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THE COLLECTOR: Bill Pagel on the steps of Bob Dylan’s home in Hibbing, Minnesota, which he badgered the owners for years to sell to him. He admits he paid a premium because of its history.

Cover Dylanabilia Story Bill Pagel owns both of Bob Dylan’s childhood homes, his highchair and unending line of memorabilia. P4-5

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n his teeming Bob Dylan collection, Bill Pagel has more than 15,000 photos, 4,000 concert posters and 18 four-drawer file Icabinets filled with manuscripts and ephemera. He owns the Minnesota native’s childhood homes in Duluth and Hibbing, not to mention little Bobby’s highchair. Just don’t ask Pagel to analyse the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s songs, ‘End-stage collecting’ is when even though he has hundreds of Dylan recordings and bootlegs. you start collecting houses right “I’m not an expert. I don’t try to see if there’s any hidden meaning. before you’re committed. That’s I just enjoy the music,” Pagel my demented humour, although said. “I’m a collector. I’m also an archivist and a preservationist. I’m there might be some truth in trying to preserve Bob’s legacy in northern Minnesota.” that one Obsessive? Perhaps. Dedicated, for sure. Nerdy, you betcha. And unquestionably over the top. — Bill Pagel, collector “I paid way too much for that house,” Pagel said of the Hibbing landmark, specifically $320,000, easily three times its intrinsic value in July 2019. “‘End-stage collecting’ is when you start collecting houses right before you’re committed. That’s my ‘ demented humour, although there might be some truth in that one.” At 78, a year younger than Dylan, Pagel is a bit like the enigmatic man he chronicles — determined, idiosyncratic, guarded, frizzy- haired and one of a kind. In The Dylanlogists, a 2014 book about Dylan fanatics, journalist David Kinney described Pagel as “the ultimate Dylan pilgrim.” Around friends, “he ’ is full of left-field wit and cracklingly dry Midwestern sarcasm,” Kinney wrote. One Hibbing pal called the collector a bloodhound who could work for the CIA. Concluded Kinney: “He couldn’t help himself. It was written in his code.” It takes time for Pagel to warm up to outsiders. Many Bobheads think they know Pagel because he runs the essential Dylan website boblinks.com, the go-to place for concert set lists and reviews with more than 41 million visitors since 1995. Even Dylan’s own team reaches out to Pagel for information and items. When he’s comfortable with you, the detail-oriented Pagel will share stories about his pursuit of Dylanabilia, as he did in a recent three-hour phone call from THE COLLECTOR: Bill Pagel, the owner of both of Bob Dylan’s childhood homes in Duluth and Hibbing, also owns thousands of Hibbing. posters, photographs and other pieces of Dylan history. He posed for a portrait in Dylan’s Hibbing home. With every artifact comes a Thursday, May 28, 2020 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

story. Like the first piece in Pagel’s the radio. While studying electrical collection. Fittingly, it was where engineering at the University of it all started for Dylan’s career: Wisconsin (he eventually switched the September 29, 1961, New York to a pharmacy major), he got turned Times review of the 20-year- on to folk music and bought Dylan’s old singer that led to his first 1962 debut album and many, many recording contract. more records after that. “A friend of mine from New However, the avid fan did not York City who lived across the see Dylan in concert until 1974 on hall from me when I was going to the comeback tour with The Band. the University of Wisconsin told Since then, he has witnessed more me about some of the folk music than 500 concerts in every state but he’d heard in the Village in the Hawaii — and Alaska, where Dylan summer. Bob Dylan’s name came has yet to play. He’s also caught up,” Pagel remembered. “That fall up with Dylan in several European Robert Shelton did the review in countries. In 1981, Pagel saw all 31 The New York Times, and I saved shows on the North American tour, the edition when it came out. I putting 12,000 miles on his car. bought it on the newsstand. It’s in In late 2019, Pagel enjoyed three a plastic sleeve now. Not pristine of the 10 Dylan shows at New York’s but it’s a nice thing to have.” Beacon Theatre, his most recent For dogged collector Pagel, gigs. He doesn’t see the bard as the holy grail was the Hibbing often as he used to because set lists house where the aspiring singer seldom change. lived from 1948 until 1959 when Don’t think Pagel is just a one- he headed to the University of artist music lover. He experienced Minnesota in Minneapolis. For countless Grateful Dead, Who and several years, Pagel badgered Rolling Stones concerts back in Gregg and Donna French, who had the day. His most recent non- purchased the modest two-story Dylan show was New Orleans jazz stucco home in 1990 for $50,000 trumpeter Nicholas Payton in from to whom widowed Chicago in December. Beatty Zimmerman (Dylan’s mom) Pagel, who retired in late 2018, sold it when she moved to St. concentrates on restoring the Paul. Bill Pagel knows Bob Dylan, above, is aware of him. He Hibbing and Duluth houses, “The Frenches never really senses that the mysterious superstar might have an with an eye to opening them to committed (to selling),” said visitors. Hoping to maintain the Pagel, who had bought the house appreciation for the restoration of the houses because, original integrity based on photos next door in 2010. “It wasn’t like he tracked down of the Duluth we were bargaining. I did pay a after all, Dylan visited the childhood homes of James duplex, he is looking for Armstrong premium ’cause it’s a collector’s linoleum pattern #5352 flooring, house. That’s not a Hibbing price Dean in Fairmount, Indiana, Neil Young in Winnipeg which was discontinued in the mid- for that kind of house.” and John Lennon and Paul McCartney in Liverpool 1990s but, he learned, is returning Pagel moved to Hibbing in this year. 2001 from Wisconsin Rapids, Pagel is ever in pursuit of Wisconsin, to work as a One of Pagel’s ultimate I gave Julie Znidar Bob 2001 on eBay of all places. more Hibbing-related artefacts, pharmacist — and pursue Dylan treasures is the highchair. The Zimmerman Dylan’s highchair “I was the second-highest specifically furniture from the collectibles. He specialises in story of the acquisition may be as when we moved in 1968. bidder; I lost out to a group of Zimmerman house, Bobby’s teen paper — manuscripts, letters, priceless as the object itself. (signed) Beatty Zimmerman buyers from Minneapolis,” he guitar and anything handwritten newspaper clippings, books, In 1993, Pagel attended Rutman recalled. “It turns out that they from his Iron Range days. photos, posters, fliers, tickets, Hibbing’s centennial celebration. Pagel went directly to the were unable to come up with the A solitary man with little family backstage passes. At a table featuring memorabilia, nearest pay phone, looked up money in the 30 days following besides his married sister in Kansas He has accumulated Hibbing he noticed a small plastic pouch Znidar’s number, called her the auction. At that point, I just City and her children, Pagel has phone books that include the with a photo of young Bobby and arranged to purchase the made a private offer to the seller been working on a permanent Zimmermans’ listing as well Zimmerman “with a thumb tack highchair, photo and note of and she accepted it.” exhibit in the Duluth Armory as many Hibbing High School going right through the middle provenance. Pagel grew up in the Chicago and talking with curators about yearbooks with Bob Zimmerman’s of his head on a bulletin board.” The highchair sits in the second suburb of Glen Ellyn, collecting donating items to the official Bob signature. Inside the pouch was a folded story of a Duluth duplex, Dylan’s stamps, coins and baseball cards Dylan Center, which will open Three of Pagel’s prized piece of paper that read: first home, which Pagel bought in and listening to blues and jazz on in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in fall 2021, possessions came from people showcasing Dylan’s own personal who knew Dylan in New York in memorabilia. the early ’60s: “I’ve given things away. I’ve — Typed lyrics for Go Away You traded with other collectors,” Bomb, a 1963 song Dylan wrote for said Pagel, who has staged small Izzy Young of the Folklore Center exhibitions in New York, Chicago that was never recorded. Pagel and Duluth. “I don’t do a lot of acquired the only known copy of selling. I’m not in this to make the lyrics at auction. money.” Pagel knows Dylan is aware — Lyrics to Ballad of Donald of him. He senses that the White scribbled in a copy of Henry mysterious superstar might have an Wadsworth Longfellow’s Tales of appreciation for the restoration of a Wayside Inn, a 1906 book from a the houses because, after all, Dylan Brooklyn school library that Dylan visited the childhood homes of had on the kitchen table of the James Dean in Fairmount, Indiana, McKenzie home where he lived for Neil Young in Winnipeg and John a few months in 1961. Lennon and Paul McCartney in — A letter from Suze Rotolo, Liverpool. Dylan’s girlfriend who was at What would Pagel ask the college in Europe, to her mother, Minnesota icon if he had the urging Mom to stop saying bad opportunity for just one question? things to and about her boyfriend. “In the Duluth house, which Ever cagey, Pagel won’t say bedroom was yours — the one in the what he’s paid for some pricey front off the dining room or the one pieces. “Let’s just say I could in the back off the kitchen?” have bought a very nice car, and Spoken like a true historian. — in some cases more than one car, WOW FACTOR: Even Bob Dylan’s own team reaches out to Pagel for information and items. It would be an Star Tribune (Minneapolis)/TNS for what I spent on an individual understatement to suggest the collector is obsessed with all things Dylan — right from his childhood to his current manuscript,” he demurred. septuagenarian self. 6 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 28, 2020 COMMUNITY BOOK REVIEW Beyond baseball and sports In his autobiography One Tough Out: Fighting Off Life’s Curveballs, Rod Carew mentions heart-breaking description of his daughter’s battle and death, and his own struggles with heart disease, writes Eddie Chuculate

The book, written in first person with Jaime Aron, starts with his upbringing in Panama and really takes off after Carew details how he broke into the majors after moving to New York City in part to elude an abusive father. Cut from his high school team in the Washington Heights neighbourhood near Yankee Stadium, Carew tried out for a sand lot team. A Twins “bird dog” scout, Monroe Katz, saw him play and tipped off an official Twins scout, Herb Stein, who in turn notified Hal Keller, head of the farm system. Keller arranged an on-field try- out the next time Minnesota came to the Bronx to play the Yankees. They suited the 18-year-old in Oliva’s uniform and let him take batting practice. In his first two series of five at-bats, he clouted four home runs over the right- centre fence. “Two swings into my third round,” Carew writes, “Twins manager Sam Mele had seen enough. He came running over and said, ‘Get that kid out of there!’ He sent me out to second base to field some grounders before the Yankees figured out what was going on.” Mele was worried that the Yankees would discover this talent who lived in their backyard and make him an offer. Instead, at midnight on June 25, 1964, one day after Carew’s high school graduation, the Twins signed him for a $5,000 bonus and a $400 monthly salary and sent him to a rookie league in Florida. The book is roughly split into two parts: his playing days, and his post-career dealing with the sickness of his daughter and his own heart problems, which PLOT: The book, written in first person with Jaime Aron, starts with his culminated with a heart transplant. THE STRUGGLES: The book is roughly split into two parts: his playing days, upbringing in Panama and really takes off after Carew details how he broke into It’s a must-read for Twins fans and his post-career dealing with the sickness of his daughter and his own the majors after moving to New York City in part to elude an abusive father. and baseball and Minneapolis heart problems, which culminated with a heart transplant. historians. First-person accounts of All-Star seasons, meeting Jackie camaraderie developed over our induction speech into the Baseball ny doubt that the Twin In his autobiography One Tough Robinson, and the daily grind with decade-plus together crystallised Hall of Fame (he received 90% of Cities has a special Out: Fighting Off Life’s Curveballs, teammates Oliva and Harmon in this moment. ... Whenever the baseball writers’ votes on his place in baseball player Carew recounts the burial at United Killebrew are fascinating. I’m asked my favourite or most first year of eligibility), one of the Rod Carew’s heart will Hebrew Brotherhood Cemetery Carew recounts that June 26, memorable day in baseball, the first people he thanked in addition be erased upon learning in Richfield, where Twins legends 1977 – Rod Carew Jersey Day at answer is always June 26, 1977.” to his mom, the scout Stein and Athat he brought his daughter, Tony Oliva and Kirby Puckett were Metropolitan Stadium – was his best He had a sort of love-hate manager Billy Martin was Griffith, Michelle, back to Minneapolis pallbearers: day in baseball. The biggest crowd relationship with Twins owner for his “patience and confidence” in to be buried after her death from “She wore one of her favourite ever for a regular-season game, Calvin Griffith, who, speaking at a him when others in the organisation leukaemia in 1996 at age 18. T-shirts. It was purple, her 46,463, came to see Carew chasing Lions Club dinner in Waseca on the didn’t think he was ready to make Although born in Minnesota, she favourite colour. Those small .400 with the division lead on the Thursday before the 1978 season the jump to the big leagues. was just a baby when Carew left for gestures meant a lot to us. But it line with the Chicago White Sox. ended, said Carew was “a damn With its heart-breaking Southern California after joining was nothing compared with what No. 29 scored five runs, and fool” for playing for $170,000. description of his daughter’s battle the Angels in 1979. happened during the burial. It slugged six RBI and a home run Carew nearly quit on the spot and death, and his own struggles In the Orange County, Calif., snowed. Not heavy and not for very in a 19-12 victory, which included upon hearing the remarks, but with heart disease, Carew, now hospital where she died, she often long, just enough for everyone to several standing ovations for Carew. instead signed with the Angels at 74, puts a human touch into expressed her desire to see it absorb the power of the moment. “It resonates primarily from the end of the season for $4 million the book that extends beyond snow, never having experienced it I looked up to the heavens and the reaction from the fans,” and became the highest-paid baseball and sports. – Star Tribune growing up. thought, ‘Now she is at peace.’?” Carew writes. “The kinship and player in baseball. Yet, at his 1991 (Minneapolis)/TNS Thursday, May 28, 2020 GULF TIMES 7 FASHION COMMUNITY The nostalgic value of the bucket hat

This summer headgear is back. Again. But for many wearers, it never went away, writes Priya Elan

BUCKETS OF STYLE: From left, Meryl Streep in The Laundromat, Billie Eilish and Dennis Rodman.

he bucket hat may be adorably behatted family, for that wandering around The Green back – searches have matter.) And the best accessory to Fields at Glastonbury” (we see you gone up by 36% since pair with your bucket hat is, perhaps tie-dye). last month (according unsurprisingly, the bucket bag. For many of us, the Kangol will to Lyst) while there has It is also a hat that screams always be associated with the Def Tbeen a 51% increase in searches on “it’s summer!” while giving you Jam look of the 80s as worn by eBay – but it never really went away. a Madeline moment. The shape The Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. Recently seen on Billie Eilish, – both charming and pretty It also became a defining look Diplo, Meryl Streep in the film silly – evokes a smile and a fizz of of the Madchester scene (Stone Laundromat and at the spring/ memories. This seeming duality Roses’ Reni) and later Britpop, summer shows of Bode, Kate Spade has given the hat a longevity that thanks to Liam Gallagher. and Anna Sui, it is ideal lockdown somehow transcends trends. The bucket hat has historically wear: great for hiding a headful of “The bucket hat evokes a range had a glamorous glow-up. Its curls that has been untouched by of things from a range of people,” funky shape can be attributed the hand of a hairdresser. says Deirdre Clemente, a professor to the fact that it began life as a Since its introduction at the turn of history at the University of utilitarian item for workers to of the 20th century, bucket hats Nevada, Las Vegas, and author keep the sun and rain off their have swayed in and out of fashion. of Dress Casual: How College heads, adopted, along with The fisherman’s dwarfed-brim Students Redefined American Style. tracksuits and trainers, by the floppy hat made cameos in some “Maybe a bucket hat reminds you nascent hip-hop community. “In iconic ’70s fashion moments (a of trips to the beach or brings to wearing the hat, you claimed your certain image of Lauren Hutton mind the first time you listened to identify as a maker or fan of hip- comes to mind), while more recently LL Cool J. For me, the bucket hat hop music,” says Clemente. “The buckets enjoyed It-hat status in will always be about the summer of influence of hip-hop on American the ’90s as they were embraced by 1993 when I spent many nights at fashion is profound.” both hip-hop pioneers and Tiger outdoor raves. My bucket hat was Still the bucket hat is less of a Beat–approved celebrities. With its neon green. You could find me trend and more of a permanent one-size-fits-all ease and every- anywhere in the crowd.” fixture. “It has transcended so age appropriateness, the bucket hat Indeed, the nostalgia value of many fashion movements over makes its triumphant return this the hat is eternally appealing: The the years that it doesn’t really summer. Last Dance’s reminded everyone have a bracket,” says Wright. “It Brock’s beloved mommy-and-me of Dennis Rodman’s classic just keeps coming back. Why? It Little House on the Prairie dresses bucket-hat styles (remember the comes in many different forms are made that much more charming iconic leopard-print look on The but has a universal feature: it is with canvas toppers, while peasant Tonight Show?) while it has been easy to wear,” says Clemente. blouses ignite with downtown swept up in the trend for retro looks “It’s the hat for everyone,” cool when worn with versions by (hi VSCO girls) and a general rewind agrees Wright. STATEMENT: Kate Spade SS20 collection. Loewe. (So does Devon Aoki and her to a “lithe surfer (or indeed raver) – The Guardian 8 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 28, 2020 COMMUNITY THE ARTS Recommendations: The best theatre and dance to watch online – I

character remembers the feeling By Chris Wiegand of life being upended when you are young, her father’s struggle to feel settled on his farm and her bond rom live-streams of new with her first pony. The actors are plays to classics from the superb; the words both entrancing archive, here are some of and devastating. The films are on the top shows online now YouTube and available to view or coming soon for free; the Sherman suggests a F donation of £5. National Theatre at Home The National has risen to the The Cellist occasion by unveiling a mighty Lauren Cuthbertson stars lineup of some of its greatest NT as cellist Jacqueline du Pré in Live hits, to be streamed online on this acclaimed ballet, alongside Thursdays at 7pm and then available Matthew Ball as her conductor and for seven days. Tennessee Williams’ audaciously Marcelino Sambé as A Streetcar Named Desire, with her instrument. Choreographer Gillian Anderson as Blanche, filmed Cathy Marston’s first main-stage at the Young Vic in 2014, is on 21 May. commission for the Royal Ballet had The National’s production of the its world premiere in February and political comedy This House by James was broadcast live to cinemas from Graham follows on 28 May. The Covent Garden. The Royal Opera Donmar Warehouse’s 2013 staging of House is streaming that recording Coriolanus, starring Tom Hiddleston for free on YouTube and Facebook in the title role, is on 4 June. on 29 May this is one of the most enticing of their Our House to Your Anansi the Spider Re-Spun House series. The Guardian has partnered with the Unicorn theatre to present a free Kes Reimagined digital theatre series inspired by its In 2014, choreographer Jonathan acclaimed 2019 production Anansi Anansi the Spider Re-Spun. Watkins won acclaim for a soaring the Spider. Three tales about the dance-theatre adaptation of the mischievous folkloric webspinner, Reasons to Be Cheerful musical tribute to Ian Dury and Mum and Dad Barry Hines novel, A Kestrel for a designed for audiences aged three to The fantastic Graeae theatre the Blockheads, staged at Theatre This haunting pair of monologues Knave, at Sheffield’s Crucible. Like eight, will be streamed on Saturday company’s programme of digital Royal Stratford East and directed by Gary Owen is presented by Hines, Watkins grew up in Barnsley. mornings on the Guardian website shorts, Crips Without Constraints, by Jenny Sealey. The production Cardiff’s Sherman theatre. In The book’s hero, Billy Casper, and the Unicorn’s YouTube channel. has already provided plenty of blends British Sign Language and the four-minute Dad, Michael finds escape through aviculture; The episodes, which will then reasons to be cheerful during creative captioning. A separate Sheen’s character recalls an eerie Watkins found it through ballet. “I be available on demand for three lockdown. Now the disabled- audio-described version will also encounter on a country lane while feel dance is really great at painting weeks, reunite the original cast of led organisation is sharing a be available. Online from 3 June to his father is in hospital. In the more that picture, where someone goes the production, Afia Abusham, Juliet 2017 recording of their riotous 3 August. expansive Mum, Lynn Hunter’s from being restricted by their Okotie and Sapphire Joy, who filmed environment to opening up through themselves performing in their an emotional, physical journey,” he homes. Starts on 30 May at 11am. told the Guardian. A film version by director Ross MacGibbon, The Old Vic with Chester Hayes as Casper The Old Vic is pioneering and puppetry design by Rachael “socially distanced performances” Canning, has been made available starting with a special revival of by The Space for free online until 18 Duncan Macmillan’s two-hander June. Lungs, starring Matt Smith and Claire Foy. It will be performed on The Wedding the Old Vic’s stage, to an empty Amit Lahav’s company, Gecko, auditorium, and virtual theatregoers make such visually stunning, almost can buy tickets to watch from home. hypnotic, physical theatre that some Dates will be announced soon, scenes from their shows can burrow along with rehearsed readings that into your brain and stay with you will also be live-streamed. The for years. Their touring production, theatre kicks off its series of archive The Wedding, which explores bonds production streams with A Monster of all kinds and isolation within a Calls, based on Patrick Ness’s community, is essential lockdown popular novel and directed by Sally viewing, available from 27-31 May Cookson. It will be available from on YouTube. 5-11 June. I Want My Hat Back trilogy Unprecedented The Little Angel theatre has How’s this for a lineup? The presented charming versions of cast includes Gemma Arterton, three Jon Klassen picture books, Katherine Parkinson, Paterson directed and performed by Ian Joseph and Denise Gough. The Nicholson, with characterful writers include James Graham, puppets made by Sam Wilde. I Want Jasmine Lee-Jones, Prasanna My Hat Back finds an otherwise Puwanarajah and April De Angelis. polite bear taking revenge on a bad And Ned Bennett, Blanche bunny who has pinched his pointy McIntyre, Ola Ince and Tinuke Craig red hat. It’s eight and a half minutes are among the directors. Headlong of pure joy and just as mischievously and Century Films have assembled macabre as the original book. an extraordinarily talented gang for The sequel, This Is Not My Hat, their 14 short films about lockdown also staged on top of a wooden life, screened on BBC Four, 26-28 dresser and told with music by Jim May, and on BBC iPlayer. Claire Foy and Matt Smith in Lungs. Whitcher, is a kind of Grand Theft Thursday, May 28, 2020 GULF TIMES 9 THE ARTS COMMUNITY Recommendations: The best theatre and dance to watch online – I

Alison Steadman and Katherine Parkinson in Grounded by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Jeremy Herrin for Unprecedented.

Aqua in which a tiddler has stolen planning a birthday celebration a handsome green bowler from a under the nose of a watchful cat is much bigger fish who reclaims it delightfully told by Danyah Miller. while enjoying a snack. We Found The puppets are appealing in their a Hat completes a triumphant ingenuity: not least the colander tabletop trilogy, with Nicholson cat. This is a show to celebrate giving a particularly expressive – and it’s possibly the only time performance as two rod-puppet you’ll be delighted to find a mouse tortoises stumble across a stylish peeping its nose out of a bag of hat and things get a little bit cosmic. flour. Available to watch from All three films will be online until 30 Watford Palace, 15-29 May. Miller June. The Little Angel’s presentation also has a series of other events of Toby Olié’s puppet version of online. the Ross Collins book What Does an Anteater Eat? is online until 1 The Unknown Island September. For her opening production as the Gate’s artistic director, Ellen Sea Wall McDougall staged an intimate, “She had us, both of us, absolutely hour-long adaptation of a José round her finger…” From that first Saramago short story, which line, Andrew Scott will have you famously saw the cast sharing hooked in this half-hour monologue bread, olives and beverages with by Simon Stephens that captures the audience. You’ll have to supply truths about family life, art, nature the snacks yourself but this is a and much else besides. Scott great chance to experience the performed the play at the Bush in bewitching 2017 production. 2008 and it was a hot ticket when The Gate’s staging of Suzy he reprised it at the Old Vic 10 Storck by Magali Mougel, directed years later. This version was shot by Jean-Pierre Baro, is also in a single take in 2011. Directed available. Both can be streamed by Stephens and Andrew Porter, until 30 June. it is available to rent online. Brace yourself. Caretaker The Royal Court, like all I Wish I Was a Mountain UK theatres, is closed due With wonder, wit and to the lockdown. But you sophisticated storytelling, can visit it virtually in this performance poet Toby Thompson intriguing installation by Hester creates a beautiful show for over- Chillingworth. The stage is still sevens. Thompson steps in and out set for EV Crowe’s play Shoe Lady, of his version of Hermann Hesse’s as seen from Chillingworth’s fairytale Faldum, riffing with the static camera in the balcony. young audience and spinning a Danyah Miller in Kika’s Birthday. Occasionally it is cloaked in handful of jazz LPs. I Wish I Was a darkness and occasionally we hear Mountain embraces big questions Hamilton was slated for a 2021 cinema release house” for a show that has been messages of hope. Principally, about time and contentment. This is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s but has now been fast-tracked for one of the most wanted on both the installation becomes a space a short but profound show, directed phenomenal, Pulitzer prize-winning release on the Disney+ streaming sides of the Atlantic. to savour the importance of by Lee Lyford, hatched by the Egg musical about the “10-dollar service on 3 July. It’s directed theatregoing until the Court theatre’s Incubator development founding father without a father” by Thomas Kail, who staged the Kika’s Birthday invites audiences back to sit on programme and cleverly designed by was filmed in New York back in 2016 musical, and according to Miranda A kids’ show that captures the those comfy leather chairs again. Anisha Fields. with the original Broadway cast. It gives “everyone the best seat in the magic of cookery, this tale of mice – The Guardian 10 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 28, 2020 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Try This Easy Easy Fill bowls 1 halfway with floating water If you have ever been swimming in the ocean, you maybe have noticed that sea water is easier to float in than a swimming pool. Here’s why: Add 10 tablespoons (50 ml) of salt to one bowl, mix 2 until it dissolves, then add several drops of color You’ll need Carefully put an egg • Two clear bowls 3 into each bowl of or containers water, and watch • Food coloring what happens • Salt • Spoon • Two eggs

Graphic: Helen Lee McComas, Paul Trap/TNS What happened? The water and salt particles in the salt water bowl are closer together (more dense) than plain water particles are They press harder against the egg than the plain water The egg in the plain The egg in the salt particles do, and the water sinks water floats egg floats (If the salt water egg does not float well, mix The ocean is salt more salt into the bowl) water, which is why it’s easy for a swimmer to float in Thursday, May 28, 2020 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Effective ways to stay healthy, safe during pregnancy in current times

s social distancing to earlier, here are a few tips to common pregnancy skin concerns, and staying at home approach these changes: Babshet said. have become the Try to establish a daily routine of Indulge in a soothing massage “new normal” in the activities in a way that it becomes a using a massage oil; this will help current scenario, it is new normal in your life. From your promote blood circulation. You can Aimportant for pregnant women to diet, meditation, and yoga, to skin also opt for a body butter that will keep a calm mind, continue their care, getting adequate sleep, and help with dry skin issues. Whatever checkups with doctors on online regular medical checkups, make a routine you follow, do remember sessions, and be open about their list of all the things you do in a day to use products containing herbal concerns, say experts. and prioritise them. actives and that are free from “With all the uncertainty around, If you need to step out for work or chemicals, she added. one of the best things that you a checkup, remember to maintain Your baby gets nutrients from can do is be positive and practice social distancing and wear a mask what you eat. Avoid binge-eating. ways that will help ensure your and carry a sanitiser, as this can Make it a priority to stick to a and your baby’s well-being,” said help reduce the risk of exposure to balanced diet including fruits and Dr Prathibha Babshet, Ayurveda germs and bacteria. vegetables, and drink at least 8-10 Expert, R&D, The Himalaya Drug Frequent checkups during glasses of water. Company. pregnancy is vital for the mother If you enjoy cooking, look up “This is possible by taking care and baby. So, check with your simple recipes online for a healthy of your mental health and keeping gynaecologist on online sessions immune system. a calm mind. Pregnancy during the for these checkups. If you are due Manage your stress in different pandemic is certainly hard but not to deliver, understand and be open ways — practice breathing exercises impossible. It is advisable to stay about the delivery options and to calm yourself and indulge in new baby’s arrival, like decorating a about the current situation, which home as much as possible to avoid post-natal care. hobbies or rediscover old ones. nursery. might cause anxiety. crowded spaces and follow social As pregnancy skin care is You can also take online courses In addition to following these Instead, use the screen time to distancing and hygiene guidelines,” an important aspect of your on playing an instrument, learning tips, read and be aware of the talk to your friends and family, or she said. motherhood phase, include a new language, or anything you potential symptoms of the virus watch something you enjoy. This While pregnancy care may look massages and moisturisation in have always wanted to do. You may and take preventive measures. will keep you happy and occupied. a little different now than it used your daily routine to help deal with also enjoy planning things for your Avoid reading negative news — IANS

Aries Taurus Gemini March 21 — April 19 April 20 — May 20 May 21 — June 20

Take care of the people around you, Aries. Service is an important You may feel as if you’re sinking into an emotional vortex, Taurus. Be Your thinking is quite clear, Gemini, and you’ll find that your part of the day, as compassion and caring are at the forefront of careful about asserting ownership over things that aren’t really yours to emotions support your mental processes. Your psychic nature is your mind. Be a reassuring caregiver for someone close who needs claim. It’s important not to accuse someone of being a thief when you strong. The masculine and feminine sides of your being are working a nurturing shoulder, whether in the safety of your home or through have no facts to back up that accusation. Keeping things in balance may together harmoniously to balance out the degree of give versus the miracle of electronic communication. You’ll win many loyal be difficult with the great amount of emotional sensitivity in the air at take in your world. The key to maintaining this careful balance is not friends to your side as you share your passionate nature with others. this time. A little generosity of spirit will go a long way. taking on other people’s problems as if they were your own. Cancer Leo Virgo June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

You may need to keep your spaceship idle today, Cancer, and perform Things may not be as obvious as they first seem today, Leo. Don’t Don’t try to force your ideas on anyone, Virgo. It’s important to a safety check for your crew. Make sure everyone on board is informed get started on a project until you understand the full scope of what maintain neutrality so that you can act from a steady state of mind of the destination. It could be that you just picked them off the street you’re getting into. Otherwise, you may find yourself caught in the when someone brings you an issue that needs to be dealt with right without really telling them where they might end up. It’s important that middle of an emotional drama that leaves you little room for escape. away. The key is to act rather than react to a situation. If you know you not drag people unwittingly into your world. If they voluntarily give Don’t be surprised if your motivation suddenly dissipates and you’re you’re right about something, keep it to yourself. There’s no need to the controls to you, however, that’s a different story. left with no incentive to get your work done. rub it in anyone’s face and tell them they’re wrong. Libra Scorpio Sagittarius September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Your intuitive nature is especially strong, Libra. You won’t have to Any argument you start today is likely to erupt into a brutal You may find that people are likely to challenge your mental process think about things because today you just know the answers. If any emotional battle, Scorpio, so beware. Try not to tread on anyone today, Sagittarius. Don’t be surprised if they seem to argue with your penetrating detective work needs to happen, this would be an excellent else’s turf, because you’ll find that they’re likely to be possessive ideas left and right. Your heart may be especially tender, and any time to do it. Your caring, sensitive nature will get you through any and even belligerent about defending what is rightfully theirs. Avoid sort of perceived attack could affect you deeply. On the other hand, door you want to walk through, metaphorically, of course, since you’re volcanic eruptions of energy. Don’t pick fights where they aren’t you can use your sensitivity to calm a situation that needs to be sheltering in place. Keep that smile on your face at all times. needed. You can civilly resolve issues without doing harm to others. remedied. Capricorn Aquarius Pisces December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

The key for you today, Capricorn, is using your heart more than your Things should go especially well for you today, Aquarius, so don’t worry The more attention you try to get from other people today, Pisces, the head. Base your actions on your feelings and inner understanding of about any of it. Life doesn’t necessarily get easier as you get older, you more they’ll ignore your fancy displays and grandiose ideas. Take a the situation. Facts alone may deceive you if you’ve become too reliant just learn how to deal with things. You’ll find this to be true right now as much more sensitive approach. You’ll be a better when you walk behind on a single, linear, logical way of thinking. Just as the pandemic has your incredible sensitivity and wisdom make it possible for you to attain people, encouraging them along, at a safe distance, of course. Earn the shown us the minute complexities of our world, you need to recognise a clearer perspective. You realise that, despite the fear and disruption of respect of others by understanding and relating to their emotions. Your the interconnectedness between many different areas in your life. Covid-19, things may actually be much better than you thought. heart is big and bold, and you have a lot of love to give. 12 GULF TIMES Thursday, May 28, 2020 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

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Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Thursday, May 28, 2020 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

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Across Down 1 Polish expert (4) 1 Clandestine move for bad 3 Trouble with sailors in grand crook (4,4) decking (8) 2 Learner entering just to show 9 Transport company hurts (7) natural ability (5) 10 A revolutionary pose for an 4 Sea dog treated with right old story-teller (5) amount of medicine (6) 11 Female resident of island or 5 Capital’s reported ranges (5) isthmus? (5) 6 Heron is up the creek not far 12 Force workers’ leader to take from the coast (7) capital in industrial action (2-4) 7 Good mimic produces yawn (4) 14 Bird like this coming back to 8 Pure but pursued, by the quarry (6) sound of it (6) 16 Threaten o