For more than two thousand years, the notion of the common good has been a consistent theme in Western political philosophy, most notably in the work of Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE), Thomas Aquinas (ca. 1225 – 1274), Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 –...
Marbury had been part of a tranche of “midnight judges” appointed by John Adams in the last hours of his presidency. But the outgoing administration missed a final step amid the frenzy, failing to deliver Marbury’s signed commission to him. The lawsuit asked the Supreme Court to order ...
Adams wrote the score for Wang, and he gives her a non-stop workout for a bit over 25 minutes. Forget about the devil having all the good tunes. He likely had a hand in devising this diabolical work. Must the Devil was initially inspired by the title’s provocative quote, which may ...
John Adams - Harmonielehre/ BBC Proms/ Sinfonia of London "Wilson’s interpretation emphasised the intricacy of the shifting textures and securely mastered the rhythmic drive. The SoL answered every demand that was put upon it with impressive virtuosity. They appeared to be positively enjoying the...
by Jason AdamsThe surface of the lake is calm -- almost, but not quite, like a mirror. It's a clinical aquamarine color, not much different from Gene Tierney's own eyes. Not that we can see her eyes -- she's just put on her sunglasses. They too act as mirrors -- dark mirrors...
[3] ADAMS, CARLY. “Organizing Hockey for Women: The Ladies Ontario Hockey Association and the Fight for Legitimacy, 1922–1940.” In Coast to Coast: Hockey in Canada to the Second World War, edited by John Chi-Kit Wong, 132–59. University of Toronto Press, 2009. http://www.jstor.or...
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49 Eagle Street, North Adams, MA OPENING RECEPTION Friday, October 7, 4:00pm-8:00pm Saturdays & Sundays 12:00pm-6:00pm Augmented reality installations by John Craig Freeman and Michael Lewy On View October 7 – November 27, 2022
It was April 18th 1775 and John William Adams climbed out of bed and walked across the room. He was dressed in a long white linen shirt that flowed down to his knees. The sleeves were a bit tattered and dirty, but it was the only shirt he owned. He walked over to the wash basin ...
(namely in the cuesThe Journey to Rouge CityandTo Manhattan) on his journey. Williams varies this musical idea in the travelling sequences and the minimalistic repetition of these musical cells in the style of Steve Reich and John Adams adds to the feeling of movement and busy atmosphere that...