Kepler Books in Menlo Park, Calif., may be dying, or have died and already been saved once – but how exactly can the community come together to fix the problems of indie bookstores in ways that are “innovative” while also pleasing traditionalists? The first of a three-part series.
Author: ArtsJournal2
How To Save An Indie Bookstore, Day 2
The second part of the series, in which 80 volunteers try to figure out how to hold off, or deal with, or something, Amazon.
How To Save An Indie Bookstore, Day 3
The conclusion of the three-day saga.
Do U.S. Museums Have Looted Asian Artifacts? Feds Want To Know
“Federal authorities are asking American museums to scrutinize their collections for items that they have obtained from a veteran Manhattan art dealer now accused of possessing antiquities stolen from India and other countries.”
Breaking The Fifth Wall: Actors Criticizing Other Actors In Public
“Most actors would hesitate before broadcasting negative opinions about shows they see to the world at large (not least because they might be employed tomorrow by the people they’re slagging off today) but is it hypocritical to pretend that a show’s hunky-dory when it isn’t? Is it time everyone in theatre was more straightforward with each other? Or should actors and directors keep honest feedback for the rehearsal room?”
HBO Execs Wonder Who The Hell Benedict Cumberbatch Might Be
To be fair to the U.S. cable network, that was before he became an object of fevered desire across many lands. And there’s the matter of his name. (But HBO finally agreed, and now he’s starring in a BBC/HBO Tom Stoppard-directed adaptation of Ford Madox Ford novels.)
Lupe Ontiveros, 69, Of T.V., Movies – And L.A. Theatre
“Lupe Ontiveros, who died Thursday at age 69, was an actress whom many knew from her comedic supporting roles in movies and television. But Ontiveros was also a long-standing member of the Los Angeles theater community and served as a founding board member of the Latino Theater Company in downtown L.A.”
Documenta 13 Setting Attendance Records
The Kassel, Germany-based art festival may bust through the records set at the last exhibition. That’s useful, because “documenta 13 needs to break records. With the additional facilities, such as the numerous wood cabins in the Karsaue Park, and record number of staff, its five-year budget was estimated at €24.6 million ($30.3 million). Leifeld hoped that much of this budget increase would be offset by increases in ticket sales.”
The Internet’s Love For Cats Might Help Bring Down Dictatorships
“The site, crypto.cat, has a chunky, 8-bit sensibility, with a big-eyed binary cat in the corner. The visitor has the option to name, then enter a chat. There’s some explanatory text, but little else. It’s deceptively simple for a web app that can save lives, subvert governments and frustrate marketers.”
How To Write: Just Add Fish
Author Colson Whitehead: “Once your subject finds you, it’s like falling in love. It will be your constant companion. Shadowing you, peeping in your windows, calling you at all hours to leave messages like, ‘Only you understand me.’ Your ideal subject should be like a stalker with limitless resources, living off the inheritance he received after the suspiciously sudden death of his father. He’s in your apartment pawing your stuff when you’re not around, using your toothbrush and cutting out all the really good synonyms from the thesaurus.”