“The role, wife to the bigoted Archie of Carroll O’Connor, could easily have been rendered as a mere middle-aged bimbo. But Ms. Stapleton didn’t just toss it off; she put everything she had into it, and what she had was a lot of stage training.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Joss Whedon Was Addicted To Comics. See Where That Got Him?
“Whedon was only allowed to watch BBC shows, so he consumed a diet of Masterpiece Theatre and Monty Python. ‘To be honest,’ he says, ‘I was a little bit ashamed of American TV.'”
New LACMA Design Could Reinvigorate L.A. Architecture
“L.A. has never been known, in any case, for experimental civic architecture. With the exception of Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and a handful of other projects, most of our architectural breakthroughs have been private houses.”
Why Are So Many Working So Hard In Hopes Of Earning So Little?
The (questionable, internet-focused) glory of an MFA in a world where MFA programs have exploded.
Are The U.S. And Apple Really Still Fighting Over E-Books?
No. It was always about far, far more than that.
Keeping The Kids Of Broadway Sane (And Grounded)
“The girls seem to know there is life beyond showbiz. ‘I kind of want to be a performer and an environmental lawyer,’ said Milly, 10. ‘I just want what’s right for the world. Otherwise we are going to die of pollution and then we will never see a bird.'”
Art For China’s Booming Middle Class
“This change reflects not just the growth of a demographic able to afford art but also a change in attitudes. … Those who belong to the ‘balinghou,’ or post-’80s generation, are accustomed to spending hundreds of dollars on entertainment, holidays abroad and luxury purchases.”
Scathing Attack on Alice Munro? No Worries; It Strengthens Canadian Art
“That Canadian critics let Americans and Brits have all the good public ripostes is a disservice to both our cannon and the reading public. The problem is, we’re just no good at not-niceness. We’re too conciliatory, too subdued, too well-mannered – and not in the arch, seething-just-under-the-surface British way, but honest-to-gosh polite.”
Amazon (Not Surprisingly) Wants To Take Over A Web-Native Genre
“Amazon’s move is a canny one – on two fronts. The first is that it makes a range of new works – and probably plenty of pre-existing ones – eligible for sale and profit. It also brings on board members of fan fiction communities, among the most voracious and socially connected readers.”
William Demby, 90, Writer of Experimental Novels
“Mr. Demby was interested in boundaries — between people, and between the present and the past — and he liked crossing them. His marriage in 1953 to an Italian actress and writer, Lucia Drudi, made news in Rome. (He spent many years writing English-language subtitles for films by Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini and other Italian directors.)”