Archive for May, 2012

New books: musicals, comics and The Queen (and a spot of nudity…..)

New books: musicals, comics and The Queen (and a spot of nudity…..)

May 10, 2012

Rare Books & Arts:

Something’s coming, something good: West Side story and the American imagination by Misha Berson Arguably the greatest musical of them all, West Side Story has achieved almost mythic status in… Read More ›

Sounds of Istanbul

Sounds of Istanbul

May 9, 2012

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

The 2012 Outside-in cinema season is upon us, kicking things off with the 2005 German documentary Crossing the bridge, directed by controversial director Faith Akin and narrated by Einstürzende Neubauten… Read More ›

Broadway double bill screening

Broadway double bill screening

May 9, 2012

Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:

A double bill tribute to the Broadway musical, is the next program in the Arts on Film series to be screened this Wednesday May 9 in Arts. Broadway’s Leading Ladies… Read More ›

Occupations

May 4, 2012

Family matters, Uncategorized:

You may have had the good fortune to discover what your ancestors did for a living, by searching through electoral rolls, census records etc. If you’d like to find out… Read More ›

Love and Devotion: Iran through a modern lens

Love and Devotion: Iran through a modern lens

May 3, 2012

Rare Books & Arts:

If you’ve seen our beautiful exhibition Love and Devotion: from Persia and beyond, you might like to explore some other aspects of Iranian culture available on the browsing shelves in… Read More ›

Happy 2nd birthday Family Matters!

Happy 2nd birthday Family Matters!

May 1, 2012

Family matters, Uncategorized:

May 2012 marks our blog’s second birthday. Two years ago we began with our first post “Hello world!” More than 110 posts later we are celebrating our second birthday!