texas who had been wrongfully accused of dealing narcotics after a raid on the housing projects where she lived. She was given two options: a plea bargain...
...what she does, but it certainly does not seem like she is gritting her teeth.” Chin has been dancing since she was three, and has made great strides from the first time she donned pointe shoes at age 11. When she was just 16, she left home to perform with a professional company in Ohio. She then became a member of the HBC in 2004, although for Chin, ballet has lately been eclipsed by other forms of dance. “I realized I love dance, but not ballet,” Chin says...
...that he’s retired from teaching at the various university writing programs where he taught in the ’70s and ’80s, Ashbery’s daily schedule is relatively relaxed. He spends much of his day at home in Hudson or New York City reading books of poetry sent to him by publishers, keeping up with current events, and listening to music, mostly twentieth century classical pieces by composers like John Cage and Elliott Carter. “I’m very disorganized,” he laughs...