“Mohammed Fahad Kamal, the funniest comedian in SUCQ, explained the unofficial rules of comedy in Qatar: you can make fun of only things that only you can make fun of. ‘Most of my material is about my family,’ Kamal said. ‘It’s about the tradition here and the culture. I’m trying to take it step by step. We’re not used to laughing at ourselves.'”
Month: May 2012
Explaining This Thing Called ‘Modern Dance’ To Those Paying The Tuition Bills
“Dance cannot be dismissed as a free-spirited life path with no career trajectory or something that’s inevitably going to leave me waiting tables for the rest of my life.”
What Does ‘Art School’ Even Mean?
“Art school serves a number of social functions aside from teaching art and granting credentials. It serves as a repository for the third son or any recalcitrant wastrel (or any daughter) of the idle (or even the industrious) rich, since for a mere contribution of tuition, room, and board, you can stash that embarrassing child somewhere post high school.”
Now We Can All Read Queen Victoria’s Diaries – Online
“The diaries, which run to 141 volumes and more than 43,000 pages, begin when Victoria was 13 and end 10 days before her death in 1901, at age 81.”
Is It Possible To Lack A Joy Gene? Ask Germany
“Whether it’s with food, alcohol, vacation or relaxing – Germans apparently don’t have the leisure to enjoy things. In fact, they can’t even let go when they’re having sex.”
Oh Sure, That’s a Terrible Political Regime – But We Want Our Music
In Azerbaijan, the Eurovision Song Contest has touched off several crises. One advocate for a boycott: “Modern show business is indifferent to violence. There will be happy people singing happy songs where others are beaten, tortured, and where houses are demolished.”
Going The DIY Route With Your Book? Good Luck Making Any Money
A new study shows that – despite the incredible success stories, like Amanda Hocking – most self-published authors make less than $500.
Author Of An Officer And A Gentleman Musical Smacks Back At Show’s Harshest Review
Douglas Day Stewart, screenwriter of the Oscar-winning film and co-writer of the stage show: “After four decades in this business I can tell you this was not a review by any standards. It was an ‘execution’ by someone clearly unable to feel human emotion, or to put it in a kinder way, by someone whose highbrow tastes do not represent you.”
Art Thieves In Detroit Make Off With Warhol, Beuys, Larry Rivers
“The FBI says that sometime between April 27-29, an Andy Warhol silk screen used to produce Flowers and 18 works by other artists were stolen from a business in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood.” The collection “includes drawings, prints and paintings by artists such as Larry Rivers, Francesco Clemente, Philip Taaffe, Peter Schuyff and Joseph Beuys.”
Philadelphia Orchestra Submits Reorganization Plan To Bankruptcy Court
“Thirteen months after entering Chapter 11, the Philadelphia Orchestra Association Wednesday night filed its plan for exiting bankruptcy. With consent – sometimes hard-won – now in place from key creditors, the orchestra’s blueprint for recovery will be considered by U.S. Bankruptcy Court.” If the plan is approved, “the orchestra expects to be out of bankruptcy by July 31.”