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May 30, 2010 by Cyrus Patell

OLPC for Haiti

Almost three years ago, I signed up for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Give One, Get One program. For $400, I donated one of the program’s laptops to a child in the developing world and received one myself. I was interested in Nicholas Negroponte’s idea of putting together a sub-$100 laptop that could be [...]

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May 3, 2010 by Cyrus Patell

Ahab by MC Lars

I promised my American Literature I class that I would post this video: “Ahab” by the post-punk laptop rapper MC Lars. I think it’s a very smart take on Melville’s novel and good for getting those final exam review juices flowing.

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May 2, 2010 by cptwitter

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-02

In Dallas for the world premiere of Jake Heggie's opera adaptation of Moby-Dick at the new AT&T Performing Arts Center. # The Arts District here is a work-in-progress. # RT @pwhny We're buying drinks for first 100 arrivals at Sun night's party for the @CambridgeUP Comp to the Lit of NY. http://bit.ly/bEHPjo # I'm told [...]

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May 1, 2010 by Cyrus Patell

Moby-Dick the Opera, Part 1

It was definitely worth the trip. The world premiere of Jake Heggie‘s Moby-Dick last night at the Dallas Opera was a stunning operatic experience that I will always remember. Moments after the chandelier at the Winspear Opera House has retracted into the ceiling to produce the illusion of a starry night, the orchestra begins the [...]

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May 1, 2010 by Cyrus Patell

Winspear Opera House

The Dallas Opera moved into its new home at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House last fall. The building, which is part of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, still has that new-building smell (the NYU Abu Dhabi downtown campus building has it too). It’s surrounded by lots of construction, as the Dallas Arts District [...]