“I look at so many young gays, and I think: You know what? Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Before you rush into anything, read Jane Austen. A good man is really hard to find, you know?”
Month: July 2016
Is ‘Hamilton’ Latino Theatre?
“Yes, it’s conceived and written by Miranda, with Music Director Alex Lacamoire who is Cuban, but the music is mostly rap and a mixture of Broadway shows tunes and other styles. Some argue the music is influenced by Latina/o rhythms. The immigrant theme is salient, but not specifically Latina/o. Does it really matter?”
Rise Of The Cyborgs, Or The People Who Have Cameras Permanently Implanted In Their Heads That Allow Them To Hear Colors As Sounds
“In more recent years she has been fitted with a chip implant in her elbow that wirelessly attaches to seismographs around the world, vibrating with varied intensity based on Richter scale readings. From such movements she choreographs dance concerts she calls Waiting for Earthquakes.”
Art Galleries Pop Up In Living Rooms (And Vice Versa) As Rents Soar
“Call it a response to an art world in which dealer representation is increasingly hard to come by; exhibitions are costly; and formerly affordable areas like Bushwick have priced out artists, forcing them to seek out scrappier locations in which to show their work.”
For ‘Second-Class Europeans,’ Brexit Is Personal
“As we drove deeper into Western Europe, the sense of longing grew. Surely we’d meet someone, somewhere, who would not be able to tell that we were only Czechs? Of course, we were used to feeling second class. This was built into our upbringing and culture.”
If ‘Game Of Thrones’ Were Real, How Long Would Cersei Be In Jail?
“That definitely puts her on the hook for felony arson and could easily be seen as an act of domestic terrorism. It’s also not a leap to consider Wildfire a weapon of mass destruction, which would put Cersei behind bars for life in California state prison.”
A (Fictional) Guide To Fix Existential Angst
“There are no rules and nobody knows really what’s going on. Everybody’s guess is as good as everybody else’s. It’s beautiful and agonising and terrifying – but it’s real.”
The Dangers Of Singing (Too Much) Donizetti
“Donizetti’s queens, however, were not an obvious direction for Sills to take. They were, among other things, still little known, especially in America. (Even today they are not often seen.)”
More Administration Shuffling And Reshuffling At New York Live Arts
“New York Live Arts, which has seen quite a bit of administrative turnover since it was born five and a half years ago with the merger of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and Dance Theater Workshop, has announced more changes to its programming staff.”
Why The Terrible Book Covers Of Elena Ferrante’s Books Work So Brilliantly
“The complaints are so numerous that Ferrante’s publisher even expressed concern to Slate that ‘many people didn’t understand the game we we’re playing, that of, let’s say, dressing an extremely refined story with a touch of vulgarity.'”