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When considering the development behind most of the cosmetic offerings at Brownes & Co., imagine a legion of fit European scientists in immaculate white lab coats and wire-rimmed spectacles, grinding up rare Amazonian flowers with a mortar and pestle, adding a tincture of concentrated Arctic cloudberries, and testing their concoctions by swabbing the cheeks of dewy-skinned Ingrid Bergman look-alikes. Then use that image to justify the $75 you just spent on a small vessel of Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion in a Jar. The actual beauty benefits of quince day cream ($30.50) might be questionable, but nobody can doubt the consumer satisfaction of stocking your medicine cabinet with lotions and serums that make you feel pretty. This wood-floor emporium offers a lot of substances in jars with ornate labels imported from Europe: Diptyque perfumes ($95), Nars lip gloss ($23), Mario Badescu suntan milk ($14), Marvis jasmine toothpaste ($10.50). And if you're tired of looking at pricey ointments, head upstairs for a manicure in the salon or a massage at the spa. Bring the kids along, too, because there's a yoga class for them ($12) on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. in the yoga room.
We know a seasoned vintage shopaholic who lovingly calls this place "Chez Armé." She proudly boasts about all of the amazing finds she's procured from here. It wasn't until she showed us photos of an incredible four-poster bed that seemed to be hewn from tree trunks that we began paying attention. When it comes to buying furniture, you can't do better.The store is a clean, well-lit place with the usual thrift store finds in abundance dishes, sweaters, winter jackets, and worn children's toys. To one side you'll find dining room furniture, bedroom sets, and men's clothing. A handsome ornate chest of drawers, side tables, and an armoire are a bargain at $350. Textured wall units and a dining table come for $800. A two-piece butter-yellow leather living room set is $150. There's bland furniture and random what-were-they-thinking items, like a pair of children's loft-style beds outfitted with wooden slides for that speedy (not to mention dangerous) disembarkation. Stop by early (it opens at 9:00 a.m.) if you want to find a specific furniture item that isn't on display: "We got a whole warehouse back there," says approachable clerk Clarence Williams. Every second Saturday of the month, the lot down the street hosts the Salvation Army auto auction. So quite literally you can walk in here with nothing and leave with a suite of furniture and a new car for less than a grand.
All of us have a bunch of stuff hanging around our homes that we don't want, don't need, or don't use. Why not streamline your life by getting rid of some of that junkç Freecycle, a national online trading post with a board here in Miami, is the perfect way to turn your trash into someone else's treasure. Here's how it works: You register on the Website and then offer your stuff in a posting. If someone wants it, you arrange a (safe) meeting time and place to make the exchange. Best of all, it's free.
Don't want to spend $300 on a BCBG dressç If you're lucky, you can find one at Rag Trade for $30. You can also earn a little cash on the clothes you haven't worn for four years, the ones lying wrinkled and unused in a cobwebby corner of your closet. If you would rather barter for something in the shop, that's fine too. Like any secondhand shop, Rag Trade carries a rotating stock of wares that ranges in style from vintage to contemporary. There's also a section devoted to new clothes by local designers and by London-based Religion (not to be confused with the brand of jeans). Feel good about shopping here: Rag Trade is pro-conservation, and even the price tags are recycled.
Maybe South Florida doesn't seem like the best place to pick up knitting as a hobby after all, summer is upon us. But there are always babies to crochet blankets for, relatives up north who need hats and scarves, and the three cold days next winter. Elegant Stitches carries more than 700 different yarns and offers knitting and crochet classes for $45. The shop also has patterns, books, kits, and needles. For the truly dedicated, the store organizes a November knitting cruise on Royal Caribbean.
Light catches your eye from all directions in the Gem and Bead Gallery. Everywhere you look, there are glistening gemstones of all varieties amethyst, rose quartz, and glass beads that look almost exactly like them. Coral branches, turquoise chunks, and amber circles; jade beads and freshwater pearls. You can buy anything, from a $1000 sapphire to adorn that perfect solitaire, to $1 glass beads for a hippie love necklace. The Gem and Bead Gallery is a direct importer of gemstone beads, colored crystals, horn beads, Swarovski crystals, and pearls. The store attracts customers who are practiced jewelers, as well as first-time bead stringers. To that end, they offer hands-on Monday and Saturday classes that range from $30 to $35. From beading to pearl knotting, you can learn how to do it and then successfully make it here. Few things are cooler than being able to chirp, "Thanks, I made them myself," when you're inevitably complimented on your amazing new earrings.


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This page provides websites and other web resources which may be helpful in teaching emerging adulthood courses. These pages may be used as resources to both provide extra information to instructors as well as provide supplemental information to students. Have a suggested resource? Send us an email!
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The Clark University Polls offer insights into how emerging adults, parents, and established adults view these distinct developmental life stages. Includes findings from the 2012 Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults (ages 18–29), the 2013 Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, and the 2014 Clark University Poll of Established Adults (ages 25–39).
The Network on Transitions to Adulthood studies individuals aged 18-30. It examines the multiple markers of adulthood and the variety of combinations and sequences in which they occur. The Network also explores how societal institutions may facilitate the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
This website contains visual descriptions of 6 topics relevant to the early adulthood: cognitive stages of development, life contour of work, Sternberg's triangle of love, single-parent families with children under 18, death rates, and the proportion of women 20-40 who have not yet given birth.
This website focuses on cognitive functioning during early adulthood. Information is included on the following topics: cognitive growth, Gilligan, marrying ages, Schaie, crystallized intelligence, Gould, Perry, Steele, Erikson, intelligence, Pert, Sternberg, fluid intelligence, Kohlberg, postformal thought, triangular theory of love, Flynn Effect, Labouvie-Vief, practical intelligence, triarchic theory of intelligence, frontal lobes, Levinson, Reigel, WAIS, Gardner, Marcia, Reinke, Wechsler
Offers links on the following 4 topics: Physical Development, Social, and Cognitive Development, Faculty Resources, Student Resources
This link is for Alan Reifman's emerging adulthood blog. It contains updated information on emerging adulthood including articles, books, and websites. Alan regularly posts recent news and reports related to emerging adulthood.
This link is for Jeffery Arnett's website dedicated to emerging adulthood resources. It includes links to emerging adult articles, books, and other information.
Pew Research Center reports and data on the Millennial generation, those born after 1980 and the first generation to come of age in the new millennium.
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TheSimpleDollar.com has a comprehensive resource that helps people not
only understand, but access, social security disability benefits. This
guide answers common questions like qualifications, application process,
and it also has a calculator that can help estimate monthly and annual
"The Dos and Don'ts of Mothering an Adult." A resource for parents of emerging adults.
Article and list of resources for parents of teens who have disabilities and are entering the transition to adulthood.
Transition information and resources from the University of Illinois at Chicago for parents of emerging adults with special health care needs.
Blog with news, advice, and resources for parents of "young people taking longer to transition to adulthood."
A booklet developed for families to help teens with special needs prepare for adulthood.
Based at the University of South Florida, the National Center on Youth Transition is dedicated to improving the practices, systems, and outcomes for transition-age youth and young adults (14-25 years old) with emotional and/or behavior difficulties.
Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. The site provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world.
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PDF Document of the Executive Summary of the Successful Young Adult Development Report submitted to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation by researchers at the Search Institute and the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington. This may be a useful model for determining indicators for use in research on emerging adults.
The AHAA study expands the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to include detailed measures of academic progress and high school curriculum. The AHAA study contributes to Add Health by providing the high school transcripts of Add Health Wave III sample members. Special indicators include (1) educational achievement, (2) course taking patterns, (3) curricular exposure, and (4) educational contexts within and between schools.
The Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE), also known as
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Families (DCSF) is a major panel study of young people. The LSYPE is one of
the main information sources for the formation and appraisal of policies
relating to young people. The baseline data will be used to monitor the
progress of the cohort group, evaluate the success of policies aimed at
this group and provide an evidence base for further policy development.
There are now two separate LSYPE studies. The first LSYPE study began in
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people were interviewed annually until 2010 and there are now seven waves
of data available. The second LSYPE study began in 2013 will track a sample
of over 13,000 young people from the age of 13/14 annually through to the
age of 20 (seven waves).
Long-term study of Canadian children that follows their development and well-being from birth to early adulthood. The study is designed to collect information about factors influencing a child's social, emotional and behavioral development and to monitor the impact of these factors on the child's development over time. Data beyond Cycle 3 is available only through the Research Data Centres in Canada.
The site of the Michigan Study of Adolescent and Adult Life Transitions (MSALT) provides information on questionnaires, scales, and data for researchers, a list of articles and publications that have resulted from the study, and a list of family, education, and career web resources.
The World Youth Report 2007 examines the challenges and opportunities existing for the roughly 1.2 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the world. Distinct from the 2003 and 2005 editions, it provides a regional overview summarizing the major youth development trends in the fifteen priority areas of the World Programme of Action for Youth. The report explores major issues of concern to youth development, including employment, education, health, poverty and violence. At the same time, it highlights youth as a positive force for development and provides recommendations for supporting their essential contributions.
The National Study of Youth and Religion is a research project directed by Christian Smith, Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame and Lisa Pearce, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This project, generously supported by Lilly Endowment Inc., began in August 2001 and is currently funded through December 2015. Wave 3 (January 2007 - December 2010) is also supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The project is designed to enhance our understanding of the religious lives of American youth from adolescence into young adulthood, using telephone survey and in-depth interview methods.
Provides quick and condensed information on the latest national trends and research on over 100 key indicators of child, adolescent, and emerging adult well being. Topics include depression across the lifespan, mental health issues typical among young adults, and mental and physical health trends among young adults in prison.
Link to Princeton University's Data and Statistical Services that provides access to multiple databanks and research resources focused on late adolescence, emerging adulthood, and early adulthood.
The National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) are a set of surveys designed to gather information at multiple points in time on the labor market activities and other significant life events of several groups of men and women. For more than 3 decades, NLS data have served as an important tool for economists, sociologists, and other researchers.
Relevant Surveys on this Site:
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97)
Survey of young men and women born in the years 1980-84; respondents were ages 12-17 when first interviewed in 1997.
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79)
Survey of men and women born in the years 1957-64; respondents were ages 14-22 when first interviewed in 1979.
Monitors health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. These behaviors, often established during childhood and early adolescence, include tobacco use, unhealthy dietary behaviors, inadequate physical activity, alcohol and other drug use. Sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection. Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence.

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What Does Yakima Need? First In A Series.
Before someone answers "We need less crime and more employment and education opportunities", let me say that this is going to be more of a fun, think big kind of exercise.
Yakima's Jail Situation: What's The Solution?
Both the City of Yakima and Yakima County are experiencing jail problems. Space, costs, security upgrades. And it's up to taxpayers to provide solutions.
What Is Yakima's Worst Intersection? [POLL]
There are several bad intersections in areas all over town. What is Yakima's worst?
Seahawks Announce Preseason Schedule, All Games On News/Talk KIT
The Seattle Seahawks announced their 2012 preseason schedule on Wednesday. All of the games will be broadcast on AM 1280 and FM 99.3, News/Talk KIT!
Seahawks New Uniforms Revealed!
With Nike replacing Reebok as the official uniform supplier of the NFL, the new look uniforms were unveiled today in New York. Yakima, get a first look here!
Grant Funding Available for Community Projects That Improve Conditions for Bicycling and Walking
Is Yakima friendly enough for cyclists and pedestrians? Here's a way we can make it better.
Davis Basketball Team Community Celebration Set
The Davis High School Pirate Basketball Team, who won the Class 4A State Championship earlier this month in Tacoma, will be honored in a community celebration held Wednesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in the high school's gymnasium.
National Mom and Pop Day Business Is Thursday
National mom and Pop Business Day is coming up on Thursday, but I couldn't wait to salute my favorite Mom and Pop Business in Yakima.
Union Gap City Adminstrator Resigns
Union Gap City Administrator Monte Scacco says he is resigning.
Matt Flynn: Can He Get The Seattle Seahawks To The Next Level? [POLL]
The Seahawks signed free agent quarterback Matt Flynn from the Green Bay Packers to a three year deal on Sunday. Will this be the move that gets the Seahawks back in the playoff picture?
Seahawks To Sport New Look In 2012
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New Yakima Police Chief Candidates Now Down To Three Finalists
All three candidates are from out of town. The two candidates already serving with the YPD and a former DEA agent did not make the cut.


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Alan Wearne spent 13 years writing his verse novel The Lovemakers. It was so long that his publisher made him chop it into two, and last night the first section won the $15,000 New South Wales Premier's Award for poetry and was named Book of the Year.
The fate of the second section is much less clear. Penguin has decided not to publish it, and now Wearne is trying to find another publisher for the final 300 pages of the work.
"Penguin said either I'd have to do a Reader's Digest on the whole edifice, or else cut it in half and see where it lands," Wearne said yesterday. "They said we'll see what happens with it. When volume one, Saying All the Great Sexy Things, failed to sell - as it did for whatever reason - they allowed me to buy the disks (with the rest on it)."
Other award winners last night included Dirt Music by Tim Winton (fiction, $20,000); The Poison Principle by Gail Bell (non-fiction, $20,000); Miss Tanaka by John Romeril (play, $15,000); Borderline: Australia's Treatment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers by Peter Mares (cultural and literary criticism, $5000); Soldier Boy: The True Story of Jim Martin, the Youngest Anzac by Anthony Hill (young adult, $15,000); The Red Tree by Shaun Tan (children's, $15,000); and novelist Thea Astley, who received a special award in recognition of her contribution to Australian writing.
At the heart of The Lovemakers is a love triangle, but Wearne says it is as much about the urban experience, mainly in Melbourne and Sydney. He describes it as "a sort of Canterbury Road tales".
The Lovemakers had an unusual genesis. "It grew out of an interest in the story of the Mr Asia drugs syndicate - and then events I had observed and participated in, people and family I knew, group stories and things that I made up."
Wearne, who wrote an earlier verse narrative, The Nightmarkets, refers to the book as a novel. "It's trying to be a novel. After all, the term novel is a fairly fluid one, and a verse novel is just a variant on it."
It is written in a variety of verse forms, from blank verse, sonnets and limericks to villanelles. In part two, Wearne says, he goes "sestina crazy", but he draws the line at pantoums. "I'm hopeless at them."
Wearne, 53, is a "Melbourne person who lives in exile in Wollongong and Fremantle", teaching poetry half the year at the University of Wollongong and half at Curtin University. "I've been able to get a view of Australia. I'm beginning to understand the country more."
Not surprisingly, one thing he'd like is for more Australians to read poetry. He recently presented a television documentary on SBS about the late John Forbes' life and poetry. "It was watched by 200,000 people but how many went out and bought the Collected Poems?"
Wearne remains unfazed by the uncertainty over part two of The Lovemakers. He is sure it will be published, and believes that "sometime in the next century" the whole work will be published as one volume.
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Sunday afternoons are inherently lazy, especially those bathed in grills, sangria, and sunshine. Thus the Sunday afternoon summer dance series—Sunday Best—on the banks of the Gowanus Canal at BKLYN Yard was a lively way to mobilize and relax all at once. Quesadillas and fresh watermelon nourished the crowd between Sapporo's and a cool breeze maximized the informal vibe. Dogs and babies alike danced to resident DJ's Justin Carter, Doug Singer, and Eamon Harkin who warmed up the crowd before Andy Carthy, a.k.a. Mr. Scruff, took the helm later in the afternoon. The dance floor swelled as Mr. Scruff mixed mostly eclectic funk and other retro-tinged tunes, like "Summertime". But despite the healthy turnout of kids and proximity to the canal Mr. Scruff abstained from playing any of his fish-themed repertoire. All in all, it was an ideal afternoon on a canal in Brooklyn.
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Though unable to attend the event as a member of the press, I was lucky enough to win two contests (from 101.9 RXP and Moby's Twitter) to get me into the Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium for a listening party for Moby's new album Wait For Me (out on Mute on June 30th). I missed out on the free booze and the schmoozing unfortunately, and as Moby was there, a chance to speak to him. But for the 250 people, press and contest winners alike, gathered within the gorgeous Rose Center, the listening party was an utterly unique event; the entire album played with accompanying visuals from our solar system selected by the resident astrophysicist for the evening.
The venue could not have been more fitting given Moby's fascination with space. He titles songs "We Are All Made of Stars" and his 'Little Idiot' alien is often a lonely space oddity across many music videos. Snippets of "Pale Horses" playing in the lobby show the alien crafting imaginary friends on the moon or in the older "Why Does my Heart Feel so Bad" he feels excluded after he floats to Earth in a wheelbarrow. And Moby has another direct connection to the Planetarium; it is home on weekends to SonicVision, a mix tape he selected accompanied by visual effects of an abstract universe and giants robot dancing.
Moby humbly introduced the event, noting that the sound system was not operating at 100 percent but thanking everyone for coming. Wait For Me, a more ambient electronic album than his most recent works, has a very cohesive sound though the dynamic changes quite a bit. Some tracks featured the distinctive gospel vocal samples in rotation since Play, at least two tracks had contemporary vocals from Moby and a female friend, and surprisingly one song in the middle had a danceable four-to-the-floor beat. But the majority of the record is rich and lush instrumentals, similar to Little Idiot, the bonus disc to Moby's 1996 album Animal Rights. And to experience all of this while traveling through the universe, pulling back via the Milky Way, plunging close to the mountaintops of Earth and amidst the rings of Saturn was a grand experience. What a way to introduce a great album to the terrestrial world.
A Hawk and a Hacksaw are the kind of band I wouldn't mind playing my wedding or my wake. They alternate between upbeat, oom-pah led numbers, and mournful dirges with the switch of an accordion key. That they do so in such an idiosyncratic way makes whatever musical track they take always sound like them. Of course, this might be due to the fact that no other band in the indie realm—except Beirut of course—utilizes the same variety of musical sources. But while the Balkans and that area's folk music is a jumping off point for A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Moroccan bazaars, Mariachi bands, and other Eastern influences also seep through into their sound.
Initially a one-man band consisting of former Neutral Milk Hotel drummer, Jeremy Barnes, A Hawk and a Hacksaw doubled in size several years ago with the addition of violinist, Heather Trost, as a permanent member. Over several albums and EPs, the duo's sound—Trost's violin and Barnes' accordion—has been fleshed out by a revolving array of auxiliary musicians, most notably renowned gypsy brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia and the Hun Hangár Ensemble. While neither of these groups back Barnes and Trost on this current European tour, the duo are instead augmented by three additional musicians playing tuba, bouzouki, and trumpet.
At first, it's fascinating. Each musician is thoroughly engaging. It's not your typical instrumental set up either. All of tonight's percussion comes via Barnes' foot, which stomps out a minimalist beat upon the skin of a solitary kick drum that is also attached to a couple of tambourines. That he does this whilst simultaneously playing the accordion is cool. The fact that he's always on beat and on key is impressive. Trost's violin playing is rousing in that it seemingly spirals out of control like a wild steed only to be lassoed at the last moment. "Nimble" is an understatement when describing the bouzouki player, whose fingers dance across the fret board faster than a stenographer covering a front-page court case. The only musician whose playing seems un-chaotic and methodical is the tuba player. But while this might not be as exciting to watch, his deep notes, in lieu of a bass or proper rhythm, ties everything together, allowing Barnes and Co. to cavort in their gypsy instrumentation.
If there's any complaint to be made it's that, aside from an encore that found the band playing unplugged amongst the audience, crowd interaction was kept to a minimum. Instead of being encouraged to move and to dance, it seemed, at times, as though we were watching a museum piece. There was a gap between performer and audience that was never gulfed. I am sure that this has a lot to do with the band's need to concentrate on their dexterous playing, but such joyous music, especially music of an instrumental nature, needs interaction and both band and audience failed to adhere to this. Sure, there were a few handclaps and some nodding of heads, but unfortunately the overall the atmosphere was one of reverence over reaction.
In 1970, poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron declared that, "the revolution will not be televised." Playwright Tom Stoppard reminds us, however, that just because the revolution might not be televised, that doesn't negate the need for a groovy soundtrack as tanks roll in, bullets whiz, and dissidents get beaten senseless into hopelessness, submission, and enemy collaboration. The final and fatal assault in Stoppard's play comes when those that fought the hardest transmogrify into plain ol' political progressives, settling for the serenity of a gentler and kinder body politic that they once put their love and lives at stake for.
The year is 1968 and Professor Max Morrow (Stephen Yoakam), is a loyalist to the Communism ideal, yet resides in a decidedly un-Communist abode in Cambridge, England, where he tutors students in the ways of classical philosophy and Socialist order. His wife Eleanor (Mary Beth Fisher) is also an academic and shares Max's passion to open their home to further tutoring students, all while battling the chronic effects of breast cancer. Max's pupil and protégé, Jan (Timothy Edward Kane), wants only to lose himself in the rock music that fills up the milk crates on his apartment floor, including the music of Plastic People of the Universe, a dissident Czech rock band. Max teaches and preaches to Jan why they all must remain true to the Communist cause, ignoring the Czech government, as it turns menacing and violent against protesters. In turn, Max ignores Eleanor's desperate need for her husband's erotic validation, which is now possessed by her student Lenka (Amy J. Carle). Eleanor also loses her sixteen-year-old daughter Esme (Mattie Hawkinson) to the embrace of London hippie culture and her barely hidden sexual desire for Jan.
Unable to contain his boredom of the socialist ideal as academic argument, Jan returns to Prague to get up close and personal with his love of all things rock 'n' roll. He positions himself a disciple of the Plastic People, who have become an enemy of the state for their refusal to discontinue playing music not sanctioned by the government, which has banned all Western-influenced commodities. August 1968, and Soviet tanks roll through Prague. Czech dissidents and idealistic college students valiantly but unsuccessfully fight back; the Plastic People go further underground and Jan recommits himself as a disciple to rock 'n' roll, following the Plastic People, and purchasing the music of the Rolling Stones, Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground, and Pink Floyd.
Jan builds his rock 'n' roll monument even as government agents stand sentry outside his rundown Prague flat until the damn breaks. By the mid-'70s the government, losing patience with those ideologues who challenge them, order the destruction of all things anti-government, including Jan's precious record collection, an act that culminates with his interrogation, beating, and imprisonment. Jan stays behind bars until Max, lonely via widowhood, speaks with the higher-ups during a return visit to Prague, and arranges his release.
The years pass. Glasnost arrives. The Berlin Wall falls. The '90s bring a new name, government, and political philosophy to the Czech people, while Max's heart breaks in double time to the fall of Communism in the East and the rise of political Conservatism in his adopted West. Max is now an old man, still professing in Cambridge, taking up British citizenship and living with the now-divorced daughter, Esme. His former son-in-law Nigel has gone to the Czech Republic to document the rise and fall of old and new, and meets a dejected and disillusioned Jan, using him as a "guide". When Nigel confirms that he and Esme are no longer married, Jan makes the journey to Cambridge to visit Max and thank him for his kindness at arranging his release from prison.
Esme greets her old crush Jan as if she's sixteen again, her spirit and sexuality renewed. About to lose her daughter Alice to university, and with her father becoming more embittered by romantic regret both human and political, Esme wants more than the occasional sighting of Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett cycling through Cambridge to quench her desire. She plans a dinner party to include Lenka, Nigel, and Nigel's new wife Candida (Susie McMonagle). The dinner table passes around shared histories and the evening ends with regrets, reshaping of lives, and the absolution that love never dies… and neither will rock 'n' roll.
Rock 'N' Roll makes its Chicago debut after critical and commercial success on Broadway and London's West End. A revolution may or may not be televised, but Stoppard does a most excellent job of writing the revolution as a powerful presence on stage. Director Charles Newell shapes the music to deftly ebb and flow with the characters' emotional rise and fall, failures and triumphs, and all the actors live up to their places on stage, with Mary Beth Fisher literally consuming the theater as Eleanor and the adult Esme, absorbing the moisture from the stage rafters to give her characters their very life's blood and dimension. So convincing and scene-chewing was Ms. Fischer's presence, it was not until the end when the actors took their requisite bows that I realized only one actress played two decidedly different generations.
Rock 'N' Roll is a force of cultural nature, and a lyrical reminder that no matter where we stand, with a revolt before us, there's a soundtrack for it, and we pick the selections from an ethereal jukebox.
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Ah, Norway: Land of free health care, fjords, and a bustling creative art and music scene. From the psychedelic rock of fellow Norwegians Serena Maneesh to the complex lullabies of Hanne Hukkelberg, it seems like Norway is chock full of amazing bands. Though four piece I Was A King is part of this community, they also have a unique sound all onto their own. Using guitar pedal effects to create just enough fuzz, the sugary pop songs recall something akin to a fuzzier, feminine Beulah. Without the effects, it could have easily been considered twee-pop but it was also less silly and more focused. Still, one couldn't help smiling while listening to the tunes, which came off as super happy and very catchy.
Visiting Chicago as part of their very first American tour, I Was A King were energetic and fun but did not talk too much in between songs, attempting, instead, to play as many songs as possible. Lead singer Frode Strømstads even announced that they were minimizing their banter with the purpose of doing just that. The chemistry within the band seemed understated as well between songs, but it seemed as though they were perhaps saving it for the melodious songs instead. The lovely intertwining female/male vocals from Strømstads and Anne Lise Frøkedal created a certain sense of lushness that was interesting and reassuring at the same time, like a sweet dream.
In some ways, it was fitting that Strømstads wore an Elephant 6 shirt because it would be easy to picture him listening to many of the bands in the collective (their self titled record even has a guest appearance by Gary Olson of Ladybug Transistor). However, I Was A King came off as a little more accessible than most of those bands and not caught up in a sense of idiosyncrasy. Though they treated Chicagoans to nearly an hour of songs that, if edible, would surely be delicious, it felt as if a mere fifteen minutes has passed by the time they finished. Those are the type of songs one could easily listen to all night, relishing in the glorious texture and hooks.
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Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel, walk to Escher Museum
Popular property highlights
Located in the heart of The Hague, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Plein and Escher Museum. Binnenhof and Noordeinde Palace are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a 24-hour business center. Free continental breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include self parking, coffee/tea in a common area, and a meeting room.
Room Amenities
All rooms are soundproofed and offer free WiFi and hair dryers. For a bit of entertainment, LCD TVs come with digital channels, and guests will also find coffee makers and showers.
Guest Highlights
- Central location
- Breakfast
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
Holiday Inn Express The Hague - Parliament
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 183 square feet (17 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area. Guests can use the health club at a partner property. Onsite parking is available (surcharge). A total renovation of this property was completed in February 2013.
Holiday Inn Express The Hague - Parliament is a smoke-free property.
- Computer station
- One meeting room
- Conference space size (meters) - 17
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 183
- Free breakfast
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Total number of rooms - 123
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 5
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Elevator/lift
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Soundproofed rooms
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Digital TV service
- Free WiFi
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 2 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates).
Only service animals are allowed
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Parking height restrictions apply
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3.35 per person, per night, up to 21 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.
Optional extras
- Self parking fee: EUR 23.50 per day
Hotel Name
- Holiday Inn Express Hague
- Holiday Inn Express Hague Parliament
- Holiday Inn Express Parliament
- Holiday Inn Express Parliament Hotel
- Holiday Inn Express Parliament Hotel Hague
We should mention
One child 2 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
National Rating
This property does not have a Netherlands Tourist Board rating. For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.