Dementia sparks unlikely bursts of artistic vision
Neurologist Dr Bruce Miller reports frontotemporal dementia can unlock new skills in some patients. A wealthy stockbroker began painting at 56, moving from ellipses to flowers birds and animals, while loss of speech and memory emerged. Some cases hint dementia may reveal hidden talents, guiding future therapies though experts warn creativity is not generally enhanced by brain disease.
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McCourt Brothers Turn Tales Into a Family Film Saga
The McCourt brothers chronicled tall tales from their Limerick childhood and rise in American entertainment. Conor directed documentaries with access to Frank Malachy Alphie and their mother’s memories guiding HBO Cinemax projects Angela’s Ashes filming and continued work on new installments and a Blaguards revival.
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State arts commission to meet in Manhattan
The Kansas Arts Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Beach Museum at Kansas State University in Manhattan. The agenda includes a report by the search committee for a new executive director. The committee has reviewed 60 applications and interviewed five candidates and will present its recommendation to the commission.
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Kansas Arts Commission Meeting Agenda Preview
The commission will vote on ratifying the committee’s choice. Other items cover a National Assembly of State Arts Agencies conference report, appointment of staff accountant Chris Howell to the American Indian Arts Council, advisory panelist appointments to review 1999 Kansas Artist Fellowship and Mini-Fellowships, and a discussion of the FY 2000 budget proposal.
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