In the gloomy American future of Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, books are contraband – and anyone found in possession faces a painful execution. The title refers to the temperature […]
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For Sherry
Last summer SCAD professor Sherran Deems was hiking in the mountains – a fond memory that seems much farther in the past than the handful of months between that time […]
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For Alex
His friends called him A–Town. Sometimes they just called him Schmalex. Alex Townsend was a free–spirited, fun–loving graphic design sophomore at SCAD. He was tall, long–haired and sharp–eyed, with a […]
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Sampling Antarctica
There’s no easy way to describe Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky. A Renaissance man for the digital age, Spooky is a musician, a DJ, an author, an artist, and more […]
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Dancing across the water
For La Traversee: The Promising Voyage, his 90–minute dance suite about immigrants coming to America in the early 20th century, Vincent Brosseau needed only look to his own not–too–distant past […]
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Difficult Choices
If having more choices is supposed to make us happy, then why is everybody so depressed? That’s the question posed by Swarthmore professor Barry Schwartz, who will be in Savannah […]
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‘Beneath Hill 60’ takes top honors at the Savannah Film Festival
The Australian drama Beneath Hill 60 was named Best Narrative Feature at the 2010 Savannah Film Festival. Jeremy Sims was named Best Director for the independent film, which tells the […]
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Savannah Film Festival: SCAD student shorts II
The Candidate A cautionary tale about ambition and the perils of the corporate ladder that would have fit right into an episode of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery. A young office […]
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Savannah Film Festival: SCAD student shorts, Part One
There are 13 student–made short films in competition at the 2010 Savannah Film Festival. Of these, seven were made by current or recently–graduated SCAD students. Over the festival’s eight days, […]
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Shopping + Art = Awesome
In the middle of Savannah’s busy festival season comes a different kind of arts event — one that, while slightly under the radar, might be just as enriching on some […]
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College Guide: What’s the frequency, Savannah?
Streaming music on the Internet can be gratifying, especially since there are a half–dozen programmable services out there, letting you pick your own tunes for free and even making suggestions […]
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Animating Indian music
An essential element in the performance of certain Indian classical music, the tabla is a pair of small, hand–played upright drums. One is wooden, the other metal, and they are […]