Category Archives: acting

Modern Times

Posted on March 16, 2016 by jyourist

Yesterday was our last day before spring break. We just completed our Chicago History research project and Fair the previous week as well as our Pullman debates— discussing and debating labor issues, the role of unions, and the materialism of … Continue reading →

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Why can’t we do this more often?

Posted on February 23, 2016 by jyourist

Since the beginning of the school year last fall, every other week, on Tuesdays, my advisory teams up with a class of kindergarteners. The 8th graders become older mentors to the little kids, become their “buddies.” We have gone for … Continue reading →

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Beware the Ides of March

Posted on March 15, 2015 by jyourist
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A stunning and extraordinary film

Posted on May 24, 2014 by jyourist

JB and I saw a remarkable movie this afternoon, Ida, directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. It’s a story about a young novitiate, Anna, who is told by her Mother Superior that she must visit her only living relative, an Aunt in … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Judy

Posted on June 10, 2013 by jyourist
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Annette Funicello 1942-2013

Posted on April 8, 2013 by jyourist

Annette Funicello–an icon of my growing up. On our new and fledgling TV screen that our Aunt Nola bought us, on The Mickey Mouse Club, she seemed just like me and my friends (especially my best friend JH whose family … Continue reading →

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Amour

Posted on January 23, 2013 by jyourist

Much has already been written about Haneke’s Amour and its unflinching look at the end of life, its superb acting, and exquisite filming and framing. There is probably not much I can add to the innumerable reviews, mostly praising, of … Continue reading →

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This moth is no dummy

Posted on October 29, 2012 by jyourist

Yesterday JB got a new printer and in the course of setting it up and cleaning all the dust that had accumulated around the old one, he discovered a moth that was hanging out near the lamp on his desk. … Continue reading →

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Michalek’s slow portraiture

Posted on May 29, 2012 by jyourist

David Michalek, a former commercial photographer, focuses on portraiture as inspiration for his art. The series, Portraits in Dramatic Time, feature actors in a dramatic sequence which lasts between 10 to 15 seconds. This 10 seconds is then slowed way … Continue reading →

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Porgy and Bess

Posted on June 23, 2011 by jyourist

This fresh production of Porgy and Bess at Court Theater moves beyond the stereotypes of its original production almost 80 years ago. The set is very simple, the cast small, the orchestra only 6 people and several of the musicians … Continue reading →

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