“Organisers say it celebrates two things that local people are passionate about – music and cycling.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
What E-Reading Can Do To, And For, Serial Books
“An e-reader encourages each of us to get sucked into our favorite characters and plots, thus turning what is normally a standardized experience (reading from page one forward) into a more customized, journey. I feel an ownership over the novels — something I’ve never felt with the show — and that’s the driving force of my obsession.”
San Diego Opera, All We Can Say Is … Well, WTF Happened?!
“‘We did not have a clue,’ said Edward Gill, the symphony’s chief executive. ‘I was as dumbfounded as anyone else.'”
Board Member Gives $1 Million To San Diego Opera To Help Stave Off Shutdown
“The $1-million gift money ‘is not being given to restart raising financial support… for the company as it exists today. Raising public support can only come after we have a workable business plan.'”
Peter Matthiessen, Writer And Founder Of The Paris Review, Dead At 86
“A rugged, weather-beaten figure who was reared and educated in privilege — an advantage that left him uneasy, he said — Mr. Matthiessen was a man of many parts: littérateur, journalist, environmentalist, explorer, Zen Buddhist, professional fisherman and, in the early 1950s, undercover agent for the Central Intelligence Agency in Paris.”
The Dying Last Of A Breed: Peter Matthiessen, The CIA, The Paris Review, And Zen
“Born into the East Coast establishment, Matthiessen ran from it, and in the running became a novelist, a C.I.A. agent, a founder of The Paris Review, author of more than 30 books, a naturalist, an activist and a master in one of the most respected lineages in Zen.”
J.K. Rowling: Hermione Should Have Married Harry, Not Ron
“I can hear the rage and fury it might cause some fans, but if I’m absolutely honest, distance has given me perspective on that. It was a choice I made for very personal reasons, not for reasons of credibility.”
These Artists (May) Own The Moon
“With nations hamstrung from competing, this would inevitably lead to private companies holding power over national governments. This situation has emboldened a group of artists to trump everyone and claim the moon for themselves.”
When The Co-Founder Of An Avant Garde Theatre Moves To Assisted Living
“She had lost leases before during her long life in independent theater. This time was different. ‘I was crying, screaming,’ she said, about leaving her neighborhood. ‘They had to carry me to the car.'”
Heads Up, Downton Abbey Fans: It’s Coming To An End
And guess who’s (maybe) killing it? Americans, with offers of money for a new show drawing Downton creator Julian Fellowes away from Great Britain.