Author: Matthew Westphal

The Ten Biggest Upheavals Of Lincoln Center’s Tumultuous Year (And Yes, There Were Even More)

“Scandals rocked some of its biggest institutions; around the fountain there was a twilight-of-the-gods feeling. … And it was not just Lincoln Center’s independent constituent organizations that faced turmoil: Governance woes continued to plague the center itself, which manages the campus.” — The New York Times

Britain’s Film Industry Is Thriving Just Now, But They’re All Afraid Brexit Will Wreck It

“If there are members of the UK cinema community who think Brexit is a good thing, they are all but impossible to find. Actors and film-makers were virtually unanimous in their advocacy of the remain campaign before the 2016 referendum. They still are, but now they are, at least, resigned to the reality of Brexit, as much as any industry can be.” — The Guardian

Amos Oz, Giant Of Israeli Literature, Dead At 79

“The author of 18 books in Hebrew and a longtime candidate for the Nobel Prize for literature, Oz was best known for novels including Black Box, In the Land of Israel and A Tale of Love and Darkness, his bestselling autobiographical novel. Much of his work, both fiction and non-fiction, explored kibbutz life and picked apart his characters’ often complex relationships with Israel and modern politics – reflective of his own. — The Guardian

‘On The Basis Of Sex’, The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biopic, Was Very Much A Family Affair

The justice’s nephew, Daniel Stiepleman, wrote the script; her grandson has a part; her daughter reviewed drafts of it, as did RBG herself. (“As if it were a contract.”) As Jane Ginsburg said, “There wasn’t going to be a movie, at least not by [Stiepleman], if my mother wasn’t comfortable with it.” — The New York Times

New York Times Dance Critic Alastair Macaulay’s Farewell Column

“There have been breakthroughs and positive changes in the dance climate this century. They’ve made me happy. Yet, Cassandra-like, I foresee ills ahead. … We’ve now entered a Silver Age, in which theatrical dance is a less radically creative art than before. Where once choreographers forged their dance language, now they tweak within lexicons they have inherited from others.” — The New York Times