Countdowns and fireworks from Times Square’s iconic ball drop to the early fireworks over Sydney Harbor, cities mark midnight with spectacle. In the Southern US, black-eyed peas are consumed for luck. The tradition in Spain is 12 grapes at midnight, one for each month. of...
New Year’s Eve is the final day of the Gregorian calendar year—December 31, a threshold moment when one year gives way to the next. Culturally, it is a night charged with endings and beginnings: reflection, release, and renewal. On the subject of the last Big Event...
Jordan Campbell's UKRAINE UNDER FIRE will broadcast on Rocky Mountain PBS on Tuesday, January 13 at 10:00 PM, airing just after FRONTLINE and right before Amanpour. UKRAINE UNDER FIRE had its world premiere in Washington, D.C. with the support of the Ukrainian Embassy and had its...
Christmas cheer is now available in bulk. But for some, festive is just a suggestion. And joy? Not mandatory. So if your memories shine as brightly as the ornaments on your tree, be grateful. And/or be grateful for the grace with which Word Woman Rosemerry...
“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” (Dr. Seuss). The holiday is also proof that glitter is forever - take for example the sparkling words of TIO regular contributor David Feela: food, rather seeds for thought...
The term “solstice” means “sun stands still.” On the year’s two solstices (winter and summer) the sun appears to halt in its incremental journey across the sky but change little in position during this time. Of course, contrary to appearances from Earth, the sun’s “changing...
A modern reimagining of the classic Sophocles tragedy"Oedipus" is brilliantly adapted by Robert Icke as a political thriller set on an election night. The production stars Mark Strong as Oedipus and Lesley Manville as Jocasta in powerful, provocative performances. Up at Studio 54 through February...
"Monet in Venice" is a must, an eye-dazzler of a show and a major coup for the Brooklyn Art Museum; Gabriele Münter is at the Guggenheim; Wilfredo Lam is at the Museum of Modern Art. Monet in Venice, Brooklyn Art Museum, up through February 1.2026 Over the...
"Berkeley Plantation, VA: The autumn sun was rapidly dropping toward the broad James River when two pieces of reddish baked clay, each not much larger than a thumbnail, emerged from the Virginia mud. Mark Horton, an archaeologist from the UK’s University of Bristol, gave the...
Two dance companies, one hot, one cool, both terrific. But the Dutch National Ballet ended its short run at New York's City Center, however Complexions remains in town at the Joyce until November 30. For us, Complexions felt like high-octane revelry; the Dutch National Ballet (DNB)...
