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Recommended TV shows. ‘Mercy Street’ is a really interesting period drama

Recommended TV shows. Mercy Street is a really interesting period drama. Today, ten things you should know.

Mercy Street TV show

Mercy Street is an American period medical drama television series created by Lisa Wolfinger and David Zabel.

David Zabel is currently the showrunner/executive producer of the ABC series ‘Betrayal.’

The first season of six episodes premiered on-demand on January 14, 2016. And is set to be broadcast January 17 through February 21, 2016. Just now!

‘Mercy Street’ is set during the American Civil War. The show focus on two volunteer nurses from opposing sides who work at the Mansion House Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia.

Mercy Street TV show

The show is inspired by letters of doctors and nurses at Mansion House Hospital.

Mansion House Hospital, was a Union hospital, during the American Civil War, formed after Union occupation of Alexandria, Virginia, and the seizure of the Mansion House Hotel.

The production consulted a number of experts, including James M. McPherson and Dr. Stanley Burns, for historical and medical accuracy.

Music by David Buckley, who was recently honored as a BRIT TO WATCH by BAFTA and has been the recipient of numerous BMI AWARDS.

‘Mercy Street’ stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Mary Phinney, who wrote ‘Adventures of an Army Nurse in Two Wars.’

Winstead is known for her roles in the horror films The Ring Two, Final Destination 3, Black Christmas, Death Proof, The Thing, and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, but has also branched out to other genres. Furthermore, she has a singing career which started in 2013, with her formation of the music duo Got a Girl with Dan the Automator.

Video: Mercy Street trailer.

Enjoy your day, Yareah friends. Art is everywhere and up to you! Don’t miss ‘Mercy Street,’ a great TV show!

The fast growth of yoga in the United States of America

What do you think about yoga? Have you ever practiced it? Did you feel better? Today, read this data about the fast growth of yoga in America. A very interesting subject. Don’t you think so? Tell us your opinion now!

Buddha. Photo attribution Robert Piemme

Hindus are highly pleased with the fast and tremendous growth of yoga in the United States of America; with yoga practitioners reaching to about 37 million according to a recently released “2016 Yoga in America Study” conducted by Yoga Journal & Yoga Alliance.

Calling it a step in the positive direction, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that although introduced and nourished by Hinduism, yoga was a world heritage and liberation powerhouse to be utilized by all.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, pointed out that yoga, referred as “a living fossil” whose traces went back to around 2,000 BCE to Indus Valley civilization, was a mental and physical discipline for everybody to share and benefit from. According to Patanjali who codified it in Yoga Sutra, yoga was a methodical effort to attain perfection, through the control of the different elements of human nature, physical and psychical, Zed noted.

According to USA’s National Institutes of Health; yoga may help one to feel more relaxed, be more flexible, improve posture, breathe deeply, and get rid of stress. Yoga was the repository of something basic in the human soul and psyche, Rajan Zed added.

This comprehensive national Study points out that there is about 50 percent increase in the number of yoga practitioners in the last four years; raising the annual practitioner spending on yoga classes, clothing, equipment, and accessories to $16 billion.

The Study also indicates that 86 percent of practitioners self-report having a strong sense of mental clarity and 79 percent give back to their communities—significantly higher rates than among non-practitioners. Among all Americans; 34% (over 80 million) say they are likely to try yoga for the first time in the next 12 months, 28% have participated in a yoga class at some point in their lives, 90% are aware of yoga and 75% agree “yoga is good for you”. Yoga is strongly correlated with having a positive self image, Study adds.

New York exhibits. A retrospective of the Indian modernist Nasreen Mohamedi opens at The Met Breuer

New York exhibits. A retrospective of the Indian modernist Nasreen Mohamedi (1937 – 1990) will open at The Met Breuer, the new location for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s expanding modern and contemporary art program opening to the public 18 March 2016. The exhibition is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, with the collaboration of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi.

Nasreen Mohamedi at The Met Breuer

Nasreen Mohamedi (18 March – 5 June 2016) at The Met Breuer, New York, is by far the most comprehensive exhibition of any Indian artist in the United States. With more than 150 works by Mohamedi on display, the exhibition brings to an international audience more than three

decades of her work, comprising of her few early oil paintings, collages, drawings in ink and graphite, watercolours, and photographs. Mohamedi rarely theorized or spoke about her work but documented her internal dialogue in a form of soliloquy, in tiny personal diaries and notebooks, some of which will be on display in the exhibition. The exhibition explores the conceptual complexity and visual subtlety that made her practice unique in its time.

Nasreen Mohamedi at The Met Breuer

​In the history of Indian Modernism, Mohamedi remains a distinct figure who broke away from the dominant figurative-narrative mainstream practice and became one of the outstanding artists who pioneered the trajectory of non-representational and non-objective art in India, as well as creating a body of work vital to the evolution of international modernism and abstraction.

In cultivating an interiorised vision, Mohamedi sought to reflect beyond the familiar and the known, arriving at a pristine form of abstraction quite apart from her contemporaries. The grids and geometry she leaned toward in the 1970s were not without precedent though. In the West, closer to her time, were Piet Mondrian, Barnett Newman, Kazimir Malevich and the Russian Constructivists. Closer to home were the mystical traditions of the East that relied on geometry for a symbolic manifestation of the universe and its creative force. Drawing upon this range of inspirations, Mohamedi evolved her own formal vocabulary with delicate grids using only line, and this aesthetic informed and infused the photographs she took throughout her life.

Mohamedi’s practice has garnered serious attention within India and globally only in the last fifteen years. Though admired in her lifetime, she remained enigmatic and elusive, quite the reflection of her work – a distilled oeuvre that does not lend itself to ordinary comprehension. Through her uncompromising singular pursuit, Mohamedi arrived at a harmonious melding of the rational and the poetic, the philosophical and the mystical.

Kiran Nadar, Chairperson and Founder of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, “This is a momentous occasion for KNMA, having collaborated with two veteran institutions, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States and the Reina Sofia Museum in Spain, in bringing Nasreen Mohamedi’s individualistic/distinctive practice to the western world. The museum’s mandate is also focused on artists whose practice is yet to receive desiring attention and critical acclaim. We believe that their stories be told.”

TV Shows Today, Feb 8: The X-Files, Castle, Scorpion

Promotional poster for the revival 6 episode event series for The X-Files

It’s Monday and we have, as always, great television series for you. First, The X-Files. Yes, they are Mulder and Scully and they are back for a few episodes. The X-Files. Today’s episode: Home Again. Season 10. Episode 4. 8:00 pm. FOX.

And we love them too. Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) are a great couple and we love the series too. Castle. Today: Tone Death. Season 8. Episode 9. 10:00 pm. ABC.

And our last recommendation is for the series Scorpion. Today’s episode: Fractured. Season 2. Episode 16. 9:00 pm. CBS.

TV Shows Today, February 8 Video: THE X-FILES | Intruder from “Home Again”

Birthdays Today, Feb 8: Bethany Hamilton, Klay Thompson, Dani Harmer, Seth Green, James Dean

Publicity still of James Dean for the film Rebel Without a Cause

She is an American surfer who became famous for “continuing to compete professionally after losing her left arm”. Her name is Bethany Hamilton, she is an example for thousands and, from Yareah, we wish her and her family all the best in this special day. Congratulations and happy birthday, Bethany Hamilton!

Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of.

Bethany Hamilton

It’s easy to look at the things of this world to solve our challenges and obstacles in life, but when we submit our lives to Christ, His grace, mercy, peace and love will bring true fulfillment to our lives.

Bethany Hamilton

More famous birthdays today, February 8: Klay Thompson, basketball player born in Los Angeles in 1990; Dani Harmer, actress who stars on The Story of Tracy Beaker; and Seth Green, comedic actor born in Philadelphia in 1974.

Happy birthday to all of them!

And we have to remember James Dean. Born in 1931, died in 1955. Rest in peace.

Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.

James Dean

If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.

James Dean

Have a very nice day, dear friends.

Famous Birthdays Today, February 8 Video: Bethany Hamilton: Shark Attack–The Real Story

Sunday Poetry with Gypsy Woman, Jenean C. Gilstrap. Today: Soft Mellow Bliss

Frederick Carl Frieseke. Girl in Blue Arranging Flowers

SOFT MELLOW BLISS

woke up this mornin’

wantin’ some

soft mellow bliss

some snow white happiness

didn’t wanna haf’ta dress

with banks of icy drifts

up against my front door

from down at the floor

up to the roof

yeah woke up this mornin’

wantin’ that bad ole’ blizzard

to have come and gone

way ‘fore dawn

leavin’ behind its powdery flakes

like sparklin’ diamonds on a silvery lake

but much ta my dismay

woke up this mornin’

to a dark dreary day

all yucky an’ gray

rainin’ and rainin’ some more

wet stuff galore

woke up this mornin’

layin’ here on my blanket of red

dreadin’ gettin’ outta bed

but dreadin’ stayin’ in it

cause you ain’t here

ta hold me near

yeah woke up this mornin’

wantin’ some

soft mellow bliss

so come on over now

come on over an’

gimme

a

little

kiss

TV Shows Today, Feb 7: Super Bowl, Mercy Street, Billions

No doubt at all because our Top#1 TV Shows Today is, of course, for the Super Bowl. If you like football, it’s the Event of the Year. Enjoy it. Super Bowl 50: Broncos vs. Panthers. 6:30 pm. CBS.

Our second recommendation is for the series from PBS, Mercy Street. Today’s episode: The Belle Alliance. Season 1. Episode 4. 10:00 pm. PBS. From Wikipedia: Mercy Street is an American period medical drama television series created by Lisa Wolfinger and David Zabel. It is set during the Civil War and follows two volunteer nurses from opposing sides who work at the Mansion House Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia

And our last choice is for Billions. Today’s episode: Short Squeeze. Season 1. Episode 4. 10:00 pm. SHO.

We hope you enjoy the shows. Have a very nice day, dear friends.

TV Shows Today, February 7 Video: Puppies Predict Super Bowl 50

 

Birthdays Today, Feb 7: Ashton Kutcher, Bea Miller, Garth Brooks, Steve Nash

Well, he is a great actor, he was married with Demi Moore from 2005 to 2011… he is Ashton Kutcher and he is our Top#1 Famous Birthdays Today, February 7. From Yareah, we wish him and his family all the best in this special day. Congratulations and happy birthday, Ashton Kutcher!

Famous Birthdays Today, February 7: Ashton Kutcher attending TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City, New York on May 24, 2011. Source: flickr. Author: TechCrunch

Vulnerability is the essence of romance. It’s the art of being uncalculated, the willingness to look foolish, the courage to say, ‘This is me, and I’m interested in you enough to show you my flaws with the hope that you may embrace me for all that I am but, more important, all that I am not.’

Ashton Kutcher

I’ve never had a job in my life that I was better than. I was always just lucky to have a job. And every job I had was a steppingstone to my next job, and I never quit my job until I had my next job.

Ashton Kutcher

More famous birthdays today, February 7: Bea Miller, pop singer and composer, born in Maplewood, New Jersey in 1999; Garth Brooks, country singer born in Tulsa in 1962; and the legendary NBA player Steve Nash, born in Canada in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1974.

Happy birthday to all of them. Have a very nice day, dear friends.

Famous Birthdays Today, February 7 Video: Ashton Kutcher Speech – Teen Choice Awards (HQ)

Birthdays Today, Feb 6: Bob Marley, Crystal Reed, Reed Deming, Tinashe

He died in 1991 but he is still a legend. He is Bob Marley and he is our Top#1 Famous Birthdays Today, February 6. His real name was Nesta Robert Marley, he was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica in 1945 and well, rest in peace, Bob Marley.

Famus Birthdaoday, February 6: Black and white image of Bob Marley on stage with a guitar. Source: flickr. Author: Eddie Mallin

Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.

Bob Marley

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

Bob Marley

More famous birthdays today, February 6: Crystal Reed, actress who became known for the film Crazy, Stupid, Love, born in Detroit in 1985; Reed Deming, young pop singer born in Maryland in 1999; and Tinashe Kachingwe, or simply Tinashe, singer born in Lexington in 1993.

Happy birthday to all of them. Have a very nice day, dear friends.

Famous Birthdays Today, February 6 Video: Bob Marley & The Wailers – Stir It Up

Poldark season 2. Things you should know

Poldark season 2. What do you need to know about the upcoming season? Captain Ross and sweet Demelza will not return to our small screen until autumn. Yes, it’s absolutely sad that the release of the second series has been pushed back by six months, but actor Aidan Turner (Ross Poldark) has given a hint that Poldark season 3 is all but guaranteed. Furthermore, the second series will have ten episodes, two more than the first! Great!

Captain Ross Poldark and Demelza

Aidan Turner has also revealed that Season 2 will feature more loving problems: “All I can say at the moment is that love is a very complex thing.” Poor Demelza! However, she will give birth to a baby boy in the new series.

Series two will feature a number of new faces. For example, Gabriella Wilde will take the role of Caroline Penvenen, a new love interest!

“We are keen to find a long-running drama which will return year after year and bring in a big audience – our own Downton Abbey. We believe Poldark fits the bill perfectly.” BBC.

What do you expect from Season 2? Tell us your opinion now!

Enjoy your day, Yareah friends. Art is everywhere and up to you!

Captain Ross Poldark and Demelza

** Poldark is a British drama television series that is broadcast on BBC One. The eight-part series (in the UK, seven parts in the USA) is based on the first two novels of the same name by Winston Graham. The TV show was adapted by Debbie Horsfield and directed by Edward Bazalgette and Will McGregor.

After the huge success, on 8 April 2015, the BBC announced that a second series had been commissioned. Filming for the ten episodes of series two commenced in early September 2015.

Main Cast: Aidan Turner as Captain Ross Poldark; Eleanor Tomlinson as Demelza (née Carne); and Heida Reed as Elizabeth (née Chynoweth).