Post-Oscar Commentary
Where was the spectacle?
Images that have stuck in my mind from my seeing previous Oscar ceremonies were, sadly, in absence here. The only elation evinced was by directors of documentaries and shorts, so it really doesn’t count (at least not until they release full-length features)...
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The Scary Prairie, or Kansas in Proper Focus
Photo Essay
The woman was terrified of the vast, open prairie. Something about the empty space created a feeling of dread. She kept having this fantasy nightmare of a menacing stranger on a motorcycle. The figure and his Harley were roaring down the gravel road in front of her fragile wood frame house, which on the infinite prairie was obvious, exposed and vulnerable. Just like her.
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March 2010 Poets-in-Residence
Celebrating the Written Word
March poetry from our poets-in-residence. "When Kelley Hunt Sings" by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, "Still, I love you" by Natasha Ria El-Scari, "Dear Lucille" by Shawn Pavey, "Found on an Unknown Soldier" by Donna Trussell, "Attention: Oak Street Residents" by Gustavo Adolfo Aybar, and "Pretty Picture" by Reach. These poets and spoken word artists will be featured in our spring spring showcase on March 21. Read on for more details.
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February 2010 Poets-in-Residence
Celebrating the Written Word
UPDATED: Reach - spoken word verse from "You Don't Hear Me Though."
A fresh round of poems from our poets and spoken word artists in residence. "Are Wind Farms Making People Sick?" by Donna Trussell, "Latino (Red)esigned" by Gustavo Adolfo Aybar, "Finding Zen in Cow Town" by Shawn Pavey, "Truth is..." by Natasha Ria El-Scari, "Talking to Stafford Late at Night" by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, and a verse from "You Don't Hear Me Though" by Reach.
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Happy Valentine's Day
Or Something Like That
A special Valentine's Day message for you from PresentMagazine.com.
Museum Memories: Seurat Up Close
A Sunday on La Grand Jette
Adrianne Russell shares her fascinatino with art museums and the experience of seeing Seurat's A Sunday on La Grand Jette.
There is something about visual art that speaks to me on a near cellular level—inexplicably drawing me toward it and its creators. One of the reasons that made museum work appealing was the idea of being mere steps away from astonishing works of art on a daily basis.
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Interpersonal Communications, Parts 1-2
A Matt Purdy Experience
Matt Purdy shares dry observations about interpersonal communications recorded for a class paper. What's an acceptable method of holding a ping-pong paddle? What laws of physics apply when deaing with resistance? Purdy reveals all through his notes.
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Words Worth: Jamison Green
Poetry
"I believed I had a voice and needed to be heard through my actions, emotions, and words. Why do I write? I write because it's the only thing that keeps my heart beating," says Jamison Green, a young poet and freshman at Fort Hays State University who began to compete in poetry slams as he wrote more poems. While raw, Green's poems reveal his urgent need to express his voice through the rhythms of poetry.
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So You Think You Can Curate?
Redefining the Curatorial Role
Who, or what, makes a curator? The word “curator” has been co-opted since the mid-90s, according to Alex Williams of the New York Times, by the “aesthically-minded,” bringing a formerly exalted term to the masses. Ultimately, this has led to a change in the context of the field, particularly in visual art museums.
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Trip to Haiti - Part 2 and 3
Kansas City Woman's Impressions of Haiti
Sarah Cool shares more observations about Haiti from trips she took to the country several years ago, presenting an alternate look at this country before the recent earthquake.
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Take Your Shot: Michael Wade, Morning Walk
Featured Photography
Take Your Shot - featured photographs each week from local photographers in an ongoing gallery. Send us your best shot! Please email image to present@presentmagazine.com for consideration.
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Take Your Shot: Tom Holle, Happy Rock Park
Featured Photography
Take Your Shot - featured photographs each week from local photographers in an ongoing gallery. Send us your best shot! Please email image to present@presentmagazine.com for consideration.
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Tables Turned, Trip #1 to Haiti
Kansas City Woman's Impressions of Haiti
"A recent humanitarian trip to Haiti allowed me the chance to accept acts of mercy and hospitality from others." Sarah Cool shares a blog post about a trip to Haiti in January 2007 that presents an alternate look at this country before the recent earthquake.
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Of Skank and Skank
A Purdy Tale
It's Friday night. We're at The Brooksider (in Brookside). Just left The Brick, where we played trivia riot, the weekly trivia game hosted there. We did so-so. We're here to see the Sex Police play ska, and to witness skank, the good kind.
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Words Worth: Marie Mayhugh
Poetry
Four poems from Marie Mayhugh. Mayhugh, a native of Kansas City, has honed her poetry for ten years. She implements her interest in sociology and understanding of the natural world into her writing.
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