But the writing life spurs her on.
Author: ArtsJournal2
UK Government Reports Calms Frightened Publishers
“This is great news for anyone who agrees that lending ebooks is a crucial part of a modern library service, especially as e-readers get more affordable.”
Verbing Nouns Not Only Isn’t Pretty, It’s Got A Rather Ugly Side
“Often they conceal power relationships and reduce our sense of what’s truly involved in a transaction. As such, they are an instrument of manipulation, in politics and in business.”
Stephen King Hated (Hates?) ‘The Shining.’ Is That Cool?
“Hell hath no fury like a hardcore fan scorned. Often, the most hardcore fans of all are the authors.”
Coming Of Age In The Shadow Of The Bomb
Writer/director Sally Potter: “It’s always a good principle to reinvent and to be prepared to throw away the things that you cling to as being your identity.”
Need To Improve Your Child’s Acting (Or, Heck, Breathing)?
Call in the Bard: “You can’t pretend to act Shakespeare without knowing how to breathe, listen, interpret, and pace yourself.”
How The Hell Does One Catalogue The Spot Paintings Of Damien Hirst?
“The full scope of Mr. Hirst’s fascination with colored dots will become clear this spring, when his publisher, Other Criteria, issues a comprehensive catalog of the paintings: a 1,000-page illustrated book listing every work.”
Take One Part Cat, Add In Some Bacon, Multiply By Investigative Journalism
“You can find news [on BuzzFeed], really serious news by first-rate journalists, about subjects like lobbying scandals and killer drones. You can also find an enormous amount of stuff like ‘The 40 Greatest Dog GIFs of All Time.'”
Les Blank, 77, Documentarian of Ordinary Americans
Blank made “sly, sensuous and lyrical documentaries about regional music and a host of other idiosyncratic subjects, including Mardi Gras, gaptoothed women, garlic and the filmmaker Werner Herzog.”
Huge New Play Award For Piece About An Outsized Personality
Playwright Robert Schenkkan “noted that the impetus to write ‘All the Way’ — which was commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland and premiered in 2012 — came from a long fascination with Lyndon Johnson.”