“Judge Raphael Queiroz Campos issued the order Jan. 14 after he saw children in one of city’s bookstores looking through erotic books.”
Month: January 2013
‘Immigration Consultant’ Sees Jail Time
A Canadian man who bilked actors out of thousands of dollars as he pretended to get them arts visas to the U.S. has pled no contest to the counts against him.
Has Sundance Become Porndance?
The graphic sex on display at this year’s festival has industry insiders – except for James Franco – surprised and a bit taken aback.
Time For A U.S. Secretary Of Culture?
One critic calls for abolishing the NEA and the NEH – and putting Peter Sellars (for example) on the Cabinet.
Paying For The ‘Friendship’ Of An Arts Institution: Worth It?
“Friend of the arts” schemes are easy to run and easy to administer, and the wealthy love ’em – but they may lead to boxing out the general public.
Bolshoi Director Needs More Surgery After Acid Attack
Surgeons don’t know if his sight can be saved, and probably won’t know for another week.
Django Unchained Demonstrates the Death of the Western
“This is not how westerns were meant to be. Westerns were the mythological touchstone of American values. They were not to be played for laughs.”
The Book: Cultural Necessity Or Outdated Container Of Content?
“Do physical books really matter any more? Is there something special about them, or are they just a historical artifact whose time has come and gone?”
Food As Art (In Its Many Forms)
“If food production can be art, why don’t we also consider the cooking of food as art? Combining and transforming materials is a fundamentally creative activity, whether those materials are paints, clays, musical notes or edible ingredients.”
How To Get More People Into The Library – Pole Dancing?
“Pole dancing is a new way of drumming up support so I suppose if it works what the hell, we may as well give it a try. But books as tennis bats? I’m absolutely appalled.”