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Japanese designers create pictures of chairs you can sit in

Tokyo - A Japanese design team has created pictures of chairs using an elasticated fabric that you can prop up against a wall and use to sit in.
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Stan Douglas wins 2013 Scotiabank Photography Award Special

Toronto - Thursday night at Toronto's Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) Stan Douglas was announced as the winner of the 2013 Scotiabank Photography Award (SPA). Douglas is world renowned for his brilliant skill behind the lens.
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Review: 'My Mother's Secret' tells the inspiration story of a true hero Special

During World War II a remarkable woman lived in Sokol, Poland. She saved the lives of 15 Jews at the risk of her and her daughter's life. "My Mother's Secret" by J.L. Witterick highlights her bravery in his fictionalized tale.
Digital Journal Report by KJ Mullins

Miami artist sells soap made from his liposuctioned fat

Miami - For an exhibition with a difference check out 'Making Soap' at Miami's Frost Museum. Not only can art lovers enjoy the unusual exhibit of bars of soap made from the artist's liposuctioned fat, the soap can also be snapped up for just $1,000 a bar.
In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 2 comments

Toronto's Famous PEOPLE Players is where dreams do come true Special

Toronto - Forty years ago a remarkable woman, Diane Lynn Dupuy founded the Famous People Players. Today the black-light theatre troupe consisting mainly of people who are developmentally challenged continues to amaze people every week at their Toronto theatre.
Digital Journal Report by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

Christopher Nokes exhibition highlights vision of students Special

Toronto - I Am Standing in the Place Where I Live is a video exhibition at Toronto's Design Exchange that features the work of four Kenya Grade 9 students showing their concept of public and private places.
Digital Journal Report by KJ Mullins - 4 comments

Launch of 60th Sydney Film Festival, Australia Special

Sydney - NSW Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing and Minister for the Arts, The Hon. George Souris launched the Sydney Film Festival at Customs House on 8 May at an event attended by those involved in the Australian film industry.
Digital Journal Report by Richard Milnes

Review: Dialogues Of The Carmelites offers fear, faith, and grace Special

Toronto - Francis Poulenc's "Dialogues des Carmélites" examines the role of faith in the face of a mob. It doesn't offer a happy ending, but it does provide a powerful opera experience. The current Canadian Opera Company production runs now through May 25th.
Digital Journal Report by Cate Kustanczy - 1 comment

Omara Portuondo — ‘First lady of Cuban bolero’, busier than ever

Santiago - At the age of 82 Omara Portuondo, “the grand old lady of Cuban bolero” remains active delighting audiences in various parts of the world. Her busy schedule brought her to Chile and Brazil in May, and is taking her to Ireland and Poland in July.
In the Media by Igor I. Solar - 4 comments

Novelist A.J. Sidransky on his work: Forgiving Maximo Rothman Special

New York - AJ Sidransky's Forgiving Maximo Rothman reminds us that 'life is too short to make enemies of those we love,' and I connected with the novelist to learn more.
Digital Journal Report by Michael Krebs

Nazi-themed opera canceled in Germany

Berlin - A modern version of Richard Wagner's "Tanhauser" has been canceled at a Dusseldorf's opera house after some audience members had were forced to seek medical help from the disturbing scenes. The show is set during the Holocaust in a concentration camp.
In the Media by Layne Weiss - 10 comments

Pushing Toronto opera audiences into new territory Special

Toronto - Alexander Neef, General Director of the Canadian Opera Company, recently announced the company’s 2013-2014 season. It expresses not only a vision for the COC, but of opera's role in the cultural fabric of Canada's largest city.
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