“The Internet, however, has been relentless in its gradual destruction of the store and cultural landmark. So, come mid-May, Giovanni’s Room – one of the nation’s few such bookstores – will close, ending its run as an oasis for gays in search of literature, and even shelter during more hostile years gone by.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
A Critic Interviews His Own Most Prolific And Vocal Critic
“‘I burned your name in a fire at New Year’s,’ the playwright and director confessed in a pre-interview phone call to suss out my intentions.”
Should Charitable Giving Inoculate The Giver From Criticism?
“The neighbor who comes with his garden hose to put out the fire in my house is no hero if he is the one who set my house on fire or if his failure to support the local fire company is the reason it can no longer respond.”
Green Bay Symphony To Quit In 2015
“The board noted insufficient financial support, declining attendees and season ticket subscribers and the high cost of concerts as reasons for the decision.”
When Rupert Murdoch Owns All Of The Romances (News Corp. Buying Harlequin)
“Like the rest of the book publishing industry, Harlequin is dealing with declining revenue and income, a product of the continuing shift toward digital books. The mass-market, grocery-store paperback, long the company’s bread and butter, is rapidly disappearing.”
Grieving Gabriel García Márquez
“García Márquez coddled us, promising that not only would traffic lights turn green for us, but swallowtails would swarm the house if someone in it had their heart broken. He didn’t offer a solution for sorrow, but he promised cosmic sympathy. Believing him might be foolish, but it is a legitimate way to grieve.”
One Of Britain’s Greatest Artists Was Obsessed With Theories Of Color
Turner “broke things down as follows: YELLOW: Glory BLUE: Duty RED: Power GREEN: Servitude PURPLE: Authority.”
Taking ‘Game Of Thrones’ From Page To Screen Means Anger About Its Many, Many Rape Scenes
“As the books are adapted for other media, sequences that were described obliquely in the novels have become more explicit, more outrageous and more problematic.”
What’s The Best Way To Caption Shakespeare Plays? (Probably Your Phone)
“The idea is to make the theater more accessible to more people. There are all kinds of cool new technologies we could be looking at and exploring. We’re just experimenting to see what we can do.”
Please Don’t Print Out And Snail Mail That Finished Novel To Yourself
“Expert Village made a step-by-step video about the poor man’s copyright, and though it mentions at the end that the mail-it-to-yourself trick won’t hold up well in court, the video still presents it as a viable option. It seems that the tactic may be more valuable in the U.K. and France (where it’s known as the ‘Soleau envelope’).”