There are plenty of reasons. But it mostly boils down to: It’s just plain rude.
Month: April 2012
Audiobooks – As Good As Reading?
“Audiobooks are good. They’re enjoyable. They’re wonderfully efficient. But I wonder if the audiobook experience is quite as full and as nuanced as reading. Is the world I create as a listener as rich as the one I form as a reader?”
Gunter Grass Barred From Israel
Israeli interior minister Eli Yishai says Grass is not welcome because he has tried “to inflame hatred against the State and people of Israel.”
Sarajevo Marks 20 Years Since War With Red Chairs, Cellist
“Sarajevo on Friday marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war. Exhibitions, concerts and performances are being held, but nothing can match the impact of hundreds of rows of red in the same square where it all started on April 6, 1992.”
The Problem Of The Stein Siblings, And The Problem Of Modernism
Leo Stein might have had questionable artistic taste from time to time, but Gertrude Stein’s apparent collaboration during WWII give many of us pause.
Choosing Where, And How, To Succeed In Dance
“Being a ballerina of color in New York City has never been easy. In 2012, young minority women looking to make a career in this still very white art form face a daunting choice: Do they look to follow Misty Copeland, the lone African American dancer of rank at Manhattan’s two major companies? Or do they hold out hope that District native Virginia Johnson successfully revives Dance Theatre of Harlem, the historically black company slated to debut next year?”
Thieves Steal Artefacts Worth £1.8 Million
Thieves stole two 18-century jade works from Durham University’s Oriental Museum in a night raid. Three people have been arrested, but the items have not been recovered.
The Canadian Jazz Legend, And The German Jazz Fans
“It’s a little known chapter in the career of Canadian music legend Oscar Peterson — he played a series of private concerts and recorded some of his best work for a small German jazz label in the 1960s in the Black Forest.”
Be A Clown – And Never Retire
Floyd “Creeky” Creekmore doesn’t give up. “At 95 years old, the former Montana rancher recently dubbed the oldest performing clown in the world has fewer magic tricks up his oversized sleeves than he once did. He gave up juggling several years ago after a stroke, and has long since parked the bicycle he once incorporated into his acts. But when the Shrine Circus comes through Billings, where Creekmore lives with his 96-year-old wife, Betty, Creeky the Clown returns to life.”
In Chicago, A Regional Theatre On A Roll, Without Awards
Charles Newell, artistic director of Chicago’s Court Theatre, keeps a spotless office and is garnering an ever-mounting reputation in regional theatre – but award committees haven’t noticed. Does that matter?