“In the 21st century a theatre or arts centre needs to be judged not just by what it does on stage but in every area of its activity and how embedded it is within its community.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Hollywood Doesn’t Really Understand – Or Correctly Show – Los Angeles
“Among the industry’s sins, according to the movie: blowing up the city again and again, just because it’s there to be turned into a fireball; denigrating the city’s great Modernist houses by making them the residences of villains or mentally unstable antiheroes; and ignoring neighborhoods that are not white or wealthy.”
A Biologist Discovers That All Violins Are Converging Into Strads
“Violins fell into four families, each represented by an archetype designed by an actual human family—Maggini, Amati, Stainer, and, of course, Stradivari, whose violins were slightly more bass-like in shape. What’s more, other violins became more like these four over time, and especially more like Strads.”
The Moral Quandary Of Using FaceTime To Talk To Our Dying Loved Ones
“My dad told me he felt at peace and wasn’t afraid to die. We said all the things you’re supposed to say, but with several family members watching just off camera, we were both a bit stiff. Was that really going to be it?”
But You Didn’t Believe TV Ratings Anyway, Did You?
“Nielsen has admitted to recently discovering a ‘technical error’ that has impacted national network television ratings over the past several months.”
Philip Glass, Populist [AUDIO]
“I look around at my friends who are painters, my friends who are filmmakers, my friends who are writers, even, and they have larger audiences. But not the composers.”
No, Being ‘Super Excited’ Is Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be
“Generation TED does lack sufficient scepticism. Truly great ideas are sculpted with the chisel of critical thought, not created fully formed by spontaneous genius and good intent.”
Why Are So Many Top Dancers Heading For Los Angeles?
“Three years ago, people started saying: ‘I’m interested. Can I fly in to meet you?’ Now they say: ‘I’ve just moved to L.A. Can I audition?'”
London Frieze Is ‘Ikea For Millionaires’ – And That’s A Good Thing
The co-founder says the art world should be grateful to the rich and super-rich who buy things at Frieze: “They are supporting museums and the whole system that makes it all work. That means artists can get a good living.”
Enduring The Art, And Leaving A Little Bit Giddy
“At TBA 2011 (Portland’s Time-Based Art festival) raconteur Mike Daisey presented his All the Hours in the Day, a 24-hour monologue. Bloggers emerged the next day babbling as if they’d been touched by a prophet.”