Linda Bernstein
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Easy Homemade Chocolate Doughnuts (Gluten-Free)
Check out the Tasty One-Stop Shop for cookbooks, aprons, hats, and more at TastyShop.com: http://bit.ly/2mEBY0e<p>Here is what you'll need!<p>Easy Homemade …
BakingNeed to satisfy a chocolate craving? These recipes will help.
We’re feeling the need for chocolate in a rich, fudge form. From the Recipe Finder, here are a few chocolate sauces for topping ice cream, plus baked goods and a (nearly) foolproof recipe for ultra creamy fudge.<p>Fastest Dark Chocolate Peppermint Sauce, pictured above. There’s almost no time between …
DessertAshton at the Royal Ballet review – miraculous moves and romantic rapture
Royal Opera House, London The company’s founder choreographer Frederick Ashton is celebrated in a sensational triple bill that captures his spirit and style<p>Shortly before his death in 1988, Frederick Ashton grew fretful about the future of his ballets. He worried that he was falling out of fashion, …
BalletWatch the Bolshoi Ballet preview of their Ballet in Cinema season: world premiere trailer
The Bolshoi is one of the world’s great powerhouses of classical ballet.<p>Under director Vladimir Urin and ballet director Makhar Vaziev, the company continues to look as sharp as a razor, its dancers demonstrating, as ever, the grand, dramatic, “bolshoi” (“big”) performance style that has long been …
BalletA Memoir From David Hallberg on Ballet, the Bolshoi and His Injury
David Hallberg, the American Ballet Theater and Bolshoi Ballet principal, has written a memoir, “A Body of Work: Dancing to the Edge and Back,” which will be published on Nov. 7 by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.<p>In a statement on Thursday, the publishers said that the memoir would cover …
BalletWendy Whelan: The First Time I Danced a Balanchine Ballet (the Day He Died)
My first performance in a Balanchine ballet took place 34 years ago, on April 30, 1983. It was a day that will forever be marked in the history books because it also happened to be the day Balanchine died.<p>I was given the sad news about the legendary choreographer around 11 a.m. as I was prepping to …
BalletTaking Flight: Julie Kent at Washington Ballet
WASHINGTON — Almost exactly two years ago, the ballerina Julie Kent stood onstage at the Metropolitan Opera House, eyes brimming with tears, and bade farewell to her 30-year dancing career at American Ballet Theater. (She was 45.) Her ballerina days were over, but she didn’t have much time to …
BalletReview: Alexei Ratmansky’s Ballet ‘Whipped Cream’ Is a Candyland Triumph
American Ballet Theater’s gala at the Metropolitan Opera House on Monday was a triumph on many levels. Alexei Ratmansky’s two-act “Whipped Cream,” an exuberantly nutty piece, new this March, in which a candy shop coming to life is only the start of the tale’s subversive craziness — made its New …
BalletThe Science of Adolescent Sleep
Why do children wake up early when they are young but want to stay in bed till noon as teenagers?<p>Experts say it’s biology. Adolescents’ bodies want to stay up late and sleep late, putting them out of sync with what their school schedules demand of them. So kids have trouble waking up, and they …
SleepOn the Frivolities of Ballet, the Contradictory Art
Is ballet a serious art or a frivolous one? Very often, it’s both at the same time. Since frivolous means “lacking in seriousness” — also lightweight, flippant, of little weight or importance — that would seem a contradiction in terms.<p>But ballet abounds in self-contradictions. It continually shows …
BalletMisty Copeland, a Ballerina With Real Acting Chops
Misty Copeland isn’t one of those principals who step onstage a few times a season. She dances. A lot.<p>“It’s crazy how I took jumping for granted all these years,” Ms. Copeland, 34, said as she stretched out on the floor between rehearsals at American Ballet Theater’s studios. Stella Abrera, a …
Performing ArtsShakespeare's Birthday
Celebrating Shakespeare's birthday<p><b>Sunday, April 23, 2017, noon to 4:00</b><p>Happy Birthday, Will!<p>Join the Folger for this beloved annual tradition, as we …
Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebration Parade 2017
Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebrations 2017 organised by Shakespeare’s Celebrations, the initiative jointly lead by Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council and …
'Homeland' finale recap: Sad, inevitable death of a friend
<b>Spoiler alert: The following story contains significant details from Sunday’s Season 6 finale of Showtime’s Homeland.</b><p>In the end, there was nothing gray about Peter Quinn's departure from <i>Homeland</i>. The author of so many nefarious deeds done in the name of his country died a clear-cut hero.<p>Although …
TVHomeland Recap Season 6 Episode 12 Finale Ending
How quickly the tables turned in the season 6 finale of <i>Homeland</i>. In fact, it’s a mere 34 days after Madame Keane (Elizabeth Marvel) officially takes the office as president before the entire White House falls to shit. No longer is the Washington seen on this Showtime series an admirable state. It’s …
TV‘Homeland’ EP Talks Season Finale, Emmy Bid & Damian Lewis’ Return
<i>SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of tonight’s Season 6 finale of Showtime’s</i> <b>Homeland.</b><p>“We really hope that this year’s finale sets up the …
TVCritic's Notebook: 'Homeland' Closes Repetitious Season 6 With Death, Paranoia and Sadness
Can Carrie protect President Keane? Should Carrie protect President Keane? And can Quinn ever find peace? The Showtime entry concludes another season …
Homeland finale recap: 'America First'
We gave it a <b>B</b><p>Maybe Carrie should have stayed abroad after all. Maybe if she had, she wouldn’t be ending <i>Homeland</i>‘s sixth season staring warily at Capitol Hill the way Brody once did, unsure of whether her country’s turned its back on her.<p>So <i>that’s</i> what this season was all about, the fact that …
America First‘Homeland,’ Season 6, Episode 12: In the Finale, Carrie Deals With Death and Betrayal
What a harsh and sudden goodbye we faced, in the last episode of “Homeland” this season. And as the screen went black, it was hard to sort out what to feel and what to think.<p>We’re heartbroken about Quinn, of course — though we really have no right to be. He chose his moment, consciously, eyes wide …
TVSleep Is the New Status Symbol
At M.I.T.’s Media Lab, the digital futurist playground, David Rose is investigating swaddling, bedtime stories and hammocks, as well as lavender oil and cocoons. Mr. Rose, a researcher, an inventor-entrepreneur and the author of “Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire and the Internet of Things,” …
Bedtime StoriesPaul A. Young's Bourbon chocolate crispy cake recipe
In the video above, Master Chocolatier Paul A. Young shares his recipe for a bourbon chocolate crispy cake, a grown up version of a childhood favourite.<p>This is the sixth video in our <i>Ultimate Chocolate Recipes</i> series, where Paul demonstrates eight deliciously decadent recipes to satisfy your sweet …
Shakespeare's most murderous play comes to the Fine Arts Theatre
William Shakespeare’s work has been adapted to other cultures and time periods more than most other famed playwrights. Perhaps it’s his honest …
Notebook written by unknown 17th-century William Shakespeare scholar leaves Antiques Roadshow expert 'trembling'
A 17th-century notebook containing the jottings of perhaps the world’s first Shakespeare scholar has left experts “trembling” in anticipation of what it may contain.<p>Entitled <i>Shakespeare: Comedies and Tragedies</i>, it was discovered among the collection of 18th Century antiquarian John Loveday of …
Is This Notebook the Work of Shakespeare’s First Theater Critic?
Titled, “Shakespeare: Comedies and Tragedies,” the matchbook-sized notebook is written in a 17th century hand in Latin—believed to be the notes of a …
‘House of Cards’ Stars Join ‘Julius Caesar’ at Shakespeare in the Park
Elizabeth Marvel and Corey Stoll, veterans of political intrigue on the small screen, are among the initial cast members announced for the Public Theater’s production of “Julius Caesar” for Shakespeare in the Park this summer.<p>The play, which is to run May 23 through June 18 at the Delacorte Theater …
Julius CaesarWe’re on the brink of an epic Lyme disease outbreak
A bumper crop of acorns could be putting the US on the brink of an unprecedented outbreak of Lyme disease, experts warn.<p>An estimated 300,000 …
This is the precise time to go to bed if you want to wake feeling refreshed tomorrow
Are you sick of waking up feeling groggy every morning, doing battle with the snooze button as you try to grab a few more minutes precious shut-eye?<p>If you feel you're not getting enough sleep, you're far from alone: 39 per cent of people in England are suffering from disrupted sleep or insomnia …
When Can My Child Mow the Lawn?
Can your 8-year-old vacuum yet?<p>Assigning new jobs for children as they mature will develop their work ethic, says Gregg Murset, CEO of BusyKid, a chore and allowance tracking app based in Scottsdale, Ariz. “The most important thing is to challenge them,” he says. “Once they have some proficiency …
ParentingHomeland Recap: Season 6, Episode 11, "R for Romeo" | The House Next Door
Tonight's episode of <i>Homeland</i>, “R for Romeo,” divides its characters into three factions. First there are those who dwell in the light, like …