Andrew O’Hehir: “Over the years the Coens have developed a routine that lies somewhere between practiced shtick and a psychological coping mechanism. Ethan, the younger, shorter, lighter-haired brother, delivers brief responses, often glib or acrid in tone, and then the taller, older and more loquacious Joel bails him out, expounding generously on the original question or diverting it into friendlier terrain.”
Author: Matthew Westphal
Will Sundance Turn An Arizona Dude Ranch Into An Artists’ Colony?
Rex Ranch in Arizona is poised to become an ambitious artists’ retreat, if a Sundance Institute executive can come up with the money to buy the 50-acre former dude ranch by the middle of December.”
Nelson Mandela’s Legacy To The Arts
“Many people know that Nelson Mandela’s life inspired novels, poems, plays and films, but few people know how powerful his effect on the theater was and how powerful the theater’s effect was on him.” A tribute from playwright Emily Mann, director of Princeton’s McCarter Theater.
Actor Christopher Evan Welch, 48
“Recognizable to many by his unruly mop of brown hair, … [Welch was] an in-demand character actor who appeared in everything from Shakespeare to The Sopranos, including films by Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg and Charlie Kaufman.”
Egypt’s “People’s Poet”, Ahmad Fouad Negm, Dead At 84
“[He] was one of Egypt’s best colloquial Arabic poets of the second half of the twentieth century, and was known [as] … one of the main voices of opposition since 1967, when he wrote his famous poems on the Six Day War. His fiery words expressed Egyptians’ and Arabs’ anger towards milestone events such as the 1967 defeat against Israel and the 1979 peace treaty with Israel.”
See Nelson Mandela’s Only Feature Film Performance
No, documentaries don’t count. He appeared in one feature film (and you’ve probably heard of it). Can you guess? Or remember?
Think TV Is Fading Away Because Young People Have Abandoned It? Don’t Be So Sure
Teens watch more TV than we – or they – may think.
How Cats Infect Our Brains (And Maybe Make Them Better)
Some of the side effects may be pretty great, but (as they said in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), “it is technically brain damage.”
What’ll Be The Real Problem For Amazon’s Delivery Drones? Angry Birds
And these predators are not drones.
Amazon Says That A Quarter Of Its Top 100 Books Are From Indie Publishers
“As many as a quarter of the top 100 Kindle books on Amazon.com are from indie publishers, according to data revealed at a trade presentation by the retailer.”