Eisenberg imbibes stage confidence from mother

Hollywood actor Jesse Eisenberg, who plays a magician in forthcoming film "Now You See My", says he imbibed the confidence to perform from his talented mother. "My mother was like a hippy clown. She did folk songs at children parties. She was like a great performer and I grew up in a house of somebody who was like a confident performer. She was really great in front of an audience and my ...

Mexico City hosts chili pepper festival

Chili peppers and sauces will take centre stage at a festival being held this week in Mexico City, where the spicy plant, one of the pillars of Mexican cuisine, will be honoured, organizers said. The first Chilis, Sauces and Mortars Festival, which will be held Friday to Sunday, is being organized by the Enchilada Fair, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said. Mexico ...

Being human homosexual acts dance good form and good hygiene part 2

Being human, homosexual acts, dance, good form and good hygiene, part 2 Editorial, 3/25/2010 Note: This article was added much later as a follow up to the previous article on this subject and to this same addition on 9/27/2010. When looking at the things that make humans distinct from animals in aesthetics, and in following up on my previous article, there are some issues worth ...

Movie Review Nancy Please Directed by Andrew Semans

Anyone who has ever confronted a dissertation deadline with blank pages and a paralyzed mind will identify with ...

Watch Musical Water Dance Inside A Bottle Cap

Of course, Prksen points out the more simple by-product of cymatics: It's "the coolest sound visualizer" built from near scraps. Because as stunning as their installation may be, it's little more than a speaker (playing music), topped with a plate (which vibrates), topped with a bottle cap filled with water (which translates the music's frequencies into hypnotic ...