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Calgary Herald
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Lougheed House to host Calgary's second annual Beaulieu Flower and Artisan Market
Article content Lougheed House bloomed on Friday morning as the sun shone on its Beaulieu garden. Daisies, sunflowers, salmon-hued Yarrows and Irises crowded a patch facing a blanket of grass. Article content On Saturday, Calgarians could choose from these flowers at a market hosted by the museum organization. Thirty local vendors will also sell handmade art inspired by the flowers in the garden. Article content Article content Article content Dubbed the Beaulieu Flower and Artisan Market, the event in its second year was conceived after the place's dedicated team of gardeners led a sale of Iris bulbs. Article content Article content 'It was a really beautiful little pop-up sale,' said Allison Graham, director of engagement and experience at Lougheed House. 'And we thought, 'Wow, wouldn't it be great if we could expand this and make it more of a fully fledged market.'' Article content The first year attracted 700 people, Graham said. 'For its first year, it's just amazing. We also have free admission to the house for the museum.' Jane Recksten, the place's head gardener, said the museum doesn't have enough flowers for the potential attendees, so it partnered with the local wholesaler Bernard Anderson to fill the gap. Article content She said buyers could build their bouquet by selecting individual flowers, which will be priced by the stem. If they wanted to grow them in their backyard, they could also choose from a variety of seeds or fully grown Iris plants. Article content Alongside these flowers, local vendors will sell handmade art, including jewelry, ceramics and 'anything you'd want to put your plant in,' said Graham. She said the museum had to initially boil down its list of 100 applications from interested vendors to 30.
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Bengaluru immerses in Van Gogh's art
Missed it the first time? The Real Van Gogh Immersive Experience is back in Bengaluru. This exhibition offers a fresh perspective on van Gogh's timeless masterpieces, showcasing his colours and emotions through immersive art, all complemented by Mitch de Klein's original music score. The exhibition features a curated line-up of 70 pieces from van Gogh's collection of artworks, including Starry Night, Sunflowers, Wheatfield with Crows, and Irises. The experience begins in an education room, providing context and background to Van Gogh's life and artistic journey. Next, the infinity room offers an expansive space where visitors can immerse themselves, with numerous twinkling lights and reflective surfaces. You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru Finally, the immersive room transports art lovers deeper into the artist's world. Bengaluru hosted its first Van Gogh exhibition in 2023, which used 6,000 lumen projectors. This new show, however, features 22,000 lumens of projection technology, resulting in crisper, more colourful images and a significantly more immersive experience. Pictures by Karthikeyan Sairam
New York Times
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Companion' Review: Girl, Corrupted
If you relish surprises, don't even think about watching the trailer for 'Companion,' Drew Hancock's near-future horror-comedy. Springing a new twist or revelation — not to mention a fresh corpse — seemingly every ten minutes, the movie's shock-and-awe pacing may be its most effective weapon. For one thing, the propulsiveness of the plot precludes any pondering on its message or possible subtext: 'Companion' is all text, all the time. Cycling smoothly through multiple genres — rom-com, crime thriller, slasher sendup — the movie assembles a broad satire of gender dynamics from scraps of sci-fi and a generous dollop of technophobia. At its center are Iris and Josh (Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid), whose love connection in the produce aisle amid a tumble of tangerines seems almost too perfect, because it is: It's just one option in a drop-down menu of meet-cutes that new owners of a robot like Iris can choose to imprint on her memory. There are further programming choices, some more consequential than others, as revealed when Josh and Iris join four friends for a weekend getaway at a luxury lake house. There's the oily Sergey (Rupert Friend), the home's wealthy owner, and his self-described 'accessory,' Kat (Megan Suri). Joining them are Eli and Patrick (Harvey Guillén and Lukas Gage), whose lovey-dovey relationship may not be as perfect as it appears, notwithstanding Patrick's enviable hair and impressive kitchen skills. And there are hints that Iris herself, despite her mind-blowing finesse between the sheets, might offer too much of a good thing. By the time a switchblade makes an appearance, I guarantee you will have no clue as to its destination. Wrapped in a membrane of smoochy retro-pop and bubble gum colors (the sharp-eyed cinematographer is Eli Born), 'Companion' takes potshots at the male desire for dominance, while profiting from a warped sense of fun and the logical rigor of Hancock's script. (As is evident in one notable interaction between Iris and a police officer.) The film's satire is barn-door broad, its humor sidelong and sharp enough to take the edge off the gore. Real-world warnings slink past almost as asides, like the pitfalls of our growing dependence on apps and on the emotional support of artificial partners. From the start, we are encouraged to favor machine over human. In one scene, two sexbot-company operatives note the deplorable ways in which their products have been abused. Josh himself is gradually revealed as a picture of male grievance, whining over a system so rigged against him that he can't even afford to purchase Iris. She's a rental. A decade ago, the terrific television series 'Humans' examined, in considerable depth, the emotional, social and legal bonds between us and a synthetic underclass. Today, as trolls bray 'Your body, my choice' across the internet, 'Companion' resonates. One can imagine not a few of those online primitives wishing for Irises of their own. CompanionRated R for a little sexytime and a lot of stabbiness. Running time: 1 hour 37 minutes. In theaters.
Wall Street Journal
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
Was That a Real Van Gogh at the Garage Sale?
In 1889, Vincent van Gogh committed himself to a psychiatric asylum in Southern France, where he spent a turbulent year creating roughly 150 paintings, including masterpieces such as 'Irises,' 'Almond Blossom' and 'The Starry Night.' Now, a former curator of ancient art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has teamed up a with a group of conservators, scientists and historians who believe they've discovered No. 151—a previously unknown Van Gogh portrait of a fisherman plucked from a Minnesota garage sale a few years ago by an unsuspecting antiques collector for less than $50.
