The Week Ahead: Aug. 19-25 (New York Times)

Writing is a craft, like playing a musical instrument or painting with oils. Every aspiring writer must acquire this craft, just as every musician must learn his or her instrument. Today some high schools and most colleges offer creative writing courses, and so do various writer's workshops. If you look around you will undoubtedly find one in your area. Some of these folks charge for their services.

The Week Ahead: Aug. 19-25 (New York Times)

"Summer loving happened so fast," sighs the wistful, virginal Helena in "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM," Shakespeare 's much-revived 16th-century comedy of quick bright things coming to confusion in ancient Athens. Oops. Hold on.

New mansion may obscure what Hopper painted on Cape Cod (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)

TRURO -- What Edward Hopper cherished most about his home in Truro were the silence and the view. From his window looking north over the windswept heathlands and Cape Cod Bay, the American artist found inspiration for some of the most celebrated paintings of the 20th century. ... - By Keith O'Brien Boston Globe

Welcome to New York (Backstage.com)

The stereotypical image of New York is that of a cold, bustling metropolis where actors struggle and starve. While an acting career is never a sure bet, the odds have improved of late.

Japanese and German art reveal cultural differences (Town Online)

Sharing a gallery, two engaging exhibits of contemporary Japanese and German art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston encourage visitors to sample distinctive works from cultures that seem to have nothing in common.

Desperately seeking shoulder pads (The Phoenix)

Amy Arbus and ’80s style at the Schoolhouse, Hung-Chih Peng’s video at MIT, and ‘Drama and Desire’ at the MFA In the glorious fall of 1980, young photographer Amy Arbus approached the Village Voice looking for freelance work.

Talk movies with Ty Burr (Boston Globe)

Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr was online Friday, July 27, 2007, to field your questions and comments about the latest news in the world of film. He also chatted with you about your favorite -- and least favorite -- films, and new releases worth seeing.

Taking sides (The Phoenix)

The Devil Came on Horseback; La faute à Fidel Have you been remiss in taking a stand on the killing war in Darfur because the situation there seems too complex to understand?

Mansion may obscure what Hopper painted (Boston Globe)

MFA showcases Italian actresses (Boston Globe)

If the lazy, hazy days of August have you wishing you were at, oh, say, a villa in Tuscany, overlooking a rural vista and enjoying platefuls of fresh breads and cheeses and goblets of local wines, you can feed your imagination (if not your belly) at the Museum of Fine Arts, which for the next four weeks is presenting a ...

Edward Hopper Exhibition Near the End at The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Art Daily)

BOSTON, MA.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, presents Edward Hopper, an exhibition devoted to the work of one of the most enduringly popular American painters of the 20th century.

The Week Ahead: Aug. 19-25 (New York Times)

Students of writing must write about other people, learn to create characters that live within the boundaries of the fictional world created by the writer. This is the very essence of the craft, without which you cannot progress.

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