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Inspirational Women: May Sarton A writer of incredible diversity, May Sarton’s prolific career encompassed poetry, novels and journals of sensitive, honest and empowering enquiry. Having been overlooked by literary critics for many years, Sarton drew the attention of reviewers and feminist academics through her social and political overtones, particularly concerning sexuality, gender and what constitutes a peaceful life.

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Eat Thoughtfully: Necco

Japanese tapas restaurant Necco sits in the heart of Westwood, L.A., and functions as a celebration of root vegetables and how we can be rooted to our environment through food’s connection with the earth. With a focus on raw foods and how they allow us to absorb nutrients, Necco brings the best of Japanese culinary philosophy to the U.S.

www.necco-restaurant.com

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Letters from my Grandparents: The Art of Ruth Schreiber

Trauma and sacrifice are treated with exceptional clarity and sensitivety in this mixed media exhibition at the Anne Frank Center, New York, which explores the story of Jewish children in Europe sent to England for safety during Hitler’s rise.

www.annefrank.com

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Sleep No More

With New York as their home, the immersive theatre company Punchdrunk takes over 100 rooms in an abandoned warehouse to create a spiralling Macbeth-style story. Drawing upon Kubrick and Lynch as much as Shakespeare, Sleep No More continues Punchdrunk’s successful run of ultimate sensory theatre experiences.

www.sleepnomore.com

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The House of Belonging

The House of Belonging is David Whyte’s 4th book of poetry and each of its sections illuminates the painful but liberating stages of the human journey as we learn how to know ourselves.  As you turn the pages, what it really means when we talk of home, aloneness, and our connections to other people are revealed through Whyte’s take on the duality of experience.

www.davidwhyte.com

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Told From The Inside (New Plays from Syria and Lebanon)

From March 7th – 12th, the Royal Court Theatre showcases the results of a 2-year collaboration with emerging Lebanese and Syrian writers. Three plays have been carefully chosen for this 5-day workshop presentation, and present an on-the-ground insight into the impact of conflict on daily life.

www.royalcourttheatre.com

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Women Working in the Arts: Mori Junko

Based in North Wales, Mori Junko’s metal sculptures are inspired by looking beyond how form occupies physical space to its more microspocpic properties. Her exquisitely delicate creations are hand hammered and grow organically rather than from a planned shape, imitating nature in its unpredictability.

www.junkomori.com

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Eat Thoughtfully: Kore Kitchen

Los Angeles-based Kore Kitchen is a nutritionally designed cleansing, healthy meal delivery service. Their philosophy is one of pure simplicity: eat whole, organic foods, which are local and sustainably sourced and designed to enhance and strengthen the core.  

www.korekitchen.com

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Strange Weather in Tokyo

Japanese fiction at its off-beat best, Strange Weather in Tokyo is a subtly crafted love story charting charming chance encounters between misanthropic souls.  Set against the changes seasons of the city, as well as nature Herself, this book is a warm tale of what happens when modern and traditional romance collide.  

www.portobellobooks.com

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(UN)CONTAINED

 (Un)contained is a cooking and eating concept designed to challenge preconceptions about food and community by providing a box full of abstracted kitchen ware that only give a hint as to what they’re typically used for. The idea is for friends to come together and to think outside of the box by combining parts to allow you to finish a task so you can cook a meal.

 www.andyiliao.com

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Anastasiya Koshcheeva

Siberia-born Koshcheeva reimagines traditional Siberian birch-based manufacturing by fusing it with contemporary design.  Contrasting textures, colours, and skills, her range of products is underpinned by a narrative that unfurls through the collection.  

  www.anastasiyakoshcheeva.com

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Wallace Stevens: Collected Poems

 An enduring inspiration, the poems of Wallace Stevens seem to exist in a space beyond time, imbued as they are with a form developed from a skillful mastery of the philosophy of aesthetics. This collection shows Stevens at his best - full of rigor and precision yet an incredibly seductive layering of abstractions that will leave you ruminating for days.

 www.abebooks.com

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Out Of Place/ Out Of Time

 Exploring disconnect between the public and private spheres, Mark Jenkins is a sculptor and installation artist whose work employs urban and social themes in both reality and fiction.  In this exhibition at the Arsenal, 7 installations have been inspired by iconic works of art and images of the past.

www.arsenalmontreal.com

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Champagne Life

14 artists gather at the Saatchi Gallery for its first ever all-female exhibition, which attempts to re-energize and refocus gender disparity both in the art world and at large. Designed to contrast the reality of making art with the perceived glamour of champagne fueled art-parties, this long-awaited exhibition marks the beginning of the Saatchi Gallery’s 30th birthday celebrations.

www.saatchigallery.com

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Jim Mangan

Jim Mangan left behind his snowboarding day job to pursue a wanderlust life of photography. Exploring the Utah dessert, California, Wyoming and Nevada, Mangan’s photographs capture both the intensity and the tenderness of the America’s sprawling landscapes.

www.jimmangan.com

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Imagine Children’s Festival: February 10th – 21st

Celebrating the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth, London’s South Bank Centre houses a children’s festival run by kids for kids to present the best in children’s theatre, literature and music.

www.southbankcentre.co.uk

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BalletBoyz

 Having sold out performances worldwide, the all-male, contemporary dance ensemble BalletBoyz arrives at the Joyce Theater, New York, to premiere Christopher Wheeldon’s Mesmerics and Alexander Whitey’s The Murmuring in their award-winning and distinctive style.

www.joyce.org

www.balletoyz.com