“When they set foot in the U.S. almost three months ago, they had no idea what was next — where they might end up, where they’d be sleeping a week later. (A lucky break connected them to someone at the San Diego Ballet, which intends to hire them when their work authorization papers come through; for now they are not paid, said the ballet’s executive director, Robin Morgan.) They understood they might never again see the mother they adored.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
A Photographer Who Made People – Like The Queen, The Beatles, And Samuel Beckett – Her Focus
“She joined the Observer in 1949 and, resisting all offers from other prospective employers, continued to appear in the office every week for more than half a century, working on 35mm film to the end, meekly waiting for assignments, and turning in dazzlingly beautiful images for news stories and features.”
Blockbuster Yayoi Kusama Retrospective Overwhelms A Mexico City Museum
“The Tamayo’s attendance has gone from an average of 5,000 visitors per month to around 2,100 visitors per day,” so the museum has hired more security staff, more janitors, and more guides.
Is YouTube Going To Kill Off Cable?
“It’s worth remembering that the idea for YouTube was hatched at a dinner party in San Francisco less than 10 years ago. Just as abruptly as it changed how we watch TV, it could become the victim of disruption itself.”
What Do You Remember About Classical Music From 2014?
A Brit-heavy quiz on the year’s comings and goings and general spectaculars.
Fired Theater J Artistic Director Speaks About Artistic Freedom, Israel, And His Controversial Tenure
Ari Roth: “The ideal always was to engage with Israel in an honest and as mature and as nuanced a way as possible to present the humanity of the people who lived there, and who lived in the midst of and on other sides of the borders, so that’s where we began.”
Will Sony Release ‘The Interview’ On YouTube?
“Michael Lynton, the studio’s chief executive, insisted on Sunday it had ‘not caved’ to hackers who crippled the company and that it was exploring ways to let audiences see the film. ‘We would still like the public to see this movie, absolutely.'”
She Was Samuel Beckett’s ‘Perfect Actress’
Billie Whitelaw “described Beckett as demanding and meticulous, but added: ‘Because I knew he was radiating love and he cared and he wanted you to be perfect… it didn’t upset me.'”
The Hipster Rebranding Of Libraries Has Begun
Libraries should “become more like coffee shops with free Wi-Fi and comfy sofas, according to a report into the future of the service. The era of libraries as hushed reading rooms with books as their sole product is over.”
The Weird Network Of Science Paper Plagiarizers
“Where in the world did researchers most often copy the work of others? And how often were people straight-up plagiarizing versus quoting heavily—but still citing—someone else’s stuff? What they found surprised them.”