“It is about whether we are able to survive in a whole new environment–in a small community and a micro-ecosystem, growing our own food and building almost everything from scratch. In a sense, it will be comparable to what human explorers did in the prehistoric age.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Margaret Thatcher Left Quite A Mark On The British Arts
“Political pop was not born in 1979. But it received an almighty fillip with the Thatcher era, allowing everyone from Billy Bragg to Wham! to rally around loathing of one of the most hated figures of modern times.”
Touching The Texas Dirt To Prep For The Role Of A Lifetime
“Wearing velveteen slippers with ‘Yes’ embroidered on one and ‘No’ on the other, she walked the creaky pine floors of Horton Foote’s homestead and roamed the town square where his father owned a clothing store.”
Jury Decides Against Actress Who Didn’t Want Her Age In IMDb
“The case has raised questions about the importance of youth in the entertainment industry. But Pechman, who presided over the civil trial, barred the plaintiff’s side from making broad claims about ageism in Hollywood.”
Hey Scott Turow: Libraries Aren’t The Enemies Of Authors
“Research shows that our loans encourage people to buy books. It is not in the long-term interests of authors (or publishers) to deny library e-lending.”
Bolshoi Intrigue Continues, As A Court Annuls One Reprimand
“Immediately after the attack, the spotlight fell on 39-year-old Georgian-born Nikolai Tsiskaridze, a principal dancer and teacher who has been at the Bolshoi since 1992 and had clashed with the theatre’s leadership.”
The ‘Best Young Novelists’ of 1993 Had It So Easy Compared To This Year’s Crop
“Whether or not one sees the situation as mired in doom and gloom or poised on the brink of iconoclastic rejuvenation, it is certainly in furious flux.”
Movies Don’t Work When You Back Away From Feelings
“You have to stop worrying about good taste. There is an intellectual timidity when you don’t want to deal with things because they will become very colourful, but you can’t be ashamed of big emotions if you make movies.
Maria Tallchief, 88, Brilliant Ballerina And Muse Of Balanchine
Choreographer Jacques d’Amboise: “For American ballet, it was Tallchief. She was grand in the grandest way.”
Storefront Theatres Cultivate Bigger Talent, On The Cheap
“You really can be 25 and have an idea and put a show up for a little while that people will come to without going broke.”