“From 2014 to 2018, the soldiers’ names will be projected on public buildings and in schools. Each name will be shown for 25 seconds in participating countries, online and on mobile devices.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Diana Gibson, A Mercurial Impresario Of L.A.’s Theatre World, Dies At 69
“Convinced that most cultural output was dross, Gibson was on a mission to battle mediocrity. ‘She used to say, “We’re on the front lines,”‘ the playwright recalled. ‘But she put terror in almost everyone who met her.'”
If This Movie Theatre Wants To Stay Open, It Has To Lose Its Charm
“The Corral, which is owned by 88-year-old Mary Anderson, only makes a profit of $6,000 a year from three screenings a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day. So like many other independent, small-town theaters, the Corral has turned to the community for help.”
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Marvel President: We Should *Totally* Make A Female-Led Superhero Movie! Sometime! In The, Like, Future!
“Despite his firm belief that Marvel Studios, which he runs, should make a female-led action movie, it has no public plans to do so in the future. (And Marvel has release dates planned through 2017.)”
Bad News For Critics: Two-Thirds Of People Going To Theatre Don’t Read Reviews
On the other hand: “Of the 36% who do read reviews, around 80% said they accurately represent the performance, the research added.”
What’s Life Like For The Most Famous Art Forger Ever?
“The only way I had of making money inside was doing prison portraits; I charged two phone cards for one pencil drawing, which was good money.”
Claiming, And Naming, Harlem For James Baldwin On His 90th Birthday
“I want people to be interested in the courage of his life choices.”
Our Huge Income Gap Is Squeezing Out ‘Middlebrow’ Culture
“Middlebrow is a name you would never call yourself, but rather a semantic shoe that belongs on someone else’s foot. It is also, however, a workable synonym, in the sphere of art and culture, for democracy.”
The L.A. Phil’s Sober, Dancing Cellist
“The cello and baseball were my two loves. I was a catcher,” said L.A. Phil principal cellist Robert deMaine. But when he was a teen, he “quit the cello for a number of months, preferring ‘to grow my hair long and play in a band.'”