“Facebook now knows it should subject you to emotional steroids to keep you coming back. It makes me wonder what other kind of psychological manipulation users are subjected to that they never learn about because it isn’t published in an academic journal.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Yes, Yes, Sir Ian McKellen Is Gay, But More To The Point, He’s *Old*
And so is co-star Derek Jacobi: “There is not even that much talk in the series about them being gay. To me, it’s much more interesting that they are a couple who have been together for 50 years and they get to be at the center. You don’t get to see that frequently on TV.”
The Age Of The TV Antihero
“Fuck likability. I don’t give two shits if someone likes my characters. I do care whether they’re attracted to them.”
For The First Time, Britain Appoints A Woman To Be Master Of The Queen’s Music
“It has yet to be decided if she will use the title of master or mistress.”
This Rapping Great-Grandmother Is A Survivor Of Auschwitz
Esther Bejarano “is one of the last surviving members of the Auschwitz Girls’ Orchestra, the only all-female ensemble among the many Nazi-run prisoner musical groups in the camp system.”
How A Photographer’s Project About Librarians Went Viral (And Garnered Outrage)
“Early critics … complained that his previous sample was younger, more diverse, and more pervasively bespectacled than an accurate cross-section of the profession would reflect.”
Why Do People Think Free Theatre Has To Be Bad Theatre? (They’re Wrong)
“I suspect that lack of critical coverage is one reason why free is treated with suspicion. Free seldom gets reviewed.”
The Musicians Of The Delaware Symphony Worry About Its Future
“Citing turnarounds at the Lancaster, Harrisburg and Reading symphonies, musicians wrote ‘the DSO remains mired in negative thinking and dangerous lack of growth.'”
Once Again, Paris Auction House Sells Sacred Hopi Masks
“In Hopi tradition, the masks don’t merely represent spirits, but embody them, making it a sacrilege to collect and display them, or otherwise use them outside the ceremonies for which they were made.”
Theatre Parents Want Their Kids To Be Engineers
“What I really want is for my children to love the theater, to appreciate all their access, but have absolutely no desire to pursue it as a career.”