![]() ![]() Two local escorts, Lucia (played by Simona Tabasco) and Mia (Beatrice Grannò), circle the grounds like sharks, seeking rich clients to seduce. Male passersby leer at female guests roaming the streets around the hotel. Down at the toe of Italy’s boot, lust hangs in the air. Season 2 takes place abroad, and with the shift away from America comes a change, too, in thematic focus. Thanks to its runaway success-including 10 Emmy wins out of 20 nominations- The White Lotus, once billed as a limited series, has morphed into an anthology show. They can’t help but want more, more, more-so much so that even being in paradise doesn’t suffice. ![]() The show followed an ensemble of one-percenters at the titular resort in Hawaii, observing how their privilege blinds them to reality and corrupts everyone around them, leading to conflicts, cruelty, and, eventually, violence. Created by Mike White, The White Lotus became an unexpected hit for the way its first season skewered the wealthiest of the wealthy by combining absurd humor with sharp commentary on colonialism, racial politics, and class. “Screw around and you’ll end up in the garden!”īut the show itself isn’t so quick to ignore the pitch-black truths behind luxurious facades. “It’s a warning to husbands, babe,” one quips sunnily to her spouse. It’s a rather violent origin story for such ornate artwork, but the visitors casually brush this off. As a receptionist informs the newly arrived guests in the second season of HBO’s The White Lotus, the objects represent a tragic folktale: When Sicily was occupied by the Moors centuries ago, a young Moorish man seduced a Sicilian girl, but after she learned that he had a family back home, she beheaded him and used his skull as a vase. 18: Martin Luther King Jr.The fictional White Lotus resort in Sicily is home to a collection of Testa di Moro, beautifully decorated vessels shaped like human heads made by local artisans. The university will continue to follow the protocols established in the UIndy Road to Re-engagement plan for Semester I, according to Manuel’s email. The June 18 closure will be in observance of Juneteenth, which the university is currently considering establishing as a permanent university holiday, and the July 2 closure will be in observance of Independence Day, Manuel’s email said. UIndy will also close and observe two additional holidays over the summer: June 18 and July 2, according to Manuel’s email. The university will be determining the format for course delivery as terms come closer. The Spring Term and Summer session dates remain unchanged as of now, according to Manuel’s email. ![]() Finals can also be offered through an online format, regardless of the course type, at the instructor’s discretion, Manuel’s email said. For Semester II, flexibility will be given to courses with specific needs, such as clinical experiences and some programs may be allowed to start the term early, along with other variations, Manuel’s email said.įinals week will be from May 3 to May 7, and will be delivered in the format of the course it is for, according to Manuel’s email. “It was clear from information gleaned from these groups that we needed to build into our schedule a series of micro-breaks that allow some space for students and faculty to recuperate, while not promoting ways to spread the virus,” Manuel said in the email.Ĭlasses will continue to be offered in multiple formats, including in-person, hybrid and online classes, according to Manuel’s email. The decision to modify the Semester II calendar by eliminating a traditional Spring Break and having five break days distributed throughout the semester instead was the result of feedback from students, faculty and staff who provided their input through surveys and focus groups, according to Manuel’s email. Classes will not be in session and campus offices will be closed for Good Friday. Good Friday will also be a day off and observed as a campus holiday on April 2, which is university tradition, Manuel said in the email. 16-17 and April 30, according to Manuel’s email. Next semester, the University of Indianapolis will not be having a spring break and will instead have five break days for the entire semester, along with having Good Friday off, University President Robert Manuel announced in an email to students, faculty and staff on Oct. ![]()
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