“Juxtaposing Britain’s past with its present was a recurring theme, and at times it felt like the ceremony had just dumped out an eccentric relative’s junk drawer, piling up references in a manner determined not to omit anything that would communicate ‘Britishness’ to the world.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
No, Not Everyone In London Is Happy With The Olympics, Says Writer Iain Sinclair
“When you’re close, it actually becomes an invaded city. We have armed helicopter gunships flying overhead to shoot down any planes that come within. And where are they going to crash? We’ve got surface-to-air missiles put on top of occupied blocks of flats. We’ve got more troops in place now than have been used in the whole of the Afghan campaign.”
A Solo Musical Career: Good Prep For Parenthood
Don’t think. Just play.
Philadelphia Orchestra: We Can’t Recover Without Our Audience
“Great cities have long taken pride in supporting their orchestras and the musicians who dedicate their lives to the music. That we could lose ours is simply unthinkable. No, we cannot allow that to happen.”
Marina Abramovic Is Going To Do Whatever She Wants
“Why not do something strange and different for once? Artists can do whatever they want! I’m really open to seeing what will happen and what consequences it will have.”
A Musical End For Pianos, In The Landfill
“The value of used pianos, especially uprights, has plummeted in recent years. So instead of selling them to a neighbor, donating them to a church or just passing them along to a relative, owners are far more likely to discard them, technicians, movers and dealers say. Piano movers are making regular runs to the dump, becoming adept at dismantling instruments, selling parts to artists, even burning them for firewood.”
How Does That Book Read? Depends On The Country Where You Buy It
“For some writers, a completed book is a discrete, inviolable object. For others, the urge to reread their work with the proverbial red pen is too strong. The prose needs to be trimmed here; a transition snags there. Subsequent iterations can offer a different resolution or style.”
Did You Spot All Of The Film References In The Opening Ceremony?
If not, The New Yorker‘s Anthony Lane is happy to help.
Author Jess Walter: Writers Should Write What They’d Like To Read
“People sometimes ask who I would cast in my books and I never have any idea. I don’t think I could ever write a book thinking of it as a movie the whole time. This would be like building a house and filling it with furniture just so you could have blueprints.”
Neologisms That Simply Make (Double) Sense
“Confusionist: One who takes comfort or finds truth in the complex, the nuanced, the sloppy. Synonyms: Grayshader. Fenceposter. Betwixtee.”