Contemplations
Thoughts and Theories by Sophia News Publisher George MagaliosContemplations is a column by Sophia News Publisher George Magalios that explores ideas, concepts and theories related to art, philanthropy and philosophy.
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Power Philanthropist Profile: Peggy Rajski
Credit: IMDB Over the course of the last 50 years a new, more positive light has been cast on the LGBTQIA+ community. With education and better representation in the media, we are not only seeing most support for these people on an interpersonal level, but in the form...
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Nine-Year-Old and Friends Raise Thousands Selling Bracelets
Credit: Washington Post Like millions of children across the nation, Kamryn Johnson has been struck by boredom in recent months. With a global pandemic keeping families at home and school being off for summer break, many children are at a loss of what to do with their...
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Teen Who Cleaned Up City Receives Car and Scholarship
Credit: WKBW In early June, protests in response to police brutality swept the nation. These protests caught the attention of the media, putting in injustices black Americans face in the forefront of the country's attention. It has been a slow ball to get rolling, but...
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Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Miami City Ballet
Photo Credits: MCB dancers Chase Swatosh and Jennifer Lauren as Lysander and Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Photo © Alberto Oviedo. Many things may cross our minds when we make our way to the ballet, the symphony or the opera. While sitting in the dark in the...
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Review: Monumental Journey, the Daguerrotypes of Girault de Prangey at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Both a journey back in time and an exquisite taste of antiquarian photography's delights, the daguerrotypes of Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (French, 1804–1892) represent a monumental artistic achievement that contributes as much to the history of art as it does...
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Review: Pulse by Ballet Florida at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
It can sometimes be a stretch to call certain dance performances "ballet." In the case of Ballet Florida recent program of works called "Pulse" performed at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, the confines of genre were pressure tested, expanded, and even...
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