“We know that the playwright repeatedly made forays into the essays to seize upon things he thought he could use.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Day That Bill Watterson, Creator Of Calvin and Hobbes, Returned To The Comics Page
“He said he knew that in my strip, I frequently make fun of my own art skills. And that he thought it would be funny to have me get hit on the head or something and suddenly be able to draw. Then he’d step in and draw my comic strip for a few days.”
Why Would A Scientist Diss The Power Of Fairytales?
“The material is super-rich: the stories crystallise the accumulated knowledge of the past into brilliantly coloured, sharply outlined, yet often baffling motifs.”
When Your Company Gets So Successful That You Have To Kill It Off
“Instead of luxuriating in a slower-paced life and working deeply on his dances, McIntyre grew immersed in administrative tasks: fundraising, crafting fliers and videos, designing the troupe’s Web site, speaking at events throughout the community, leading activities at hospitals and myriad other duties that took him away from the studio.”
What Is Art – And Who Is An Artist – Now?
“This yields a fascinating, 288-page public meditation by one artist on the profound significance of another artist — one he has known, if rather casually, since they were studio-neighbors in Pasadena more than 40 years ago, back when Old Town was a crumbling wasteland.”
The Acoustics – And Joy – Of Eavesdropping
“The delight in these places comes from hearing a voice carry an unexpected distance, and this effect is more dramatic if the sound is a quiet whisper to begin with.”
When A Successful Leader Leaves, How Does The New One Get Established?
“The early period is crucial: the future is being constructed, and internal loyalties must be tested and negotiated, particularly if staff have worked with the same director for years and are used to doing their jobs a particular way.”
Yes, The Tonys Are New York-Focused Insidery Awards – But Here’s Why You Should Care About Them
“Sure, the Golden Globes have drunk celebrities. The Oscars have prestige, glamour. But the Tony Awards have hope on full display. The Tonys have romance! Adventure! Andrew Jackson singing about populism! Because in the theater, as in life, anything is possible.”
Our Culture Controls Us More Than We Ever Know (Witness The Go-Cup)
“We rarely feel constrained by these because we forget that it could be another way. This is the power of culture to make alternative ways of life invisible and, as a result, gain massive public conformity to arbitrary norms and laws.”
When Dogs Auditioned For The Baltimore Symphony
“The ideal ‘dream dog’ — a companion to the man in the moon, one of the characters in ‘Midsummer’s’ play-within-the-play, ‘Pyramus and Thisbe,’ would be calm, a little sleepy looking and tolerant of loud music.”