“Every time somebody uses a hashtag, they’re not only directing people’s attention to something, they’re also creating this massive online archive.”
Month: November 2014
Dear People Freaking Out On The Internet: Criticizing Something Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Love It
“As humans, we criticize because we care deeply about things. We don’t criticize because we seek to attack someone, we criticize because we want to make many other people feel welcome.”
New Grand(iose) Plan: From The Ashes Of A West Side Pier, A Private Park/Performance Island On The Hudson
“The project also raises thorny questions about private control over public spaces, the secretive planning process behind it and the potential competition between it and other new cultural institutions hoping to make their mark on the city.”
Can A City Have Too Much Theatre?
“Overall, theatergoers seem to be increasingly reluctant to commit to season tickets. They prefer flexibility, and most companies sell some version of a flex pass that allows theatergoers to choose an a la carte menu from the season.”
The New Smithsonian Design Has Futuristic Plans For The Mall In D.C.
“The current design, which is a mishmash of buildings built over the past century, can be difficult for tourists to navigate and isn’t up-to-par for modern exhibitions. In addition, it faces away from the National Mall, making it less inviting to those walking from the US Capitol to other sites.”
Don’t Like Half Of A Film? Just Use Great Editing To Recreate It Around The Other Half
Here’s “Julie & Julia” without the Julie, leaving only Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci. “The result feels maybe a little lacking as a full movie experience, but it’s 100 percent pure delight.”
The True ‘In-Group’ Ballet Dancer Has A Cutting From Balanchine’s Rubber Plant
“In life, he was a messianic figure to many of his dancers. Correspondingly, after his death in 1983, a quasi-religious reverence cropped up around items he had owned, which was enough to transform cuttings of a certain rubber plant into living relics.”
With Investment And Buildings, Is Manchester About To (Re-)Become A Huge Arts Hub?
“People might not speak up so much in London, maybe because they don’t have that same passionate feeling of belonging, whereas audiences here will shout at me or stop me in the bar – nine times out of 10 because they enjoyed something, but also to tell me if they think something’s crap or to ask ‘what’s this performance art nonsense?'”
What’s The Deal With ‘Pops’ Orchestras?
“Back in the mid-20th century, orchestras and traditional pop vocalists were not on the fringe, they were de rigueur. Artists like Andre Previn, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and so many more shared the wave lengths along side Elvis and the Beatles, understanding thAt they appealed to different fans, but in some grand sense, made their own contributions to pop culture of the day.”
What Happens When You’re Spinning Your Creative Wheels In The Internet Era
“Now that life isn’t evaluated by good grades or audiences who feel forced to applaud, every period to a sentence is my own tiny award for finishing a coherent thought. I keep going. I don’t have a path or a vision board or a career strategy, but I just keep moving in this direction and trusting that something cool will eventually happen.”