“The architecture gave Degas trouble–he is supposed to have asked for help from an architectural draftsman–but the pose of the aerialist, seen from below, arms outstretched and legs bent back, was determined early on.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Writing When You’re Cripplingly Depressed (It’s, Uh, Not Easy)
Marian Keyes: “I thought because I was addressing my issues on a daily basis I wouldn’t be one of those people who suddenly blew, but I did. I can still feel the fear. It was very primal. It wasn’t anxiety – I was terrified and everything looked different. It felt like I’d landed on another planet.”
Movies, You Just Can’t Quite Compete With Our Living Rooms
“This year, if Netflix and Sony stick to their plans, there will be early viewers with 4K Ultra HD televisions watching 4K movies on-demand. Meanwhile, movie theaters will still be taking delivery of 2K digital cinema packages (i.e. DCPs) on hard drives shipped by plane and truck. Home theater will have leapfrogged the cinema.”
People Really Like Recounting Memories Of Working In Record Shops
“I can truly say it is my second home. It’s not a particularly flashy shop, nor hugely contemporary – more council library feel than High Fidelity – but nevertheless … the combined encyclopedic knowledge of the staff and passion for exploring music releases felt like striking gold.”
The Homeroom Teacher Who Molded Philip Roth
Roth: “For me, Bob’s is one of the persuasive voices I can still hear speaking. The tang of the real permeated his talk. Like all great teachers, he personified the drama of transformation through talk.”
Ignorance Of The Law Excuseth … Internet Downloaders?
“As many as 44% of those who took part in an independent, online survey of 2,500 respondents … said they thought it was legal to upload commercially produced media to a file-sharing website, or did not know whether it was lawful or not.”
This Is Cornwall, And Ye Shall Know It By Its Celtic Cross
“”We hope it will become an iconic landmark, our version of the Angel of the North, so people don’t just pass by Saltash, but go in.”
Where Have All The Women Choreographers Gone?
“The good news is that the debate is growing louder and more vigorous,” but “if change is coming, it’s still in the smallest of increments.”
A Volcanic Eruption Preserved The Town, But Will Italy’s Bureaucracy Kill Pompeii?
“Collapses at the site have alarmed conservationists, who warn that this ancient Roman city is dangerously exposed to the elements — and is poorly served by the red tape, the lack of strategic planning and the limited personnel of the site’s troubled management.”
The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer Is Part Of A New Generation, And It Shows
“Caroline Shaw is different in many ways from previous Pulitzer winners, but it is the sense of enjoyment in being a part of something bigger than oneself that, in my humble opinion, makes her stand out.”