“He’s known as a dapper dresser, sporting an assortment of check-patterned garments during a recent interview, along with the suspenders that have been his sartorial signature since his first career as an attorney with a practice focused on Native American concerns.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Many Reasons Not To Love (Or Like, Or Patronize) Amazon
“The network is so widespread, who really knows what’s going on? A few lines of code in a near-boundless database, a stack of books in a vast warehouse, a couple of employees in a global corporation; all of these are linked by unaccountable systems.”
Theatre Should Be A Lens, Not A Mirror (But, Er, It’s Failing)
“Should theater be on that list too? Hell no. Theater should teach that list a lesson.”
Can Soap Operas Survive Online (And If Not, What Can)?
“If we know one thing about soap opera characters, it’s that when they die, it’s not always permanent. It turns out the same is true of these soaps.”
Is It Necessary To Work Oneself To (Or Until) Death?
“Has it become obligatory for people with terminal illnesses to work like dogs during their final months or years? Is this how we define a ‘good death’ now? Is one a slacker to perform otherwise? Is this kind of determination healthy for sick people? Is it healthy for anyone?”
The British ‘Make Theatre Like Brazilians Play Football’
The Donmar’s artistic director: “Sometimes, its necessary for the actors to get the jitters. … But you’re the calm person at the centre of that. No one wants to see a director panic.”
A Song For A New King? The Netherlands Says No Way
“An online petition entitled No to the King’s Song had attracted 37,000 signatures. Mr Ewbank has now withdrawn it as the official anthem.”
Yes, There’s An App For Collaborative Flash Fiction
“Collaborative fiction brought to mind Victorian jeux d’esprit, 1970s experiments, wiki novels and fan fiction by gamers. Flash fiction, or micro-fiction, while nice in theory, tends to be a little unsatisfying. Somehow though, combining the two works surprisingly well.”
Bringing Street Dance Inside: Stupid Move?
“‘I found a place to create my art,’ Martinez says, smiling at the pumping, diving, spinning, locked-in crowd.”
Miranda Richardson Tells The Brits To Stop Their Sneering
“Britain has a ‘hideous’ attitude to success, she told the press, with people being ‘quite vitriolic in some cases. I think it’s disgusting, quite frankly. “You’ve already had too much, you can’t have any more. Go away and die now.”‘”