“Roth, 78, said he has not written anything new in the last three years, and that he will not write another novel.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Photographing The Cube (And Saving The Planet?)
“Long live the creepy crawlies, the bugs, the tiny wigglers and wrigglers, the minuscule parasites and nematodes, the mites and oribatids and all the myriad life forms that buzz, crawl and throb below our feet.” Or so photographer David Liittschwager wants us to think.
Always Be Closing: Learning To Sell From Glengarry Glen Ross
“I always believed that sounding like a fast-talking used-car salesman was worth it if it made people chuckle, even at your expense. It was better to come off as an amateur than a good salesman. No one wants to talk to a good salesman.”
The Corcoran Galley Of Art Wants To Transform. Are We Ready For That?
In D.C., the Corcoran is searching for a new director; wants to sell its old digs and find new ones; and says it wants to change its relationship with the Corcoran College of Art and Design. What gives? And what will happen next?
Remembering Flanders Fields (And Beyond) With A John Singer Sargent Painting
“The setting sun is low in the sky as a line of gassed soldiers, their sightless eyes covered by strips of cloth, stumbles toward the dressing station, a tent whose guy ropes are seen at the far right. Each soldier grasps the shoulder of the man in front of him, and most still hold their Enfield rifles and carry their now useless gas masks in canvas bags.”
Isaiah Sheffer, 76, A Founder Of Symphony Space
“The stage was part of Mr. Sheffer’s life even before he was born; he was still in his mother’s womb when she appeared in a Yiddish play. He went on to an exuberantly varied theatrical career as a librettist, playwright, director and impresario.”
No, Really, Community Theatre Can Hold Its Own With The Pros
“There were directors who swore through their roll-up cigarettes, there was gossiping backstage and tantrums over plum roles, and not everyone – I hold my hands up – was especially gifted at acting. But there was also passion, commitment, fun, friendship, the thrill of performing. And there were actually some very good shows, with real ambition.”
Writing A Biography Always Feels Like An Affair (Even When It Doesn’t Lead to One)
“There’s flattery, seduction, and attempts to establish intimacy that you realize are a means to an end, but that if seen by others would be embarrassing and humiliating – to you.”
Donor Transforms Dance At The University of Southern California
“USC currently doesn’t have a dance school — or even a dance major. It does offer individual dance classes, such as ballroom, hip-hop, tango and tap, through its theater school. Kaufman’s donation will help develop all aspects of the new dance school, from designing a contemporary and classical dance curriculum to hiring faculty and constructing a brand-new building.”
What Is The Nature Of Truth? (And Can A Journalist Ever Get At It?)
What if a journalist writes a thought-provoking, well-supported, fact-checked, fascinating story that turns the world as we know it on its head – and the central premise is utterly wrong?