Choreographing for actors who aren’t quite triple threats yet, Kathleen Marshall “uses chess pieces to help block scenes involving lots of characters. She tracks other details, like calculating when performers can catch their breath, since actors can’t dance at full tilt at the same time they’re supposed to belt out a solo.”
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Scotland’s “Margaret Thatcher” Steps Down From The Country’s National Library
“Mr. Anderson’s tenure has seen a long-running battle, between a corporatist management approach that has forced through change in a digital era and old-guard librarians who cherish their love of books and archives.” And it hasn’t been pretty.
Stop! Take A Picture Before You Drink The (Latte) Art
“There are technical reasons for variations from barista to barista, like how quickly they pour the milk through the espresso or the size of the cup; but in the end, it’s the rhythm of their hand, just like any artist’s hand, that makes the difference. No two are alike, and personal style can be your best friend or something you fight in the quest for perfection.”
Why LeBron Can’t Take The Pressure – And Why Some Of Us Can’t Either
“For social scientists, the National Basketball Association isn’t simply a source of pulse-pounding excitement, it’s a laboratory that yields insights into human behavior,” even in the arts. (Check out the one on unconscious racial bias, for instance – that’s a pretty powerful study.)
What The Hell Is Washington State Thinking, Trying To Sell Its Public Art?
“Public collections are kept in trust for the public. The thing about trusts is that you don’t go radically altering (in this case selling) the asset kept in trust. If you treat a trust as a rainy day fund, it simply ceases to exist.”
Working Musicians Need To Hear And Play – In The Same Evening
“When I go to hear live music, I experience one of the few healthy things that our culture offers us: a chance to connect with members of our species without our differences being at the fore. Wouldn’t it be great to play music the same way? It seems like that should be the way it is, but our culture isn’t small enough to unify music making.”
What In The World Are Those U.K. Publishers Talking About? A Decoder For The Rest Of Us
What are those publishers saying? Janice Harayda, and Twitter, translate:
“Eminently marketable”: “This author looks fit” – Catherine Fox, author
All Apologies – But Only If They’re Sincere, Please
“At their best, public apologies restore relationships or even improve them. At their worst, the perpetrator ends up needing to apologize for the botched attempt and the initial offense, said attorney and business ethics expert Lauren Bloom, author of the Art of the Apology. Even a lousy attempt, however, is better than nothing.”
What’s Happening In Nollywood – And Will Nigeria Find Its Way In World Film?
“Twenty years after bursting from the grungy street markets of Lagos, the $500 million Nigerian movie business churns out more than a thousand titles a year on average, and trails only Hollywood and Bollywood in terms of revenues. The films are hastily shot and then burned onto video CDs, a cheap alternative to DVDs. They are seldom seen in the developed world, but all over Africa consumers snap up the latest releases from video peddlers for a dollar or two.”
Moving Beyond The Library To Become A Center Of Community Life
“With a bit of reverence, librarians carefully wind an antique library clock near the circulation desk in a temple of learning called the Providence Athenaeum. This is one of the oldest libraries in the United States, a 19th-century library with the soul of a 21st-century rave party. In fact, the Rhode Island institution has been called a national model for civic engagement.”