“From sexual innuendo to antisemitism, a wealth of censored material that was sliced out of F Scott Fitzgerald’s short stories by newspaper editors is being restored in a new edition of the author’s work which presents the stories in their unbowdlerised form for the first time in almost 80 years.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Why Are Sales Clerks In Super-High-End Stores Mean To You? Because It Works
“Being snubbed by a luxury store only increases your desire for its goods, according to a new study.”
‘Your Complete Guide To The Murder Of Net Neutrality’
Michael Hiltzik: “[FCC chairman Tom] Wheeler’s proposal will turn the Internet as we know it into the private preserve of a handful of rich and powerful companies. It will make them richer and more powerful. And you’ll be getting the bill.”
What Belarus Free Theater Is Up Against
Company co-founders Natalia Kaliada, Nicolai Khalezin and Vladimir Shcherban may be political refugees in London, but they’re still working via the Web with their colleagues back in Minsk – who have to give performances deep in the forest, and who had to give up their tumble-down garage headquarters after authorities threatened to bulldoze it. (Naturally they’ve all been jailed and beaten up.)
Orlando Ballet, Refugees From Killer Mold, Finally Get New HQ
“Eight months after mold forced the Orlando Ballet from its longtime home, the dance company could be moving to new headquarters in a prime location, Orlando’s Loch Haven Park.”
The Songs That Never Made It Into ‘Fiddler On The Roof’
Terry Gross interviews the show’s lyricist, Sheldon Harnick, about writing songs with and without Jerry Bock – and about the big Shabbos number with which they were going to open what became their most popular musical. (audio)
The Most Linguistically Fascinating State In The Union
Can yinz guess which one? We dink so.
A Wing And A Prayer: Putting Together A Living As A Roving Church Musician
“And you don’t always think about how difficult it is to succeed in a field that requires you to be able to bounce from one singing gig on Newbury Street, hop a Green Line car and bang out another in Newton, before zooming back to Harvard Square for the final performance of the day.”
What Eddie Izzard Puts Himself Through, And Why
Not long ago he ran 43 marathons in 51 days; he’s learning Spanish, Russian and Arabic so he can do stand-up comedy in those languages on international tours, and he’s already performing in German and French. (audio)
Sex Lives Of The Post-Holocaust Philosophers, Dramatized By The Man Who Invented The Birth-Control Pill
In his 11th play, Carl Djerassi – now 90 and irked that most people have no idea that he’s done anything since he developed the oral contraceptive at age 28 – depicts Theodor Adorno and Hannah Arendt investigating what was in the famous briefcase Walter Benjamin carried across the Pyrenees. The answer: porn.