“As humans we are compelled to create, to play, to love and to communicate through movement — after all, gesture was our first language. Dance gives us life and brings us joy and hope.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
After A Painting Gets Its Value Slashed, Australia Agrees To Return It In Nazi Restitution Case
“The gallery has now written to the sisters’ lawyer, Olaf Ossmann, to say it has established they are the rightful owners of the painting and released a statement explaining its decision.”
Struggling Shows Vie For Placement At The Tonys
“There is the public contest, where presenters hand out the trophies, packs of producers race for the microphone and creative types make teary speeches. And then there is the hidden one, perhaps more important, which involves jockeying for position in regards to which show comes out best on the televised broadcast.”
Director Ken Loach Says It’s Time To Fire The Movie Critics
“Loach has reiterated his belief that some critics find the idea of a politically informed working class ‘abhorrent.’ The reason, he told the Guardian, was that ‘by and large critics are people who live in darkened rooms – they don’t meet the people.'”
This Classical Trio *Wants* You To Fall Asleep At Performances (And Even Supplies The Pillows)
“Organisers said the success of the concert will be judged by how many people have fallen asleep by the end.”
Sam Greenlee, Whose Novel Inspired A Movie Disappeared By The FBI, Dies At 83
“The distributor, United Artists, never offered an explanation. Mr. Greenlee said that several theater owners had told him they were contacted by men who identified themselves as F.B.I. agents and ordered them to stop showing the film.”
Should The U.S. Lower The Legal Boom On Amazon?
“Somewhat perversely, until now, the closest encounter Amazon has had with antitrust authorities was when it successfully prodded them to bring a case against five major publishers and Apple. That fight, too, centered on the price of e-books.”
Wait, Who’s The Bully In The Amazon Vs. Hachette Standoff?
“No matter what you think of Amazon’s tactics, they surely don’t violate any laws. It is acting the way hardheaded companies usually act — inflicting some pain on the party in a dispute to move it toward resolution.”
The Whole Damn Amazon-Hachette Dispute Didn’t Even Need To Happen
“The publishing world that is speaking as one against Amazon is really made up of two principal factions: publishers and authors. Their interests are not identical, and authors should consider the possibility that the publishers have contributed to the difficult situation they now face. Literature could end up suffering for it.”
Keeping A Small, Indie Press Alive While The Publishing World Flails
“She was surrounded by aspiring novelists there and saw the kind of sweat and pain that can go into writing a novel. She witnessed how a promising new voice could blossom when given a little encouragement but also understood the tragedy of a good novel unpublished.”