text:
Oscars 2019 live updates: 'Green Book' wins best picture; Olivia Colman beats out Glenn Close for best actress; Rami Malek wins best actor; Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's intimate 'Shallow' performance – The Washington Post
luna_rossa
America, cinema, In Evidenza, Testate Estere
A complete recap of the show, from winners to red carpet to best and worst moments.
From 'Green Book' to Spike Lee: Highlights from the 2019 Oscars
The 2019 Academy Awards featured a series of surprising twists. Here are the moments that stole the show. (Taylor Turner/The Washington Post)
By Emily Yahr ,
Elahe Izadi ,
Bethonie Butler ,
Travis M. Andrews and
Sonia Rao
February 24 at 11:33 PM
In a somewhat shocking moment, "Green Book" — about a black jazz pianist who travels with a white driver through the Jim Crow South — won the Oscar for best picture on Sunday night. It was one of three trophies for the polarizing film, which also won supporting actor (Mahershala Ali) and original screenplay. While promoted as a feel-good story of unlikely friendship, the film has been criticized for how it handled racial conflict, and has been called a stereotypical "white savior" movie.
Freddie Mercury and Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" took home four Oscars, the most of any film, including best actor (Rami Malek), film editing and sound mixing and editing. "Roma," the drama based on director Alfonso Cuarón's childhood in 1970s Mexico City, and "Black Panther," the groundbreaking superhero film, were close behind with three awards each.
Each of the eight films nominated for best picture took home at least one award. In the biggest upset of the night, Olivia Colman of "The Favourite" triumphed over "The Wife" star Glenn Close, who is now zero for seven Oscar nominations and was expected to take home the trophy.
[PHOTOS: See what celebrities wore at the 2019 Academy Awards]
"Green Book" surprises as best picture winner; Alfonso Cuarón wins best director for "Roma"; Olivia Colman ("The Favourite") beats out Glenn Close ("The Wife") for best actress; Rami Malek wins best actor for "Bohemian Rhapsody. "
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" wins best animated feature. Ramsey was the first black director to be nominated in the category. Ruth E. Carter and Hannah Beachler make history for "Black Panther," becoming the first African Americans to win for costume design and best production design, respectively.
Mahershala Ali wins best supporting actor for "Green Book;" Regina King wins best supporting actress for "If Beale Street Could Talk"; Spike Lee, Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott win best adapted screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman"; "Free Solo" wins best documentary feature; Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly win best original screenplay for "Green Book"
"Roma" wins Mexico's first Oscar for best foreign language film.
The ceremony kicked off with the remaining members of Queen playing a medley of tunes, beginning with "We Will Rock You" with Adam Lambert subbing in for Freddie Mercury. | Oscars opening: 'There is no host tonight . . . and Mexico is not paying for the wall.'
The complete list of Oscar winners | Full list of 2019 nominees
[At this year's Oscars red carpet, fashion was finally unleashed — and the results were both stunning and outrageous]
11:14: "Green Book" wins best picture.
"The whole story is about love," said director Peter Farrelly. "It's about loving each other despite our differences and finding out the truth about who we are: We're the same people."
The best picture category was a bit of a toss-up this year, but it isn't unusual for a film that wins a screenplay award to also win the biggest award of the night.
Why are people up in arms over 'Green Book'?
On and off-screen controversies have plagued "Green Book" as it dominated the 2019 award season. Here's what critics have had to say about the film. (Taylor Turner, Nicki DeMarco/The Washington Post)
What does make "Green Book" a bit of a surprise is how much controversy it drummed up after its release. The film, which centers on a black pianist named Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) who hires a prejudiced white chauffeur named Tony Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen) to drive him around the South for a concert tour in the 1960s, polarized critics over its depictions of race. Some praised its central story line of two men overcoming their differences to form a genuine friendship, while others believed it leveraged the black man's pain to better the white man.
Ali thanked Shirley while accepting the Oscar for best supporting actor, but there was no mention of the pianist made during the best picture speeches. Shirley's family has previously expressed concerns over his depiction in the film.
"It all started with Viggo," but not Don Shirley, who was apparently a prop sourced by the production designer.
— April Wolfe (@AWolfeful) February 25, 2019
NO ONE SAID DON SHIRLEY'S NAME
— Natalie Weiner (@natalieweiner) February 25, 2019
11:07: Alfonso Cuarón wins best director for "Roma." This is his fourth Oscar and second win tonight.
"Being here doesn't get old," joked Cuarón, who already won best cinematography for his critically acclaimed film, based on his upbringing in 1970s Mexico City. He thanked the cast and crew and gave a shout-out to Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira. "They are truly the film," he said of the Oscar-nominated actresses.
"I want to thank the academy for recognizing a film centered around an indigenous woman, one of the 70 million domestic workers in the world without work rights — a character that has historically been relegated to the background in cinema," he said.
"As artists, our job is to look where others don't," he continued. "This responsibility becomes much more important in times where we are being encouraged to look away."
A night of firsts at the 2019 Oscars
From Spike Lee's first Oscar to "Black Panther," the 91st Academy Awards broke new ground in several categories. (Erin Patrick O'Connor/The Washington Post)
10:58: Olivia Colman wins best actress for "The Favourite."
The first major upset of the night came about three hours into the show — Olivia Colman won over Glenn Close, who dominated trophies throughout award season and was favored by many to win for "The Wife." (She's now zero for seven Oscar nominations.)
Colman was in tears by the time she reached the stage, and her mouth was still wide open in surprise. It was the first award of the night for "The Favourite," which had a field-leading 10 nominations. (Her co-star, Emma Stone, was also crying in the audience.) It took Colman a few seconds to gather her composure. "It's genuinely quite stressful. This is hilarious. "
She went on to thank her director, Yorgos Lanthimos, as well as her co-stars, Stone and Rachel Weisz, whom she called "the two loveliest women in the world to fall in love with." She also gave a shout-out to her competition.
"Glenn Close, you've been my idol for so long, and this is not how I wanted it to be," Colman said tearfully, as Close laughed and waved off the compliment. "I think you're amazing and I love you very much. "
Colman got the "wrap up" signal from producers and ended with a shout-out to her husband and children. "My kids, if you're home and watching — well, if not, well done. But I sort of hope you are, this is not going to happen again."
10:43: Rami Malek wins best actor for "Bohemian Rhapsody. "
Malek, accepting his first Oscar for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, began by breathlessly and sweetly thanking his mother and his late father.
"Oh my God, my mom is in here somewhere. Oh, I love you. I love you, lady," he said, before choking down emotion. "My dad didn't get to see me do any of this, but I think he's looking down on me right now. This is a monumental moment, one I'm so appreciative to all of you [for], to everyone who had a hand in getting me here."
He reflected on what telling stories that often go unheard could mean to some people.
"I think about what it would have been like to tell little bubba Rami that one day this might happen to him, and I think his curly-haired little mind would be blown," he said. "That kid was struggling with his identity, trying to figure himself out."
Malek, whose parents immigrated to the United States from Egypt, is a first-generation American, and he was particularly proud of being part of a movie about "a gay man, an immigrant who lived his life unapologetically himself."
"The fact that i'm celebrating him and his story here tonight is proof that we're longing for stories like this," Malek added.
10:41: Barbra Streisand introduced Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman." "Truth is especially precious these days," the singer-actress said before revealing that her enthusiastic tweets about the film led to a thank you note from the director himself. The two bonded over their Brooklyn roots and love of hats, Streisand told the audience, from which Lee gave a lively shout.
10:26: Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt win best original song for "Shallow" from "A Star Is Born."
A tearful Gaga thanked her family and co-star Bradley Cooper before telling viewers at home, "This is hard work. I've worked hard for a long time. It's not about winning — what it's about is not giving up. If you have a dream, fight for it. There's a discipline for passion, and it's not about how many times you get rejected or you fall down or get beaten up. It's about how many times you stand up and are brave and keep going."
Ronson took the mic to thank Gaga, "only because you can't really thank yourself. I think when you're in the room with this person, you don't have to do that much. She acts, she sings the song. Lady Gaga, we salute you. "
10:24: Ludwig Goransson wins best original score for "Black Panther." This is his first win and first nomination.
Goransson, fresh off an impressive Grammys run, thanked "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler while recalling their early work together — as students at the University of Southern California.
"We're here 12 years later, celebrating one of the most important cinematic moments in history," he said.
Ludwig Goransson wins best original score for "Black Panther"
Composer Ludwig Goransson and violinist Serena McKinney reflect on the music for "Black Panther," which won best original score, on the 2019 Oscars red carpet. (Hannah Jewell, Dave Jorgenson/The Washington Post)
10:14: Spike Lee, Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott win best adapted screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman. "
Spike Lee was ecstatic as he ran onstage to accept his first competitive Academy Award (he was awarded an honorary Oscar in 2015), and the sound went out for at least five seconds as, presumably, he uttered words that the censors deemed inappropriate for television. He paid tribute to his grandmother, whose mother was a slave, who lived to be 100 years old and put him through Morehouse College and New York University film school. Lee also made the first overtly political comments of the night: "The 2020 presidential election is around the corner. Let's all mobilize, let's all be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love versus hate," he said.
"Let's do the right thing!" he added, as the audience laughed knowingly — after all, that was his famously snubbed film in 1990. "You know I had to get that in there," Lee joked.
10:09: Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly win best original screenplay for "Green Book. "
Despite controversies surrounding the movie's accuracy and its portrayal of racial conflict, "Green Book" nabbed the best original screenplay award. Peter Farrelly took the opportunity to thank seemingly everyone he's ever met, including "the entire state of Rhode Island," his wife, kids, brother, his actors and … well, the list goes on. As he put it, "If you want to go somewhere fast, go alone. If you want to go somewhere far, go together. "
10:07: Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman's "Skin" wins best live-action short film.
"The bigotry they experienced in the Holocaust, we see that everywhere today, in America, in Europe," Nattiv said of his grandparents. "This film is about education. It's about teaching your kids a better way."
9:59: We knew it was coming when the curtain lifted up to reveal musicians taking the stage. Bradley Cooper took Lady Gaga's hand as they walked up from the audience to the stage and stood by a piano. It's "Shallow" time! "Tell me something, girl," Cooper began, gazing into Gaga's eyes.
After Cooper's verse, Gaga took her (rightful) seat at the piano, playing as she sang the introspective verse of Ally, her character from "A Star Is Born," directed by Cooper and up for best picture.
"In the sha ha sha ha llow," they sang together."
We waited with bated breath for Ally's trademark belt in the middle of the song. The moment prompted Cooper to put his microphone to the side and sit down next to Gaga at the piano, where they sang the end of the song into the same microphone. Given how closely they were sitting and the longing glances they were exchanging, many people were likely wondering whether they were going to kiss. (They didn't). Hey, it's acting, right?
That intimate moment between Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper shared an intimate moment on the stage of the 91st Academy Awards as they performed "Shallow" from their film, "A Star is Born." (ABC)
9:57: Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J.D. Schwal win best visual effects for "First Man. "
9:46: "Period. End of Sentence." by Rayka Zehtabchi and Melissa Berton wins for documentary short subject.
The creators of "Period. End of Sentence." — the documentary about the stigma around menstruation faced by women in India — were shocked when they took the stage: "I can't believe a film about menstruation just won an Oscar!" Zehtabchi said. "A period should end a sentence, not a girl's education," Berton added.
'Period. End of Sentence.' wins for documentary short subject
Filmmakers of "Period. End of Sentence." — the Oscar-winning short documentary — reflect on their film during the 2019 Oscars red carpet. (Hannah Jewell, Dave Jorgenson/The Washington Post)
9:43: "Bao" by Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb wins for best animated short film.
The duo, looking excited, both offered short personal speeches following the win. Domee Shi offered supportive words "to all of the nerdy girls out there who hide behind their sketchbooks."
"Don't be afraid to tell your stories to the world," she said. "You're gonna freak people out but you'll probably connect with them, too, and that's an amazing feeling to have. "
Neiman-Cobb, meanwhile, reflected on having her first child — something that coincided with the creation of "Bao."
"I got to make a short about a mother just as I was becoming one," she said gleefully.
9:33: David Rawlings and Gillian Welch perform "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" from "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. "
9:30: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" wins best animated feature.
Director Peter Ramsey was the first black director to be nominated in the category.
"We want you all to know, we see you," Ramsey said to the audience. "You're powerful. This world needs you, okay? This world needs you. So please, we're all counting on you."
9:22: Mahershala Ali wins best supporting actor for "Green Book." This is his second Oscar.
Though "Green Book" is one of the most polarizing Oscar contenders this year, Ali's performance as jazz pianist Don Shirley has garnered positive reviews. Ali thanked Shirley and said that "trying to capture his essence pushed me to my ends, which is a reflection of the person he was and the life that he lived. "
He also thanked his co-stars and director Peter Farrelly before dedicating the award to his grandmother. "I know I would not be here without her," he said.
9:19: John Ottman wins best film editing for "Bohemian Rhapsody." This is his first Oscars win.
"Freddie Mercury in a way brought us all together, from wherever he is, just like he did with his audience," Ottman said.
Ottman closed out his speech with the Zoroastrian teaching that was a throughline in the feature film: "Good words, good thoughts, good deeds. "
9:08: So, Keegan Michael-Key just dropped down into the audience. With umbrella in hand (and harness around him), he landed in an aisle and introduced Bette Midler, who sang "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from "Mary Poppins Returns."
THIS deserves an #Oscars RIGHT HERE!!
Good work crew & @KeeganMKey!!#MaryPoppinsReturns pic.twitter.com/pFJmy1hnw7
— [email protected] (@Two_Cams25) February 25, 2019
9:06: "Roma" wins best foreign language film.
It wasn't a huge surprise that Alfonso Cuarón's "Roma" won the foreign language film category; the Netflix movie is also a front-runner for best picture. Presenting the category with Angela Bassett, Javier Bardem said in Spanish, "There are no borders or walls that can restrain ingenuity and talent."
Cuarón echoed a similar sentiment in his acceptance speech when he said that all of the Oscar nominees "have proven that we are part of the same ocean. "
8:58: Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali win best sound mixing for "Bohemian Rhapsody. "
8:55: John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone win best sound editing for "Bohemian Rhapsody. "
"We got to work with Queen for our day job, which was wonderful," Warhurst said.
8:47: Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson performs "I'll Fight," a song written by Diane Warren for the documentary "RBG," about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
8:45: Alfonso Cuarón wins best cinematography for "Roma."
Cuarón clinched his third Oscar with this award, but he's also up for best director, best original screenplay and best picture tonight. His stunning black-and-white film is based on his childhood and focuses on a middle-class family and their housekeeper, played by Yalitza Aparicio (nominated for best actress). Cuarón thanked Aparicio and Marina de Tavira (nominated for best supporting actress), who stars as the family's matriarch. The award makes him the first cinematographer to win for a film he also directed.
"If this film was created by my own memories, the film was crafted through the memories of what the great masters of cinematography have given to us," he said, noting that he was inspired by his longtime collaborator and cinematographer, Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki, who was unavailable for the project due to scheduling conflicts.
"Thank you very much, Mexico," Cuarón added.
8:38: Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart win for best production design for "Black Panther."
Beachler is the first African American to be nominated in this category.
Beachler gave a moving speech in which she thanked the cast and crew of "Black Panther": "I stand here with agency and self-worth because of [director] Ryan Coogler, who not only made me a better designer, a better storyteller, a better person," but who also offered her air, patience and "better perspective of life." She also shared the same advice she once received: When you think things are impossible, remember "I did my best, and my best is good enough."
8:30: Ruth E. Carter wins best costume design for "Black Panther."
She is the first black costume designer to ever take home the award, and the second black woman to win an Oscar in a non-acting category.
"Marvel may have created the first black superhero, but through costume design, we made him an African king," Carter said. Among those she thanked was director Ryan Coogler, whom she called "a guiding force."
8:28: So far, the producers of tonight's Oscars have definitely figured out how to make the time in between awards entertaining. Presenting best costume design, Melissa McCarthy and Brian Tyree Henry walked out dressed in a mash-up of "The Favourite," "Mary Queen of Scots" and "Black Panther" — McCarthy's dress was covered in plush, fake rabbits.
Melissa McCarthy with a late contender for best gown at the #Oscars pic.twitter.com/BYn0cR6ahQ
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) February 25, 2019
8:25 Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia DeHaney win best makeup and hair styling for their work in "Vice."
8:16: "Free Solo" wins best documentary feature.
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, who co-directed the film, featuring professional rock climber Alex Honnold, with her husband, Jimmy Chin, thanked National Geographic "for believing in us and for hiring women and people of color because we only help make the films better."
"This film is for everyone who believes in the impossible," she told the audience.
'Free Solo' wins best documentary feature
Alex Honnold, who was featured in Oscar-winning documentary "Free Solo," talks to Washington Post pop culture host Hannah Jewell on the 2019 Oscars red carpet. (Hannah Jewell, Dave Jorgenson/The Washington Post)
8:10: Regina King wins best supporting actress for "If Beale Street Could Talk." This is her first Oscar nomination and win. King thanked director Barry Jenkins and paid homage to James Baldwin, who wrote the novel "If Beale Street Could Talk."
"To be standing here, representing one of the great artists of our time, James Baldwin, it's a little surreal," she said with tears streaming down her face. "James Baldwin birthed this baby and Barry, you nurtured her, you surrounded her with so much love and support so it's appropriate for me to be standing here because I'm an example of what it looks like when support and love is poured into someone. Mom, I love you so much. Thank you for teaching me that God is always leaning, always has been leaning in my direction."
Regina King tears up thanking her mom on the #Oscars stage | Watch online @ABC https://t.co/jntWa7IoZD pic.twitter.com/nARqrQvKUy
— Variety (@Variety) February 25, 2019
8:06: This year's ceremony lacked an opening monologue because it also lacked a host, so Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler stepped up to the plate before presenting the award for best supporting actress.
"We're not your hosts, but we're going to stand here a little too long so the people who get USA Today will think that we hosted," Fey said.
"So just a quick update for everybody, in case you're confused, there is no host tonight, there won't be a popular movie category and Mexico is not paying for the wall," Rudolph added.
"That's right, and we won't be doing awards during the commercials, but we will be presenting commercials during the awards," Poehler said. "So if all the winners could say, 'Hellmann's Mayonnaise, we're on the side of food' instead of your speeches, that'd be great."
8:05: The ceremony kicked off with the obligatory movie montage including films from the past year that didn't make the Oscars cut. Spotted: "Eighth Grade," "Sorry to Bother You," "A Simple Favor" and "Mamma Mia 2."
8:00: This year's ceremony lacked a host after the Kevin Hart debacle (if you don't remember, here's a nice refresher on that disaster), so it kicked off with the remaining members of Queen playing two tunes, beginning with "We Will Rock You" with Adam Lambert subbing in for Freddie Mercury. The celebrity-studded crowd rose to its feet to perform the famous stomp-stomp-clap.
Lambert, who had a small cameo in "Bohemian Rhapsody," did his best to capture the energy Mercury brought to stage. But, as one colleague quipped, it felt an awful lot like the Oscars was "starting with a 5th place 'American Idol' performance."
After an arm-waving version of "We Are the Champions," Lambert screamed "Welcome to the Oscars."
7:44: Giuliana Rancic and best actress nominee Lady Gaga kicked off their red carpet interview by speaking to one another in Italian. Rancic, who said she fell more in love with her husband after watching "A Star Is Born," then repeated the same question she asked Gaga's director and co-star, best actor nominee Bradley Cooper: "How does it feel, knowing you have that effect?"
"That's all you can really hope for," Gaga said. "[When] you make art and you create something with someone you care about, you can only pray that that blessing of what you made can reach itself into the world and spread love. Of all the things we could spread, that is the most beautiful thing we possibly could. Thank you for even saying that. That's wonderful."
Nicely handled, Gaga.
7:33: What is it like to be an Oscar nominee? "It's a moment you only dream about," said Rami Malek, up for best actor for his acclaimed turn as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. "To be here on this scale is something I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams and it is really beautiful."
Malek told Seacrest he researched the role by watching and listening to archival performances and interviews with Mercury. "He was spontaneous and effortless and not choreographed," Malek said. Those are traits the nominee said he will try to channel if he makes it up to the stage tonight — "the ability to look at everyone in the audience and make them feel so comfortable with themselves."
7:32: Best actor nominee Bradley Cooper joined a seemingly star-struck Giuliana Rancic, who asked what he learned about himself while working on "A Star Is Born," his directorial debut.
"Ooh, that's a deep question," he said, surprised. "I mean, any time you put your whole heart into something and ask people to come along with you, it's very humbling. It was an experience I'll never forget."
Rancic then babbled about how the movie made her fall in love with her husband even more, to which Cooper had a very muted response. The exchange was . . . odd.
7:30: Mike Myers plays a small role in "Bohemian Rhapsody," and it's one he took before even reading the script. The self-avowed Queen fan had a huge hand in introducing a new generation to the band with his 1992 movie "Wayne's World," which prominently featured "Bohemian Rhapsody."
"I used to listen to Queen in Toronto, I made a movie and now I'm here," Myers said.
Rami Malek is up for best actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury; the actor stayed in character throughout filming. "I never got to meet Freddie Mercury but I felt like I did making this film," Myers said. "What impressed me was [Malek] caught the spirit of what I thought Freddie Mercury was going to be, which was just a brilliant artist."
7:27: One of the ongoing narratives of this year's Oscars is how little personal information Bradley Cooper was willing to reveal while out stumping for his baby, "A Star Is Born." Sam Elliott, who is up for best supporting actor for his role in that film, toed the same line — but he let a little slip.
When asked how being nominated felt, he was reserved, saying only, "It feels real good."
But then he talked about meeting Cooper for the first time, when he went to the first-time director's home and had dinner. "We spent a couple hours talking about the films and talking about our families and talking about our moms," he said.
What'd Cooper cook for him? The mustachioed actor was mum on the menu: "I'm not gonna tell you what he made."
He also dismissed the idea that he would have been nervous to work with Cooper.
"Bradley's a brilliant guy," he said. "At this stage of my game, to have some young guy like that say, 'Hey man, come play my brother.' What am I gonna say? No?"
7:14: Angela Bassett, who played Wakanda's queen mother in "Black Panther," told Ryan Seacrest that the emotional feedback to the Marvel film was "like nothing I'd ever seen." It's the first superhero movie to be nominated for best picture.
"Isn't that something?" she said. "So much effort and so much brilliance goes into these kind of films, but it's a testament to not only the technique, but also the power that film can have."
7:10: "The Wife" star Glenn Close, who confirmed her legend status when she accepted the trophy for best actress at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday and brought her dog Pippin onstage, verified some important news to Ryan Seacrest — she has indeed become good friends with Cynthia Germanotta, Lady Gaga's mom. Is it strange that she's pals with her category rival's mom? Not at all! Close said the two met through her charity and have since gone out for "great Italian meals" together.
And in case you were wondering, Close's golden gown weighs 42 pounds.
Who needs an Oscar when you ARE the Oscar! Glenn Close has arrived to collect her trophy. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/5J4UPNujL8
— Tre'vell Anderson (@TrevellAnderson) February 24, 2019
7:01: Willem Dafoe, who is up for best actor for his portrayal of Vincent van Gogh in "At Eternity's Gate," said he was in the Canadian Rockies when he learned of his nomination.
"There I was, all by myself in the middle of nowhere, and when I heard my name called, I was quite moved," Dafoe said.
The actor learned how to paint for the film, sometimes making his own artistic creations after shooting wrapped for the day.
"I feel like I experienced something very personal [through painting], and the movie is somewhat a record of that," Dafoe said.
But don't expect to purchase any of his work in a gallery anytime soon: "My painting is pretty specific to the movie, but it really changed how I see. It became the key to playing the character."
6:57: Best actress nominee Melissa McCarthy spoke to Ryan Seacrest alongside her "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" director Marielle Heller. McCarthy endlessly praised Heller, who some critics believe was snubbed in the directing category.
"She's a force to be reckoned with, and there's such a strong hand in directing," the actress said. "She has such an easy way to collaborate, but you always feel guided. You always feel looked out for. She's an amazing, amazing storyteller."
Heller responded, "Melissa's one of the most impressive actors I've ever worked with or will ever work with. It's like a master class in character work, watching the way she transforms into Lee [Israel], because her energy actually changes. You can see Melissa has this light, lovely, full-of-life energy, and Lee is this heavy, earthy, dark kind of energy."
Both also praised best supporting actor nominee Richard E. Grant, who got along with McCarthy so swimmingly that he used to appear on set and take her out for lunch on days when he wasn't scheduled to work. This morning, he arrived at McCarthy's home at 10 and made her entire family eggs before jumping on the trampoline with her children.
"As a director, that's all you could hope for," Heller said of the friendship.
6:52 Jennifer Hudson — who performs "I'll Fight," the Diane Warren-penned, Oscar-nominated song from "RBG" — said that she was thrilled to work with Warren.
Warren "is my favorite songwriter. I love that she writes with a purpose, and what better purpose than to write about someone so powerful and who has done so much [to help others]," Hudson said.
The song, in particular, meant a lot to Hudson who, at times, felt like Warren wrote it about her.
"I feel like it's every woman's story," Hudson said. "We all have to fight day-to-day. We all have struggles, and we all want someone to help us fight."
6:50: Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn spoke to Ryan Seacrest about working on "The Favourite," which is up for 10 awards tonight.
"I mean it was very fresh and original. Wasn't it? These three female leads. It was so dynamic and strong," Hoult said, of Oscar nominees Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone's roles. "Their relationships, combined with Yorgos [Lanthimos] directing, was really special."
The cast rehearsed by dancing with each other and playing games in lieu of chatting about the script or characters, Hoult continued. So who was the best dancer?
"Come on, now, silly question," said Alwyn, whose character dances with Weisz's in one of the film's most memorable scenes.
6:48: Richard E. Grant is up for his first Oscar tonight for "Can You Ever Forgive Me?," but his big hope is to meet Barbra Streisand. He already knows what he's going to ask her: "Will you marry me?"
He also told Seacrest that his co-star Melissa McCarthy is carrying his twins. "I think you're confusing me," Seacrest said. "She's not! She's not! We should clarify."
Richard E. Grant still can't believe he won at the Indie Spirits yesterday. "It's the only time Mahershala Ali wasn't nominated," he reminds me, ever humble. pic.twitter.com/Lk3JWKo1Fh
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) February 24, 2019
6:39: Spike Lee, who is nominated in the best director category for the first time for "BlacKkKlansman," bluntly told Ryan Seacrest that "it should have happened before." (Note: A lot of people agree with him.) But Lee also said he doesn't need an Oscar. "I think this film is on the right side of history," he said.
Lee noted that his 1989 film, "Do The Right Thing," hasn't suffered despite its infamous Oscars snub 30 years ago. "Water under the bridge?" Seacrest asked. "Let's not go too far," Lee said, laughing.
The director told Seacrest he's honoring Prince with his vibrant purple suit by British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng and a necklace sporting the late singer's trademark symbol. (Prince's soulful rendition of the spiritual "Mary Don't You Weep" plays over the ending credits of "BlacKkKlansman.") Lee is also honoring "Do The Right Thing's" Radio Raheem (played by the late Bill Nunn) with the character's signature "hate" and "love" knuckle rings.
6:35: If you were confused when you heard Ryan Seacrest congratulate Trevor Noah on his role in "Black Panther," don't worry — you're not the only one who had no idea what he was talking about. Even the Comedy Central host looked a bit sheepish, as he protested, "I made a voice, that's all I did."
Turns out, Noah was the voice behind the spaceship's navigation system in the movie. He and director Ryan Coogler bonded when Coogler reached out to learn about Noah's native South Africa. Coogler later asked if Noah wanted a small voice-over role, and Noah immediately jumped at the chance to appear (in any way) in the groundbreaking film.
"I would have been a tree in Wakanda," Noah told Seacrest. "I would have done that proudly. I would have been tree number five in Wakanda."
Here is @TrevorNoah's (@TheDailyShow) cameo in @TheBlackPanther that he referenced on the #Oscars Red Carpet: https://t.co/t6987yfRe2
— Ben Zauzmer (@BensOscarMath) February 25, 2019
6:20: Regina King, wearing a white Oscar de la Renta gown, told Ryan Seacrest that "to be at the Oscars representing James Baldwin is kind of mind-blowing." King is nominated in the best supporting actress category for her role in Barry Jenkins's "If Beale Street Could Talk," which is based on Baldwin's 1974 novel.
King is a famed Hollywood multitasker — she told Seacrest that she was directing an episode of "This Is Us" when she was offered the movie role. And she accepted immediately despite having told her agents that she wanted a break from mother roles.
6:18: Spike Lee showed up on the red carpet wearing the same love/hate rings that Radio Raheem wore in Lee's 1989 feature "Do the Right Thing." That film didn't earn Lee a best director nor a best picture nomination, which many cultural critics have since viewed as a glaring snub. Lee is up in both of those categories tonight for "BlacKkKlansman," based on the true story of a black cop infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s.
Spike Lee arriving to the Oscars with the love/hate rings from DO THE RIGHT THING pretty well sums up many peoples' feelings about award season. pic.twitter.com/2lWGSQgfuR
— Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) February 24, 2019
6:05: Emilia Clarke, like the rest of her "Game of Thrones" castmates, gave no useful hints as to what to expect during the last season of the HBO series.
Aside from, you know, how "shocking" it will be.
"It's going to be huge," she said of the show's finale. "It took a very long time to shoot this one, and for very good reason. I know there's going to be things in this last season that are going to shock people." This is coming from the actress whose character has slept with her nephew, so prepare yourselves.
6:16: Self-help guru Marie Kondo loves mess, so obviously she's at the Oscars.
Marie Kondo sparks JOY at the #Oscars https://t.co/c5xrQRKbvT pic.twitter.com/3uFPulAAE9
— The Cut (@TheCut) February 24, 2019
5:55: How do you win the red carpet at the Oscars within the first hour? Just be Billy Porter.
When you come to the Oscars, you must dress up. Thanks @CSiriano for creating this custom couture masterpiece. @OscarHeymanBros you have outdone yourselves with your iconic jewels. Style by @sammyratelle Grooming by Anna Bernabe. @TheAcademy #AcademyAwards2019 #oscars #oscars2019 pic.twitter.com/IpTG2OK20x
— Billy Porter (@theebillyporter) February 24, 2019
Almost instantly, the Tony Award winner (who's co-hosting ABC's red carpet special) started trending worldwide on Twitter for his epic tuxedo gown, which inspired many thrilled reactions.
5:53: Adam Lambert, who will perform alongside Queen during the ceremony's opening, had an "American Idol" reunion with E! red carpet host Ryan Seacrest. Lambert has collaborated with Queen for several years and briefly appeared as a trucker in "Bohemian Rhapsody."
When asked what stands out about Freddie Mercury from the stories other band members have shared, Lambert told Seacrest, "I've just heard so much about his sense of humor. It was very dry, and he used to mess with the audience."
5:28: The Academy Awards may not have a host this year, but as Anne Hathaway reminded us on Instagram Sunday afternoon, that may not be such a bad thing. Reminder: Hathaway infamously co-hosted the Oscars with James Franco back in 2011, and the reviews were . . . not great. The consensus was that Hathaway did her best to make the most of the closely watched gig, while Franco's attempt was awkward at best. She probably didn't expect that to happen: She revealed earlier this year that Franco was the one who convinced her to accept the job in the first place.
5 p.m.: After-shows information
"E! After Party: Oscars 2019" (11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.): A group of correspondents will be live from the Vanity Fair party and the Governor's Ball, hoping to snag a few celebrity interviews.
"Live's After Oscar Show" (Monday, 9 a.m.): "Live" co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Seacrest discuss highlights from the telecast and feature backstage interviews with some of the winners.
An hour or so before the real celebs arrive, the media is milling about looking not too shabby themselves on the #OscarsRedCarpet pic.twitter.com/00V5md5CnK
— Hannah Jewell (@hcjewell) February 24, 2019
More about the Oscars:
How often are popular movies nominated for best picture? We looked at decades of Oscar data for the answer.
How an Iranian Oscar winner made a film that feels so thoroughly Spanish
The academy tried to make the Oscars exciting. Instead, they made a mess.
After more than 30 years, Spike Lee is finally getting his Oscar moment
'Roma' made Yalitza Aparicio a star. Now she's giving a voice to her indigenous fans.
Five things that should happen at this year's Oscars
This Oscars season has been a mess. Thankfully, we have Glenn Close.
The Oscars always get it wrong. Here are the real best pictures of the past 43 years.
TUTTI I VIDEO CLICCANDO IL LINK SOTTO RIPORTATO
Sorgente: Oscars 2019 live updates: 'Green Book' wins best picture; Olivia Colman beats out Glenn Close for best actress; Rami Malek wins best actor; Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's intimate 'Shallow' performance – The Washington Post
"green book""shallow"Bradley Cooper'sGlenn Closelady gagaOlivia Colmanoscar 2019Rami Malekromaspike leeusa
A Parigi si svolge la protesta contro la riforma delle pensioni
La giustizia imperialista si sgretola – di Thierry Meyssan
Crimea, la nuova linea degli Usa: Kiev colpisca le basi russe anche se sale il rischio-escalation
Fascismo - Nazismo
Podcast (Prima Parte ) 24 gennaio ore 16:00 organizzare un opposizione nonviolenta alla guerra
Seguiteci su Telegram https://t.me/NuovaresistenzaBot Seguiteci su Telegram https://t.me/NuovaresistenzaBot Tweet Strasburgo. Aggiornamenti commissione Covid-19: l'intervento del
Seguiteci su Telegram https://t.me/NuovaresistenzaBot Seguiteci su Telegram https://t.me/NuovaresistenzaBot Tweet di Giulio Cavalli Nel ghetto dei
Seguiteci su Telegram https://t.me/NuovaresistenzaBot Seguiteci su Telegram https://t.me/NuovaresistenzaBot Tweet Lino Parra, denunciato dalla Polizia e


text:
Art Nouveau in Brussels: 12 Ways to Enjoy the Art Nouveau Architecture Brussels Made Famous
When it comes to art nouveau, Brussels and Victor Horta are preeminent. Art nouveau in Brussels illuminated architecture ahead of the coming 20th century.
Barcelona may have Gaudí and France may claim the École de Nancy, but when it comes to art nouveau in Brussels, Belgium boasts the founder of the art nouveau architecture movement. Beginning in the 1890s, architect Victor Horta and his contemporaries produced a powerful body of work in Brussels that changed the prevailing 19th century esthetic to one of grace, light, and innovation.
Architectural art nouveau in Brussels was a dramatic departure from traditional Flemish gable-centric design. The photo below from S Marks The Spots, is a perfect example of how the new style illuminated the city.
Maison Cauchie, Brussels, 1905, Architect Paul Cauchie. Photo Credit: smarksthespots.com
For exemplary art nouveau, Brussels boasts neighborhoods like Bailli, Ixelles, Uccle, and Saint-Gilles, where examples still exist aplenty. At the time, these communities were popular with the bourgeoisie, who could afford the new style and patronize its purveyors. More than a century later, Brussels art nouveau residences and public buildings still showcase the efforts of those who sought to make beauty accessible to all.
What Inspired Art Nouveau in Brussels and Elsewhere?
Art Nouveau, according to Michèle Lavallée, writing for the Grove Dictionary of Art, paved the transition between the historic revivalism (Greek, Gothic, etc.) of the 19th century to 20th century Modernism.
While it's difficult to pinpoint what inspired art nouveau in Brussels and elsewhere, in the 1880s Horta began working on commercial projects, such as the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken, to add practical and curved embellishments.
By the the time Horta returned to residential design in 1893, a writer for inPan magazine concurrently described a wall hanging done by Hermann Obrist as "sudden violent curves generated by the crack of a whip." Since then, "whiplash" has been the term used to describe the flowing turns and undulations that characterize the style.
Cyclamen wall hanging by Hermann Obrist inspired the "whiplash" terminology of art nouveau. Photo Credit: bernardperroud.com
During a visit to Barcelona, our eyes became accustomed to art nouveau elements. We were completely unaware of the detailed history of the movement, much less the role of Brussels architects in founding it, until we arrived in Belgium.
Our first up-close and personal glimpse of art nouveau in Brussels occurred at a restaurant in the Ixelles neighborhood, Brasserie La Quincallerie. Seated on the catwalk level, we felt like we were in a steampunk stage set.
Brasserie La Quincallerie. Photo Credit: La Quincallerie
Who was Victor Horta and What Was His Relationship to Art Nouveau in Brussels?
We read from La Quincallerie's menu that this was a former hardware store, designed by a student of Victor Horta. Who was Victor Horta, and what was his role in the milieu art nouveau architecture Brussels took on so quickly in the 1890s, we wondered? From then, the chase was on.
Victor Horta was a classically trained architect who came to prominence in Brussels after studying design in Ghent, and then working in Paris. When his father's death prompted a return to Belgium in 1880, he began studies at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, and was chosen by his professor there to collaborate on the Royal Greenhouse commission.
Within 5 years, Horta had received several national design prizes and went out on his own with three residential commissions. By the early 1890s, he held positions as Head of Graphic Design and Professor of Architecture at Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Horta and his colleagues, we learned, strengthened interior structural elements in their buildings using metal, allowing for open, light-filled interiors. Their stylized motifs were drawn from nature – the floral or animal pattern, the feminine silhouette, and the traditional arabesque.
Between 1892 and the first World War, the art nouveau Brussels had originated matured from the flamboyant to the classical, becoming a standard. In acknowledgement, Horta was granted the title of Baron by King Albert I of Belgium in 1932.
Detail of Maison Eigenwoning designed by Albert Roosenboom, Rue Faider 83. The letterbox is the opening on the column.
Tip: If you're in Munich, you'll want to seek out the German interpretation of art nouveau, Jugendstil. See our write-up: Schwabing: Where the 20th Century Took Hold in Europe.
A dozen ways to immerse yourself in the wealth of art nouveau architecture Brussels has to offer today are as follows:
1. Get to know Victor Horta, the father of art nouveau in Brussels, and perhaps the world, in depth at the Horta Museum.
Horta Museum – located in Victor Horta's private home and atelier. The two buildings were constructed between 1898 and 1901, with additions in 1906 and 1908. Today, they house the foremost and most personally authentic art nouveau museum Brussels has to offer.
The Horta Residence, now the Horta Museum
The residence's interior spaces flank a central staircase which is lit by a glass skylight, allowing light to circulate throughout. The house, although it was built in 1898, is amazingly relevant to the needs of a contemporary lifestyle. In its decorative elements, what inspired art nouveau in Brussels and its derivative movements in Europe and the Americas is readily apparent.
Horta's gracious gilding, light tile details, and open living concept must have seemed revolutionary to post-Victorians. Since no photography is allowed in the interior, we found an outstanding video which will take you through and introduce you to Horta's other works:
Victor Horta – Architect and Designer Video:
The Horta Museum is located at Rue Américaine, 23-25, 1060 Brussels (Saint-Gilles). Trams: 81, 91, 92, 97 (place Janson). Bus: 54. Guided tours and private visits available. Reminder: no interior photography allowed. Click here for TripAdvisor reviews and more information.
2. Amble around the Ixelles/Louise neighborhoods on a Brussels Art Nouveau Walking Tour.
Pick up a brochure at the Horta Museum to see 10 additional buildings on the most condensed art nouveau walking tour Brussels offers. Your Brussels art nouveau walking tour map contains a variety of residences and low rise commercial buildings designed by Horta or his associates, Paul Hankar, Albert Roosenboom, Octave van Rysselberghe and Jules Bruneaut.
Horta's Brussels townhouses are now designated in a UNESCO World Heritage listing for "brilliantly illustrating the transition from the 19th to the 20th century in art, thought, and society."
Worthy of note on this Brussels art nouveau route are two additional of the three Horta townhouses (his former home housing the museum being the first) designated on the UNESCO list:
a. Hôtel Tassel, Rue Janson-straat 6, 1000 Brussels. According to UNESCO, the founding work of Art Nouveau in Brussels, commissioned by Professor Emile Tassel, designed and built in 1893-4. Horta designed furniture for this house for several years thereafter. From the Wikipedia description: "Two rather conventional buildings in brick and natural stone – on on the side of the street and one on the side of the garden – were linked by a steel structure covered with glass" which functions as a connector and light source.
Hôtel Tassel Stairway. Photo Credit: y Henry Townsend (Own work (own photo)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
"At the time it was built, the Tassel house was roundly condemned by conservative, Catholic forces in Belgian society, the then Archbishop of Brussels denouncing its curved bay windows as 'sensuous' provocations liable to induce thoughts of a pregnant woman's abdomen." Brussels: revisiting the magic of Victor Horta, Adrian Bridge, Telegraph, 3 Oct 2011
Hôtel Tassel's curved bay window. Does this look like a pregnant woman's belly to you?
b. Hôtel Solvay, Avenue Louise-Louizalaan 224, 1050 Brussels. Commissioned by Armand Solvay, heir to the chemical company that developed sodium bicarbonate, who granted Horta creative and financial carte blanche. Built from 1895-98, furniture completed in 1903. In 1980, it underwent a massive restoration including glass roofs on the main staircase, facade and interior decoration. Interior is intact with original art and functioning utilities. Still privately owned, but open to the public several times per year.
A 1984 New York Times article noted several innovations in Hôtel Solvay which were firsts in Brussels: first house to be lighted entirely by electricity, first to use glass partitions and skylights to flood the central stairwell, fresh air system via duct network, rotating bathroom sinks empty instantaneously, rooms are laid out to conceal the movements of servants, interior walls move, open and close for public and private use.
Hôtel Solvay
Stairway in the Hôtel Solvay. Photo Credit: arkiplus.com
Tip: The most over the top art nouveau residence in Brussels, Maison Saint Cyr, is located on the north side of Square Ambiorix in the Quartier des Squares neighborhood. Designed and built by Gustave Strauven, a 23-year-old protege of Victor Horta. Click here for more information.
3. Take a guided tour of art nouveau in Brussels with a local expert.
For those interested in taking a guided art nouveau tour Brussels is replete with organizations and independent, knowledgeable experts who can add dimension and interesting information.
ARAU Guided Tours L'ARAU (Atelier de Recherché et d/Actions urbaines) offer guided coach and walking tours in French and English on a rotating weekend schedule with lots of variety on the Brussels art nouveau route. Topics: Art deco, modernism and art nouveau in Brussels districts, Horta, commerce and trade, Brussels cuisine. Pre-booking is required. Private group tours can be arranged for any day in six languages.
ARAU guides have a background in urban planning, architecture or art history, with thorough knowledge of Brussels. L'ARAU is a non profit whose objective is "to promote Brussels as a place where people want to live by examining urban development projects and attempting improvements through housing and mixed-function initiatives, adding public space and integrating social classes." Click here for reviews and more information.
Brussels 3-Hour Art Nouveau Tour – Beginning in Grand Place, this condensed art nouveau Brussels walking tour takes you to eleven of the more prominent art nouveau sites in the city, beginning with the Old England department store building (now the Musical Instrument Museum, see below) and ending at the Victor Horta Museum. Travel by tram to the Bailli village district, which has the largest number of art nouveau buildings in the city and see residence and commercial buildings designed by a variety of architects. Click here for reviews and more information.
Massive door of Maison Sander Pierron, designed by Victor Horta, Rue de l'Aquaduc 157
4. Get Inside Art Nouveau Architecture in Brussels with Special Tour Dates.
If there's one complaint we might have about the accessibility of art nouveau architecture in Brussels, it's that you can't get inside! Many of the buildings are privately owned, or they're businesses which would find visitors disruptive. As such, you are mostly limited to gazing and photographing their exteriors.
However, Visit Brussels sponsors the BANAD (Brussels Art Nouveau and Art Deco) Festival with extended dates for touring of prominent residences whose interiors are not usually open to the public: Hôtel van Eetvelde Herenhuis, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel Max Hallet, and Maison Autrique Huis. Click here for more information and specific dates for this more comprehensive guided tour of art nouveau in Brussels.
Decorative canopy at the City of Brussels offices, Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles
5. People watch over a coffee from the sidewalk Cafe Métropole.
Take a table at the Cafe Metropole
The flip side of the accessibility coin is that much of the art nouveau architecture Brussels has is available to the public because the buildings are in use in the hospitality sector.
The most prominent example of this is probably Café Métropole, a popular spot for people-watching. This is a high end brasserie founded in 1890 as part of the art nouveau hotel Brussels is famous for by the same name. The lavish interior and exterior are all original and the terrace boasts heated seating good for any weather. Place de Brouckère, 31, 1000 Brussels. Tel. (+32) 2 214 26 27. Click here for reviews and more information.
6. Celebrate happy hour A La Mort Subite.
A la Mort Subite
What inspired art nouveau in Brussels to become part of everyday life for the working man? The answer might be found at A La Mort Subite. Formerly an establishment by the name of La Cour Royale, this restaurant was popular with bank employees playing a dice game called "421." The loser of the last game played before returning to the office was dubbed "Mort Subite" (sudden death). In 1928, the pub was renamed "At the Mort Subite."
On draft: Cherry, Faro, Peach, Raspberry, Lambic White, Maes Pils, Special Palm, Abbey Dark and Blond beers, Trappist Blond and Dark. Foreign varieties, aperitifs, wines, specialty waters and juices, tonics, teas and coffee. Rue Montagne-aux-Herbes Potagères 7, 1000 Brussels. Tel. (+32) (0)2 513 13 18. Click here for reviews and more information.
Happy Hour at A La Mort Subite with Belgian friend Géry de Pierpont, of IntoHistory
7, 8 and 9. Indulge in atmospheric cuisine de brasserie amid Brussels art nouveau.
Your Brussels art nouveau walking tour is most likely going to require sustenance, which is a great excuse to enjoy cuisine de brasserie – the continental version of pub or bar and grill fare – in an authentic and beautiful interior setting.
brussels art nouveau route
De Ultieme Hallucinatie – Located a bit off the traditional Brussels art nouveau route, this restaurant brasserie is located in an original neoclassical mansion built in 1850. Restructured and redecorated in 1904 by architect Paul Hamesse in a "contemporary geometrical art nouveau style."
Other rooms influenced by Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and French art nouveau. Jugendstil stained glass windows in the orangeries contribute to the eclectic mix of art nouveau variants. Rue Royale 315, 1210 Brussels. Tel. (+32) 2 217 06 14. Click here for reviews and more information.
Interior of De Ultieme Hallucinatie. Photo Credit: De Ultieme Hallucinatie
Brasserie La Quincaillerie is where the obsession started with us. Designed by a student of Victor Horta, this former ironmonger's hardware store is known for its fresh seafood and oysters.
The restaurant maintains its own farm where lambs, pigs, and fowl are raised. Oysters are specially cultivated in two varieties in a collaboration with growers, and their House Beer is a private brew of finely hopped triple top-fermented beer.Rue de Page 45 , 1050 Brussels (Ixelles). Tel. (+32) 02 533 98 33. Click here for reviews and more information.
Le Cirio – Dating from 1886, a typical Belgian brasserie frequented by Jacques Brel. The half in half (half champagne and half white wine) is a specialty, and we can attest to its deliciousness, a well as its blessedly moderate prices! Menu items range from appetizer size, croques and baguette sandwiches, pasta and traditional Belgian entrees such as waterzooi (a kind of chicken stew, great comfort food).
Try the steak à l'americaine (inexplicable name, sort of like steak tartare, but comes on the plate looking like flattened raw hamburger. Hint: mix the accompanying condiments into it, and it's pretty tasty.) Rue de la Bourse 18, 1000 Ville de Bruxelles. Tel. (+32) 025 12 13 95. Click here for reviews and more information.
10. Make Time on Your Brussels Art Nouveau Walking Tour to Shop for Personal Treasures.
Art nouveau Brussels style includes shopping at many of the vintage outlets scattered around the city. We liked the antique district in La Sablon, for example. But a true art nouveau shopping pilgrimage must include Senses Art Nouveau.
This famous art nouveau shopping destination offers originals and reproductions, jewelry, gifts and accessories, starting from under 25€ to well over 250€.Rue Lebeau 31, 1000 Ville de Bruxelles. Tel. (+32) 025 02 15 30. Click here for TripAdvisor reviews and more information.
Art nouveau facade of Hill's Music Shop, Brussels
11. Experience the multi-dimensional aspects of art nouveau in Brussels.
If you'd like to while away an afternoon in an art nouveau museum, Brussels delivers you a couple of wonderful options.
Musee Fin-de-Siècle, opened in 2013, offers a multi-disciplinary, dynamic approach to the creative arts from 1868-1914 in partnership with the Royal Museums of Fine Arts, the Royal Library, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and several foundations. Presents art nouveau architecture with integrated 3-D images of six houses. Rue de la Régence/Regentschapsstraat 3, 1000 Brussels. Tel. (+32) 025 08 32 11. Click here for reviews and more information.
Musical Instrument Museum, located in the former Old England Department Store building, designed and built in 1899 by Paul Saintenoy, a contemporary of Victor Horta, who was a professor of the history of architecture at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts for thirty years. The landmark building features iron structural elements designed to mimic stems and vines in support of wide expanses of glass contributing to its light-filled interior, and allowing customers to window-shop from the street. Click here for reviews and more information.
Facade of Maison Ciamberlani, designed by Paul Hankar, associate of Victor Horta, Rue Defacqz 71
12. Spend the night in an art nouveau hotel Brussels is famous for.
Photo Credit: Hotel Metropole
Hotel Métropole, Place de Brouckère 31, B-1000 Brussels. Tel. (+32) 2 217 23 00 Designed by French architect Alban Chambon with Empire influences, stained glass, mahogany, teak, marble and bronze notes. One of the first hotels with lifts, electricity and central heating in Europe. Requisitioned by the Germans during WWII, and later by the Allies. Award-winning restaurant L'Alban Chambon (2 red chef's hat and 16/20 in GaultMillau culinary guide). Click here for reviews and more information.
Residential doorway window and grill treatment
Made in Louise Hotel – In the middle of the Ixelles and Sant Gilles neighborhoods, this 20th century townhome boasts 48 rooms and a fresh, light-filled interior that was renovated by a mother, brother and sister team in 2011. Rue Vedt, 40, Ixelles. Tel. +32 2 537 40 33. Click here for reviews and more information.
Maison Flagey – In the Ixelles ponds neighborhood next to the Forest de Soignes, this townhome B&B with five bedrooms is perfectly located to walk to Avenue Louise and a host of famous restaurants nearby. 39, Avenue General de Gaulle, 1050 Brussels. Tel. +32 496 24 28 23. Click here for reviews and more information.
Filed Under: Belgium, Europe, Travel
Jessica (Barcelona Blonde) says
This is SO cool. I'd never even heard of Victor Horta, but I'm totally fascinated now. I would love to stay in that art nouveau hotel!
Hi Jessica – We were fascinated, too, and would have loved to spend a couple of days at the Hotel Metropole!
Lydian says
Love this! Last time I visited Brussels – years ago – I certainly had no idea about all the art nouveau around. I hope to visit the city soon again and will definitely save this post to guide me around. The biennial may actually be a good timing, thanks for the tip!
Hi Lydian – I think the biennial will be a marvelous opportunity to experience Brussels' art nouveau heritage in far more depth. Hope you get to go!
Anne @ Girl Chasing Sunshine says
Gosh! So much beauty and art to take in! Thanks for the bits of history. 🙂
Hi Anne – Thank you for commenting! 🙂
Hi Betsy! Thank you for introducing me to Victor Horta. I would love to visit his museum, and just wander around Brussels taking in all this gorgeous architecture. I laughed at the Archbishops provocative window comment. I'm not sure I've ever met a provocative window 🙂 I'll be back again to watch the videos.
Hi Nancie – You're so welcome! Yes, the Archbishop's comments…who even thinks that way? LOL
Brussels is one of my fav European city I love the architectural / art nouveau design such a perfect place for photography stroll
Hi Anne – You're so right. It was great fun hunting down some of these addresses. We began to be able to spot them right away.
dannielle says
Beautiful pictures, this was a subject I knew nothing about. More reasons to add brussels to my list!
Hi Dannielle – You would love Brussels. It really blew us away.
Such a beautiful city but the restaurant, Brasserie La Quincallerie, definitely caught my attention. What a great find.
Hi Toni – Yes, La Quincallerie was definitely the spark. The catwalk level might be a bit precarious for those who are wary of heights (it's quite narrow), but once I got to my seat, it was amazing.
Oh wow this architecture is just beautiful. I really love art nouveau and I had no idea that there was so much in Brussels.
Hi Megsy – We didn't realize it either. Such treasure!
Jen Seligmann says
I didn't realise Brussells was such a gem when it comes to architecture. I really love this art nouveau style especially the beautiful staircases and balustrades.
Hi Jen – These elements are so romantic and appealing. They're my favorites, too.
I love art nouveau architecture! A while back I wrote a piece on Hector Guimard in Paris. Loved his work and he designed a house in Brussels too, not far from the Porte de Paris. I'm now living in Budapest, another city known for its art nouveau architecture. The buildings here are incredible.
Hi Andrea – Budapest is my favorite city in Europe. I would love to return and scout out the art nouveau neighborhoods. I'm guessing they'd be somewhere close by Városliget?
Kristen Sarra says
I had no idea there was so much Art Nouveau in Brussels. I haven't been in years and last time I went was just a quick 9 hour pass thru – and I was 19 so probably just drank beer (oh the idiocy of youth!). I'll have to go back and be on the lookout (though it sounds like it's everywhere and hard to miss!)
Hi Kristen – Once you develop an eye, you'll see art nouveau almost everywhere in Brussels, even within a block or two of Grand Place. Amazing city.
yvonnelaura says
I've been to Brussels before, but haven't seen any of these. I think I need to go back;-)
Hi Yvonnelaura – We'd love to return to Brussels. I hope you do, too. 🙂
William Bowie says
A really beautiful part of the world with some killer architecture. Great pics!
Hi William – Indeed it is. Thank you. 🙂
I loved this post, I'm a big fan of Art Nouveau and Victor Horta's French contemporary, Hector Guimard who made those iconic subway entrances in Paris. Would love to return to Brussels as I've never visited this museum
Hi Suze – I'm sure you'd love it, and you're so close you could make a nice weekend of it.
even people who knows little to none about art would definitely appreciate this in Brussels! You covered quite a lot here!
Hi Megsy – Thank you. 🙂
zof says
Belgian art nouveau was always my favorite in Europe. So subtle and light, and not too sweet. Thank you for this extremely informative read.
Hi zof – Yes, it definitely has a cutting edge aspect, probably because Brussels was the vanguard.
Natalie - From Tourist 2 Local says
This is an interesting article, and you are right. When it comes to architecture, it is easier to overlook Brussels when there are cities like Barcelona and Paris. I was actually in Brussels a few months ago and really loved the architecture of the buildings. It was probably one of my favorite parts of Belgium as a whole. Now I learned even more about it. Thanks 🙂
Hi Natalie – Glad we could add to your experience. 🙂
This is stunning. I love how simple and beautiful some of those designs are. I've never been to Brussels but maybe I need to head over there. I love architecture and especially in cities that aren't as hyped up. Thanks for sharing
Hi Kate – Brussels has a lot to offer. We thought it had a great Parisian-like vibe, but so much friendlier.
Steampunk stage set indeed! — at Brasserie La Quincallerie.
And the Art Nouveau, well what can I say? I am so inspired by these photos and videos — and thank you because I am in the middle of writing an article this weekend that is near deadline and was feeling a bit stale — so I took a break to read your blog. I receive so much inspiration from experiencing great art in any form. It's like I get permission to be creative myself. The incredible artistic expression in their "new" art is stunning — and very brave at the time.
So thank you my friend. Now I'll go create a fantastic article!
Hi Josie – You're right, sometimes we just need to take a break and drink it in. That's how we felt during our two stays in Brussels. The first week we absorbed so much, and then we left for England for a couple of weeks. Upon return, it felt like our impressions had the time to marinate and we were more than ready for the next course of ten days!
Brussels is so underrated as a destination, as is Belgium. We were told that they were "different"; for us we found different to be a very good thing. The Art Nouveau of Brussels and the influence of Horta have made this a visually amazing city, both inside and out as your photos show. We found Brussels to be a beautiful city both in appearance and with the people we met. Since we have visited there, we have often run across people from Brussels (who were actually really from Brussels) who are amazed, yet happy that we liked it there a lot.
Hi Paula – I totally agree. We had no idea what to expect in Brussels, and were pleasantly surprised at every turn. Everyone we met was just lovely and the approach to life is one that resonated with us: beautiful surroundings, excellent food and drink, interesting company. We could easily live there for an extended period.
Marilyn Jones says
I love the way your curiosity about the information you read on a restaurant menu led you on this art nouveau odyssey in Brussels. I learned so much from reading your blog and looking at the photos and videos. Well done!!
Hi Marilyn – Curiosity gets us into all sorts of things as travelers, doesn't it? Thank you.
Brussels was one of the first places we visited when we started traveling. The beautiful buildings and architecture literally took my breath away! I love how you stumbled upon Victor Horta and just had to learn more! What a great way to explore a new place with enthusiasm. You certainly captured some amazing examples of art nouveau and give us an amazing path to follow on our own journey of exploration. LOVE Café Métropole!!
Hi Cheryl – We never expected to even visit Brussels, much less be so captivated by all it has. But, as you and Lisa well know, sometimes there are other plans in store for us. We love the luxury of being open to whatever presents itself. In this case, it was a big gift.
Claudia says
WOW. I thought Brussels was all about chocolate and at most beer. You brought out an aspect of it I never considered before and that made me look at the city in a new way.
Hi Claudia – We really had no idea what to expect. This was a fun discovery in a fascinating city which is under the radar for a lot of people.
I've been to Brussels a number of times, usually connected to work, and I've always admired the art nouveau architecture as I passed it by chance. But I've never gone and looked at it purposely. Next time I'm there (likely for work again), I'll make time to look some of these up! Thank you! I always love your in-depth take on what you see!
Hi Rachel – How lucky you are! I hope you might get there for the October Biennial. It sounds like a wonderful event.
We fell in love with the flamboyant style of Art Nouveau several years ago and totally enjoyed exploring Barcelona's offerings while we were there. Thanks for the introduction to Victor Horta and his architecture, especially the Horta Museum and Tassel house. We're hoping to get to Brussels in 2016 and will definitely be checking out its awesome architecture.
Hi Anita – I know you'll love Brussels. It's definitely a little more restrained than Barcelona, but I think that's an add to the loveliness. I'll be very interested in your opinions.
I am not very knowledgeable about Art Nouveau architecture but your fascinating article and the detailed photos have made it come alive for me. I will enjoy Brussels that much more on our next visit!
Hi Denis – Glad to add another dimension for you to enjoy.
Thanks for this wonderful photo tour of Art Nouveau Brussels.
I love this style of architecture…it's worthy of a trip back to Brussels!
Hi Irene – We love it, too. So reminiscent of a moment in time where things were uniquely beautiful.
Michele says
This is amazing I have been to Brussels but must have walked around with my eyes closed as never noticed the Art Nouveau buildings. I look forward to visiting again and seeing it with new eyes. Thank you.
Hi Michele – They're tucked away, mostly, among more traditionally styled buildings. We did find an entire side street of art nouveau buildings in the Saint Gilles neighborhood by La Porteuse d'Eau restaurant, on the corner of Ave Jean Volders and Rue Vanderschrick. These are very unpretentious, lived in by "normal" renters, it would appear. This location is within walking distance of the Midi station if you're close. 🙂
jane canapini says
12 more reasons to love Brussels! Because chocolate, waffles, and the Grand Place weren't enough!
Hi Jane – Yes to it all! Brussels is wonderful!
This is my favorite post of all your entries Betsy since I'm an Art Nouveau fan so this really is spectacular. Great job and now I have to put Brussels on my must visit places with all those stunning buildings and interiors especially that first image of that restaurant – wow!
Hi Noel – If you're a fan, you simply must visit the next time you're in Europe. La Quincallerie is not only gorgeous, but the food is outstanding, too.
When I think of Brussels my memories are of chocolate, lace, and La Grand-Place from my trips there in the 80s. Thanks for introducing me to Victor Horta, love all the Art Noveau architecture, beautiful design. I especially like the staircases. It all looks so elegant!
Hi Susan – I love the staircases, too. They really are ethereal.
Kay Dougherty says
I never knew about the "whiplash" terminology in Art Nouveau – I always learn things from you! I would love to stay at that Hotel Metropole if I find myself back in Brussels one of these days!
Hi Kay – The whiplash was a new one on us, as were many of the details we discovered. And we'd love to stay at the Hotel Metropole, too. 🙂
Another amazing history lesson – and the photos of Art Nouveau in Brussels are simply beautiful. Thanks.
Hi Yasha – Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.
I enjoyed this photographic Art Nouveau tour of Brussels with you. When I next visit I'd like to take a walking tour, dine in some of those restaurants, stay at a AN hotel, and visit the Horta Museum.
Hi Carole – Sounds like a wonderful plan! Thanks.
Cathy Sweeney says
Huge thanks for the introduction to Victor Horta. And now I see there's another UNESCO World Heritage Site to put on my list. I'm feasting my eyes on each of your photos — you've captured the beauty of these designs perfectly.
Hi Cathy – Yes, UNESCO is everywhere! I didn't quite expect this of them, but I'm glad.
Thank you for the lovely tour and history lesson. I will be able to dazzle my friends with all of this new knowledge! Love your photos!
Hi Suzanne – Dazzle away! Hope you get to visit. Thanks.
budget jan says
I love those two staircases and the view of the Metropole Hotel Terrace makes me want to sit in one of the chairs. Good to learn a little about Art Nouveau too.
Hi Jan – Yes, the staircases are my favorite, too. Glad you liked. 🙂
I love art nouveau and didn't realise there was so much in Brussells. I lived in Belgium when I was about 18, and visited a couple of times. I wish I'd been old enough to appreciate Victor Horta and his amazing architecture back then!
Hi Jo – We love it, too and were very surprised at the heritage. Hope you get to return.
I had no idea art nouveau was so prevalent in Brussels — which is another reason I have to start planning a visit! Love the photos!
Hi Lois – Neither did we. What an amazing and unexpected surprise to a city we grew to really like.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Even with your excellent narrative, the photos definitely helped me to understand what Art Nouveau is about. Victor Horta is a new name for me too. Having recently been in Barcelona (Gaudi-land), I'd say that now Gaudi reminds me of Victor Horta— on LSD.
Hi Suzanne – I think you hit the nail squarely on the head with your assessment of Gaudí. He is definitely on the fantastical side of the art nouveau spectrum. While I am ever amazed by Gaudí, I think Horta's work would be more livable for me were I ever lucky enough to dwell in one of his creations. Going through the museum in his personal home, I felt very much as though I could easily live there. Gaudí? Not so much (although to be fair, I've only been in the castle he built for Gala).
Another great post, Betsy. I've really enjoyed the Horta houses and Art Nouveau sprinkled all around Brussels on my past visits, but but would love to return for a more in-depth exploration…especially if it includes a stop at La Quincallerie!
Hi Anita – Two words about La Quincallerie: arrive hungry. We did not and could only eat appetizers. What a waste! We won't make that mistake again!
Rossana Wyatt says
The architectural details and embellishments throughout are absolutely spectacular, I would have loved to do this tour! Wonderful photos, thank you for such a great post and the information about Victor Horta; love learning historical details!
Hi Rossana – So glad you enjoyed it. We're very taken with our new friend, Mr. Horta, too. 🙂
This is a great article. My boyfriend and I are currently cycling our way through The Netherlands heading southward to Belgium. We're still debating if we should go to Brussels because so many Europeans speak poorly of it ????. Articles like this make me want to try it out. How long were you there?
Hi Alex – We actually had two recent stays: one for a week, and then one for ten days several weeks later. Brussels is really underrated, at least what we'd heard beforehand. It's one of our favorite European cities now.
Phyl Doppelt says
Than k you for that thorough and original Guide to Brussels – inspired to follow in your footsteps !!
You also had a guide to Capitals of Eastern Europe including Scandinavia and the Baltic States and I can' t find it now.
Please send me the link.
Enjoy your 4th of July with Family and friends and Betsie take care of yourself.
Phyl.
Hi Phyl – The Eastern Baltic recommendations we have are in this post: https://passingthru.com/off-the-beaten-path-europe-underrated-destinations/ Let me know how you do with your planning.
Where to Stay in Brussels: Choose Among the Best Places to Stay in Brussels with Tips on Best Area to Stay in Brussels for Visitors | Passing Thru says:
[…] of these neighborhoods would be the best place to stay in Brussels if you're looking to hunt down the many excellent examples of art nouveau architecture which remain intact throughout the […]
Off the Beaten Path Europe: 5 Underrated Destinations in Europe You Should Visit Now

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Safer Pathway program in reducing the incidence of domestic violence.
Method: Data was obtained from the NSW Police Force's COPS and CIDS databases. Each of the nine LACs where the Safer Pathway program had been implemented were matched with statistically similar control LACs where the program was not available. Seven different domestic violence (DV) outcomes were examined; the number of incidents of DV offences, DV assaults, persons of interest (POIs) proceeded against for DV offences, POIs proceeded against for DV assault, victims of DV incidents, victims of DV assault and police call-outs for DV. Each outcome was analysed separately using a fixed-effect negative binomial or Poisson panel model. This analysis was performed both at the pair level (the pair analysis) and pooling LACs based on stage of implementation (the stage analysis). The main variable of interest was the difference in the trend change between the Safer Pathway and control LACs.
Results: The stage analysis showed no significant results for any stage 1 LACs (where the program commenced in September 2014) for any of the outcomes examined. However, the stage 2 LACs (where the program commenced in July 2015) showed a significant decrease in three outcomes relative to the matched control LACs (all by 0.8% per month). In the pair analysis, downward differences in trend changes were found in three outcomes in Canobolas (of 2.2%, 1.6% and 2.2% per month) and one in Rose Bay (2.9% per month). Botany Bay however showed a significant upward difference in trend change in four different outcomes (ranging between 1.3 and 1.9% per month).
Conclusion: In stage 2 LACs, there is evidence for a small improvement in several DV indicators after the program was implemented. The results for stage 1 LACs are mixed.


Monday started off as a cloudy last day in Florida before heading back home. All I knew getting up was that I did NOT want to have another 3-4 hour drive back and forth to a destination, so keeping things relatively local would be a must. My consideration of Key West was bust because it was simply too far to go for the forecasted possibility of rain once there. Instead today we'd make the most of Miami.
Morning started off slowly. I figured we'd have a later breakfast in South Beach. The weather was looking to cloudy at first and then clear up. Perfect! Plans were to see some of South Beach's best spots and restaurants, then watch ships sail past.
After getting together and making our way down the highway to Miami, I drove along A1A to get a feeling of how busy things were. Fortunately some people were out and about, but it wasn't a zoo. Being a Monday, it was not party kind of day obviously. Still I wanted to keep things simple. Mom seemed to be having an even harder time getting around today. I made this easy by just pulling the Camry up to a valet, giving him some money, and asking him to please park it nearby. This way we were right on the sidewalk and cold find a good place for brunch within a shorter walk. No parking miles away today.
I had enjoyed brunch at a place after my cruise on Carnival Splendor in 2014. I was having the damnedest time remembering what it's name was though and was at this point, relying on what I remembered the place looking like. The issue there was that many of the places look a like themselves. I chose a place that seemed to resemble the one I dined at before. I wasn't feeling up to wasting time over what would be a similar view and similar food. It seemed like the view was the exact same and the food and menus may as well have been the same. I ordered the Yuevos Rancheros and some fruit. Many people enjoy their brunch along A1A for good reason. People watching mostly, but also because it's just nicer dining outside. I could see the sun beginning to peek through the clouds as we had breakfast.
After breakfast, It was time for a little walk to the Art Deco Museum. We crossed the street to walk along the paths nearest the beach. Mom's legs got a little tired so she sat for a little while I walked out onto the beach and put my feet briefly in the water. It was a little chilly, but being as how the day had started as overcast, it was expected. Once I had my minutes on the beach, I met with Mom again and walked over to the museum.
I wish I could tell you how cool the stuff inside the Art Deco Museum is but unfortunately, I can't. Why? Because EVERY SINGLE DANG TIME I try to see it, it's closed for one reason or another. Today's reason is because the museum is closed on Mondays or something. Alas, today we'd just see what was in the gift shop. If you've ever been there, you'd know about all the weird yet interesting stuff the place has. Of course the place brims with Art Deco memorabilia, but there are also souvenirs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. You feel sort of like you walked into a prop room that the B-52s might have used for their music videos. There is sort of a Pee-Wee's Playhouse theme to some items too. Salt and pepper shakers in the form of a porcelain shark and human leg. I bought a t-shirt like I usually do. Mom wasn't too interested in much of the stuff and I couldn't blame her because most of it was pricey. We both headed outside where Mom wanted to have a seat again.
While Mom sat some more, I headed back across the street to Mango's Tropical Cafe. I had been here before, but it had been a long time. I remembered the drinks, music, and salsa dancers (I don't know where they find the girls, but I want to find out!). I sat down at the bar and ordered a beer to have for a little bit. I figured I'd let Mom sit for a little while and rest while I did so myself. While sitting there I bought one of the t-shirts. If you ever want to go to Mango's and are a bit intimidated by the night crowds, go earlier in the afternoon. A little less showy, but good music, good food and drinks. Lots of eye-candy.
After Mangos, it was back across the street to grab Mom and walk the strip a little more. There was a store that featured art more popular in the Miami area. The Effusion Gallery. Here they had prints of beaches through windows, Britto merchandise, car sculptures, etc… I bought Mom a Britto version of Disney's Goofy, but sort of wished I could buy more cool stuff.
After this walking around, it was time for a late lunch. We walked back meet the valet who we left our car with as we'd have to drive to our next stop. The Big Pink.
I always question what The Big Pink is supposed to stand for, but I don't care that much. Their food was awesome! We had pizza and spinach and artichoke dip. The menu is really extensive and the entrees could feed families. Of the 3 times I've dined there, I've never been disappointed. Not being on the beach or along the a waterway though there wasn't much to look at. This was a place you'd go for the food alone.
After The Big Pink was our final stop in South Beach, South Pointe Park. We hang out for a little while before having apps and dessert at Smith and Wollensky, watching the ships pass. The park is beautiful and very well kept. There are numerous places to have a seat along the water's edge to watch the marine traffic. You can wall all the way down to the pier, or the other way towards the marinas and jet ski rentals. one of the best features is the sole restaurant there, Smith and Wollensky. After some walking in the park and taking photos, we took one of the outside tables for drinks, apps, and desserts. The place is known for steaks, but seeing as how we had a large lunch at The Big Pink not that long before, neither of us were particularly hungry. Dining was more or less a reason for us to have a table there as the ships passed. There were a couple of stray cats who kept us company while we ate.
Mom ordered a caesar salad while I had shrimp. I had wine while we talked about what a trip we'd had. Before too long, Royal Caribbean International's Majesty of the Seas passed. Us and some of the other patrons noticed that a medium size boat seemed to be getting particularly close. It wasn't much long after that the Majesty sounded its horn. Thankfully the boat didn't get any closer. After Majesty passed, we ordered desserts. I had a Nutella creme brûlée which was so damn good. Mom ordered a piece of coconut cake that may as well have been the entire thing. Carnival Ecstasy sailed past as we ate what we could of our desserts.
We waited a little for Norwegian Sky to turn and come out of the channel, but it began to get a little late. Not only was it taking the ship a little too long, but MSC Divina wouldn't even sail until much later after it. We gave up on both and headed back to Fort Lauderdale to pack. I finished the wine that we didn't drink from the cruise and walked around the piers outside the hotels for a while. The next day we'd only have until 11 to enjoy the warmth before going home. I walked past all the yachts again. Steven Spielberg's was still moored across the harbor.
Waking up on the last day was saddening. Aside from seeing my dog again, I did not want to go home.
That morning, we had breakfast at the Japanese restaurant, Nankang, in the hotel. They offer both continental and standard buffets for a steep price. The food was good (and 100x better than Rodeway's), but I wasn't sure it was worth it.
After breakfast we drove to Fort Lauderdale Beach. Mom decided to split her time between shopping and sitting, enjoying the scenery. I walked the beach. I always try to enjoy the sand and sea as much as possible before returning to the druthers that is the daily grind. There appeared to be some rougher surf overnight. I passed numerous jellyfish that looked similar to Portuguese Man o' Wars. People on the beach in the morning were mostly older crowd or families. Younger people didn't tend to get to the beach until the afternoon. I walked back the other way on the sidewalk, thinking of stopping in a store or two. I didn't end up doing so though as I had already spent more than enough on souvenirs the days prior. I was certain I'd be in Fort Lauderdale again.
Meeting up with Mom, we got in our rental and head to the airport. Our luggage was already in the car as we had checked out of the hotel after breakfast. We stopped briefly to gas-up the Camry which I was beginning to get attached to. Typical of Fort Lauderdale, we were held-up by the marina draw bridge on the way back to the airport.
At the airport, it was a sad time waiting for the plane to take us home. I was enjoying myself in Florida and not looking forward to return to post-snowstorm home. I sat there and reflected on the trip we'd had. There were some bumps along the way, but overall, it wasn't bad. Mom had made great memories, had her fill of Disney, and enjoyed some great food in Miami. Brian and Kristin had a great time as well, particularly post-cruise in Florida. I myself? Well, Anytime I can be near or at the sea, I'm truly happy. Life is best with palms, sand, and breakers.
This entry was posted in carnival, florida, Miami, travel and tagged carnival cruise, Carnival Ecstasy, cats, cruise, majesty of the seas, Miami, miami beach, royal caribbean international, smith & wollensky, South Beach, the big pink, toyota camry, vacation. Bookmark the permalink.


text:
Nepean College of Advanced Education was an Australian higher education institution (College of Advanced Education) from 1973 to 1989.

It was formed on 5 November 1973 by the amalgamation of the Westmead Teachers' College, which had opened in 1969, and the under-construction Kingswood College of Advanced Education, which had only been incorporated that March. It had two campuses: one at Kingswood and one at Westmead, the latter divided into two sites 500 metres apart. It initially operated from the Westmead campus while construction continued on the Kingswood campus, which eventually opened in February 1977. It expanded beyond its original teaching offerings, introducing a School of Business in 1976, and offering its first degree qualification, a Bachelor of Business, in 1977; a diploma of visual and performing arts was also introduced by 1980. A co-operative program in applied science, conducted in partnership with the New South Wales Institute of Technology, was established in the 1980s.

By 1984, it had four divisions: the School of Business, School of Teacher Education, School of the Arts and Centre for Applied Science, and a student population of about 2,100, rising to 2,900 in 1986. A School of Nursing opened in 1984. The college acquired the former St Vincent's Boys' Home at Westmead in 1985; thereafter the previous Westmead campus became "Westmead South" and the new buildings "Westmead North". In 1986, the college purchased additional land at Westmead from the Marist Brothers, after which it sold the original ("Westmead South") campus, which was now in a deteriorating state, to the Department of Education. In the years prior to its amalgamation, it faced conflict over various merger proposals and problems caused by rapidly rising demand in Western Sydney for its courses met with inadequate funding. A shortage of campus space had forced it to lease commercial premises to accommodate 100 visual arts students. By its final year, 1988, it was being threatened with losing its Australian Society of Accountants accreditation due to severe staff shortages.

In 1985, Premier Neville Wran initiated a Higher Education Board inquiry into higher education in Western Sydney, headed by Ron Parry. The report recommended the amalgamation of the Nepean College of Advanced Education and the Hawkesbury Agricultural College to form a new university. The state government gave effect to the report's recommendations in the University of Western Sydney Act 1988, and the college formally amalgamated into the new University of Western Sydney from 1 January 1989. It thereafter became the university's Nepean campus in UWS' federal structure.

References

Defunct universities and colleges in Australia
Predecessor institutions of Western Sydney University
Colleges of Advanced Education
Educational institutions established in 1973
Educational institutions disestablished in 1989
1973 establishments in Australia
1989 disestablishments in Australia

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Effects From Student Engagement Online. ASHE Higher Education Report. Nov2014, Vol. 40 Issue 6, p67-73. 7p. DOI: 10.1002/aehe.20018.
HOW TO BETTER ENGAGE ONLINE STUDENTS WITH ONLINE STRATEGIES. By: BRITT, DR. MARGARET. College Student Journal. Fall2015, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p399-404. 6p.
Instructor scaffolding for interaction and students' academic engagement in online learning: Mediating role of perceived online class goal structures. By: Cho, Moon-Heum; Cho, YoonJung. Internet & Higher Education. Apr2014, Vol. 21, p25-30. 6p. DOI: 10.1016/j.iheduc.2013.10.008.
Strengthening student engagement: what do students want in online courses? By: Chakraborty, Misha; Nafukho, Fredrick Muyia. European Journal of Training & Development. 2014, Vol. 38 Issue 9, p782-802. 21p. DOI: 10.1108/EJTD-11-2013-0123.
Student Engagement in Online Learning: What Works and Why. ASHE Higher Education Report. Nov2014, Vol. 40 Issue 6, p1-14. 14p. DOI: 10.1002/aehe.20018.
Techniques for Student Engagement Online. ASHE Higher Education Report. Nov2014, Vol. 40 Issue 6, p37-66. 30p. DOI: 10.1002/aehe.20018.
The civic-social media disconnect: exploring perceptions of social media for engagement in the daily life of college students. By: Mihailidis, Paul. Information, Communication & Society. Oct2014, Vol. 17 Issue 9, p1059-1071. 13p. DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2013.877054.
What common classroom practices can decrease the likelihood of a student participating in discussion?
What strategies can you use to overcome established classroom practices and increase student participation?
And how can you structure classroom discussions to better facilitate student learning?
Do College Students Participate More in Discussion in Traditional Delivery Courses or in Interactive Telecourses?
Males participate more frequently than females.
Make the students grade themselves at the end of each class period. By making them grade themselves, they reflect and makes them more aware of their contribution.
The well-known and established belief that smaller classes spur more participation.
Jay Howard maintain his sociological research in 20th centuries constants: physical classroom, no technology surrounding.
Recorder-reporter. Post-lecture. The person reps the group, who is working on a specific question. Each group different question.
K-W-L. what we know, what we want to learn, what we learned. Teacher instructs students that K = what they know, W = what they want to learn and L = what they learned. . work in small groups, but each student works on h/er chart, thus if student disagrees with rest of the group, has record. L is left blank for after the discussion.
Chen, W., & Looi, C. (2007). Incorporating Online Discussion in Face to Face Classroom Learning: A New Blended Learning Approach. Australasian Journal Of Educational Technology, 23(3), 307-326.
Jinhong, J., & Gilson, T. A. (2014). Online Threaded Discussion: Benefits, Issues, and Strategies. Kinesiology Review, 3(4), 241-246.
Summary and Assessment: The job of the leader is to moderate, summarize discussion threads, and assess them at the end of the discussion. When the week's discussion is complete, the leaders meet with the instructor to debrief and evaluate each student's participation and contribution to the discussion using a scoring rubric given by the instructor. After the meeting, each leader posts his or her summary of the discussion to BBCMS and reports at the next in-person class.
111 results suggest that using Facebook is not necessarily harmful to a student's learning performance. Adequate learning activity design and pedagogical goal setting could, in fact, exploit the social and information-sharing function of Facebook, thereby supporting academic learning (Gray et al., 2010). this study seeks to advance the understanding of adult learners' behaviors in online project discussions using Facebook.
In the process of project-based learning, learners must utilize different kinds of knowledge (e.g., discrete declarative knowledge and dynamic procedural knowledge) (Lou, 2004). Meanwhile, students can develop higher level of cognitive skills for a specific domain as well as the ability to apply adequate knowledge to a specific domain or context during PBL (Barron et al., 1998; Blumenfeld et al., 1991).
Select driving questions or controversial issues as project topics: Blumenfeld et al. (1991) noted that driving questions could facilitate students to explore the project topic. In the exploration process, students must first collect information and propose diverse viewpoints on the project topics. They could subsequently filter out and reach consensus during online discussions. This process involves diverse and converging phases that can move students toward higher-order thinking (Jorczak & Bart, 2009).
Allow ample time for online discussion: Results of this study indicated that student online discussions lacked diversity in both knowledge and cognitive process dimensions. One possible reason could be that the allotted time for online discussions was not sufficient. Considering the multiple roles that adult learners play in family and/or work, they may not be able to respond to the discussions in a timely manner. Therefore, allowing more time for students to discuss may provide opportunities for students to demonstrate more diverse and deeper thinking (Scherling, 2011).
Provide a structured rubric for online discussions: Well-designed discussion guidelines and evaluation criteria, i.e., posting protocols or rubric for grading, could serve as scaffolds for student online discussions, which may, subsequently, lead to more meaningful learning (Gilbert & Dabbagh, 2005). Following that, more diverse type of knowledge and levels of cognitive process could be expected to be shown.
Pay attention to the effects that individual differences may exert on the learner's interactions: Our results showed that, in the context of online discussions, females and older learners are more likely to have off-topic discussions than their male and/or younger counterparts. These findings are in accord with previous research that suggested effects of individual differences on learning as well as on the use of SNSs (Glynn et al., 2012; Muscanell & Guadagno, 2012; Price, 2006; Yukselturk & Bulut, 2009). Therefore, considering the potential effects that gender and age may exert on online discussions, instructors are advised to consider individual differences when grouping students for online discussions, as a balanced group composition of evenly distributed age and gender could be a better approach than a skewed distribution of individuals.
social interaction, which was considered as irrelevant discussion, may also leading to meaningful thinking and echoes the viewpoints from previous studies, which suggest social interaction can be a critical element in the CSCL environment (Abedin et al., 2011a, 2011b).
This paper discusses an innovative blended learning strategy which incorporates online discussion in both in-class face to face, and off-classroom settings. Online discussion in a face to face class is compared with its two counterparts, off-class online discussion as well as in-class, face to face oral discussion, to examine the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed strategy. By integrating online discussion into the flow of the classroom, learners are given dedicated time to foster a habit of critical thinking, reflection and articulating these online, which can subsequently seed further in-class oral discussions, and off-class online discussions. It is found that in-class, online discussion can provide a wider spectrum of discussion perspectives, equalise participation in discussion, and promote cognitive thinking skills and in depth information processing. However, the lack of face to face interactions and the need for sufficient time to do online postings pose challenges in implementing online discussion for face to face classroom learning.


Rental Car Hot Deals - Click for ALL the latest deals - Check out our world rental map to find a rental.
Want to learn how to save money on your rental car with our coupons?
Making it easy to rent a car. View our Rental Car Guide for hints and tips in car renting. Whether you need a one way car rental, a car hire in Europe, 12 passenger van or 8 passenger van, a cheap car rental or luxury rental car, one of our partners will be able to help you. Discount Rental Car Codes, Rental car coupons and a Car Rental Guide are available for most cities and built into the online rental car booking system here.
You won't find a better rate on Thrifty Rental cars! National car rental coupons found nowhere else. And how about a Free Day on a Weekend Rental or $25 off a 5-Day Rental at Budget Rental Cars with exclusive Budget Rental car coupons? How about an Orlando Alamo Rental Car? We have them all.
Don't rely on other means of transportation. Instead, get yourself behind the wheel of a safe and reliable discount rent a car from one of our reputable rental car company partners listed above.
Thanks for choosing RentalCarMomma.com for all of your rental car discount coupon deals.