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Cannes 2013: Venus in Fur - first look review
The exquisite lash of the birch; the delectable caress of the fur. These are the forbidden, perverse pleasures gestured at in this enjoyably hammy, stagey two-hander from Roman Polanski, daring in its verbose and middle-aged way. It is adapted from the stage-play by David Ives, and set continuously in one location:...
guardian.co.uk (1 hour ago)
Spawning new ideas in campaigning: City Council candidate to host child-birth class as fund-raiser
While most candidates provide white wine and cheese at their fundraisers, Alicia Barksdale will serve up six hours of instruction in everything from breathing techniques to prenatal massage at hers.
nydailynews.com (1 hour ago)
Making The Mandela Tapes
Producer Robin Benger describes how he obtained broadcast access to interviews Nelson Mandela recorded in the 1990s. A CBC Radio Ideas program on the Mandela tapes airs May 28.
cbc.ca (1 hour ago)
Erica Bryant: New school board candidates bring new ideas
Even though some believe the City School District's problems are intractable, a slate of challengers are making the case for change.
democratandchronicle.com (2 hours ago)
Smart ideas: Google Street
GOOGLE STREETFew have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.Soon it w...
readingeagle.com (6 hours ago)
Jewell Cardwell: Teen plays eye-opening role at Akron Children’s Hospital
Former patient Robyn “Robbi” O’Neill’s artwork is front and center at Akron Children’s Hospital’s Vision Center. The opportunity to paint the space was eagerly embraced by the 18-year-old former Lake High School student who finished her final classes online in the spring with Lincoln Academy and plans to attend the...
ohio.com (7 hours ago)
WSU West Center hosts family night
ROY - Weber State’s West Center will host a family night on Wednesday, and offer ideas on summer activities for kids and families. read more
standard.net (8 hours ago)
Session to end with no change on Medicaid expansion
By now, Paula Gomez has run out of ideas.
themonitor.com (10 hours ago)
Bury future secure after chairman and directors quit ahead of takeover
Bury's future looks safe after a takeover which has seen the chairman, Brian Fenton, and board of directors resign with immediate effect. The club announced in April that they needed £1m to survive. The club, who were relegated from League One, said that the manager, Kevin Blackwell, will receive the backing of the...
guardian.co.uk (11 hours ago)
Topsy turvy discussion about the poor in America
The American Enterprise Institute has been addressing very challenging topics these days and observed here is that they are giving balanced attention to competing ideas, and that is consistent with their charter. Otherwise, the IRS might knock on...
examiner.com (13 hours ago)
Michel Platini talks to Martin Samuel about Qatar World Cup, Financial Fair Play and goal-line...
Michel Platini votes for Qatar, he expands the European Championship to 24 teams, he spreads the competition across an entire continent in 2020 and introduces financial fair play. Sportsmail's chief sports writer MARTIN SAMUEL goes head-to-head with the UEFA president, a man whose ideas he has been scathing of in...
dailymail.co.uk (13 hours ago)
Interior design ideas: mid-century modern – in pictures
Creating a 60s feel in a contemporary home. By Ros Anderson
guardian.co.uk (14 hours ago)
Jan Corey Arnett column: Difference between men and women? Keep looking
Columnists are asked where we come up with the ideas for what we write. Often themes come from every day life.
battlecreekenquirer.com (15 hours ago)
Dr. Gail Gross: Tips for a Stress-Free Family Summer Vacation
Memorial Day Weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer travel season for many families in the United States. Family vacations are not just about getting away -- they're about coming together. However, travel can be an expensive, time-consuming, stress-inducing exercise without proper preparation. When...
huffingtonpost.com (15 hours ago)
Patrick Roy must dump Semyon Varlamov, get elite goalie for Avalanche
Lunch Special: Each weekday near noontime, a Denver Post sports writer dares to dish. In this installment, Mark Kiszla has ideas on what Patrick Roy should do first as the new coach of the Avs.
denverpost.com (16 hours ago)
Meet New Ashoka Fellow Susan Sygall
We’re excited to welcome five U.S.-based social entrepreneurs to the Ashoka Fellowship: Pamela Cantor, Cristi Hegranes, Cindy Kaplan, Kevin Kirby, and Susan Sygall. Every day this week, we’ll publish a new Fellow profile and an accompanying video so you can get to know them and discover their ideas.
forbes.com (17 hours ago)
Paperback: The Last Dance by Victoria Hislop (Headline, £7.99)
These short stories, which are about Greece, are written in a style that reminds me of Louis de Bernières or Andrew Nicoll - laden with a sort of beguiling innocence. There’s a sweet one about two Greek brothers; they are twins, and run a restaurant. But they have slightly different ideas, and split it in half. In...
standard.co.uk (19 hours ago)
This Is The Opposite Of Every Memorial Day Party You've Attended
It's not every day we get to interview an A-list party planner like Colin Cowie. But this week, we were lucky enough to sit down with him and find out some great entertaining ideas for throwing an awesome Memorial Day party. Cowie says it's all about making an ordinary barbecue totally chic, and the first place to...
huffingtonpost.com (19 hours ago)
Book reviews roundup: Edmund Burke, Inferno and Five Days in May
Jesse Norman's Edmund Burke: Philosopher, Politician, Prophet "seeks to contest the very nature of today's Tory Party", wrote the Labour MP Jon Cruddas in the Independent. "All power to his elbow. This rediscovery of Burke is a distinct political act to retrieve a dying party … Above all, there is a critique of...
guardian.co.uk (19 hours ago)
Maureen Ryan: Which 'Thrones' Storyline Ranks Highest?
"Game of Thrones" is taking the week off -- Steven Soderbergh's excellent Liberace movie "Behind the Candelabra" airs instead -- but our love for the show doesn't take vacations, am I right? So here's a very small attempt to fill that gap with an assessment of Season 3. I've rated 13 different aspects of this...
huffingtonpost.com (20 hours ago)
The Regional Food GPS We Can't Live Without
One of the greatest things about driving across America is the food you will get to eat along the way. You've heard us rattle on and on about our love affair with American regional foods, and that love affair wouldn't be nearly as intense, well-informed and well-fed without one website: Roadfood.com. Roadfood was...
huffingtonpost.com (20 hours ago)
Manchester International Festival 2013 | Massive Attack v Adam Curtis
Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja likes to live dangerously. With just a few weeks to go before the opening night of his band's highly anticipated collaboration with master documentarian Adam Curtis, the actual content of the show is still completely up for grabs. Just after we talk, Del Naja – AKA 3D, or these days...
guardian.co.uk (21 hours ago)
Dead Tree Alert: The Westeros Wing; or, Why Game of Thrones is the Best Show About Politics
There’s no new Game of Thrones this Sunday; HBO is running the Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra (and you can find Richard Corliss’ review of the movie from Cannes here). In the meantime, you can read my column in the print TIME magazine this week (subscription required) on why Game of Thrones is TV’s best...
time.com (21 hours ago)
Something old, new, borrowed and...zombie
Ideas for wedding themes that push the envelope
cbsnews.com (22 hours ago)
Wonkbook: Some very good news for Obamacare
Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas's morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here. Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team, go to Wonkblog.
washingtonpost.com (22 hours ago)
The Intelligence Squared Debate: Masha Gessen Has Some Really Strange Ideas About The 1990's
There was a very interesting debate put on by Intelligence Squared the other day. The subject was everyone's favorite Russian president/czar/national savior/evil dictator Vladimir Putin, and the motion being debated was "Putin has been good for Russia." On the pro-Putin side of the ledger were Christopher Granville...
forbes.com (23 hours ago)
Should U.S. pay workers to delay Social Security?
Among the ideas to “save” Social Security is to induce older workers to use less of it. Researchers say offering workers a lump-sum payment to delay retirement would work, without raising costs or cutting benefits.
marketwatch.com (23 hours ago)
Art review: Pinkney Herbert at David Lusk Gallery
It’s always gratifying to see an established artist push the limits of ideas and techniques and reach into new realms of accomplishment.
gomemphis.com (1 day ago)
Muhammad Yunus: 'Business is a beautiful mechanism to solve problems' | Liz Ford
At first, it is difficult to know what to make of Muhammad Yunus. In London this week to promote his work building social businesses, the Nobel prizewinner and founder of Grameen bank is compelling when he talks about his ideas to address poverty. But, after the recent microfinance fallout, there's a nagging feeling...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
Anthony Weiner pens first op-ed of mayoral candidacy
[caption id="attachment_156150" align="alignnone" width="614"] Former Congressman Anthony Weiner, seen here in 2004, announced his candidacy for mayor on Wednesday. Credit: Getty Images[/caption] In a Daily News opinion piece, Anthony Weiner laid out three of his 64 ideas in his "ideas book" to "get the conversation...
metro.us (1 day ago)
