Issue 4474. Last Updated: 09/09/2010

03/17/2006

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A Novel Enterprise

Some might think it's unfilmable, but director Victor Ginzburg wants to bring the cult novel ""Generation P"" to a theater near you.

Wanted

Alexander sells tea, a wonder tea made from the willow herb, a long thin plant that has long been gathered for its healing qualities.

Political Circus

In an innovative staging of ""The Magic Flute,"" a renowned director works clownish outfits and 20th-century totalitarianism into Mozart's opera.

Down the Rabbit Hole

A Russian artist offers her personal take on Lewis Carroll's ""Alice in Wonderland"" in a new exhibition.

Willing and Disabled

There was precious little room in Soviet society for the handicapped children growing up in the troubled state orphanage system depicted in Ruben Gallego's stories.

Salon

While yesterday's travel books were written by explorers, today's are written by tourists.

Everyday Battles

An award-winning documentary depicts day-to-day life during the siege of Leningrad, using little-seen footage.

Dance Therapy

The members of the Heptachor dance group learn to improvise - and deal with their hang-ups.

Going for the Jugular

Playwright Yury Klavdiyev isn't afraid to tackle the violence and brutality of modern-day Russian life - perhaps as a result of his own tough past.

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Surrealist artist Salvador Dali chats with his friend, the model-turned-singer Amanda Lear, at his residence in Port Lligat, Spain, in 1973.


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