“Bettis said that she often wrote from midnight to 5 a.m., and that certain common activities — like ‘pacing around in my underwear’ or picking up a violin to play her way through a bit of writer’s block — would not be on display.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Yes, Ulysses Was More Than A Tweet
Paulo Coelho told a newspaper that Ulysses was all style, no content – and caused “great harm” to literature. Ali Smith takes him on, in stylistic (and content-rich) spades.
Bring The Entire Internet With You – In Your DNA
“‘The vast increase in capacity to synthesize and sequence DNA can be applied to store significant amounts of data,’ said pioneering synthetic biologist Drew Endy at Stanford University. … ‘If you wanted to have your library encoded in DNA, you could probably do that now.'”
Frank Langella’s Unlikely, And Uneven, Career
“Frank Langella’s career has not been an upward trajectory of success — and he likes it that way. He’s had memorable roles on stage and screen, and times when he couldn’t find work, or even an agent.”
Yes, ParaNorman Will Scare Your Kids – And That’s Better Than OK
“Despite the squeamishness of parents, horror can and often does play a vital role in kids’ lives.”
Colorado Symphony Fires Violinist Who Pled Guilty In Sex Abuse Case
“David Waldman, a longtime violinist with the Colorado Symphony, was officially terminated Thursday, two days after news of his guilty plea in two child-sex cases.”
Bookstores That Serve An Untraditional (Art) Function
“They tend to be on the small side, and some keep irregular hours. But they can be as visually sumptuous as any traditional gallery. And they are democratic places, where the art can be (occasionally, carefully) handled and where someone with means as meager as mine can afford to build a little collection.”
Mislabeled Picasso Pops Back Into View In Indiana
Because the cataloguer misunderstood a French word, the glass work stayed in storage for decades. Now the Evansville Museum hopes to cash in on its find.
End Times Are Always Approaching, So Chill Out A Little
“We seem to crave ever-more-frightening predictions–we are now, in writer Gary Alexander’s word, apocaholic.”
Detroit A Hollow Shell Of A City? Theatre Scene Begs To Differ
“It’s a scene that is as diverse as its residents: scrappy, dignified, irreverent, smart, infinitely creative and survivalist. It’s a scene that doesn’t care what its reputation is, doesn’t care what illusions others might have about its viability, and doesn’t stick to the conventions of how things ‘should’ be done.”