The fairs – and other cultural trading – taught about history beyond the Indian independence struggle. And they were cool: “The Soviet Book Exhibition would cram a vast ground in the center of town with stalls selling books and magazines, for all ages, in English and various Indian languages. Sovietland magazine was published in 13 Indian languages. It carried pictures of Soviet life, of collective farming, and Indo-Soviet collaborations on projects like the Bhilai steel plant. Soviet books were inexpensive and beautifully produced on glossy art paper.”
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Philadelphia Magazine Asks ‘What The Hell Is Going On At The Pennsylvania Ballet?’
Fair question, but: “Whether Corella is shifting the company away from its heritage or not, a larger question hovers: Does it even matter? If the choice is ‘Change or die,’ who cares if the dancing is different? It’s a classic ‘would you rather’ moment: Ballet fans, would you rather have a different-looking company or no company at all?”
Motion Picture Academy Strips Harvey Weinstein Of Membership
The Academy’s press release emphasized that its decision was about more than just Weinstein. “As Academy standards go, it was a very swift response. But it leaves the question of other members like Roman Polanski and Bill Cosby, whose behavior has been equally as troubling as Weinstein’s.”
So, Will The Portraits Of The Obamas Be Classic Or ‘Edgy’? Philip Kennicott Says Both
Kennicott: “If there’s a safe center to the cutting edge, the Obamas seem sure to find it. Like the Obamas’ personal presentation, the paintings are almost sure to look a lot tailored and just a little trendy, without crossing any lines that might discomfit popular expectations.”
Women Know – And Direct – Horror
But has anything changed? Jackie Kong, director of the 1987 cult classic Blood Diner, says no. “This is real life. … You’re still not trusted; you’re still not hired. You can be this icon, this cult figure, but they have to be enlightened already, otherwise you’re fighting an uphill battle.”
When A MacArthur Genius Grantee Just Wants Some Time Off
Yuval Sharon is pretty busy, but iIn 2020, when he is free of all future work commitments, he will take a six-month sabbatical in Japan, most likely in Kyoto. He’s never been there, but the country’s music, culture, theater and literature have long appealed to him. ‘Self-reflection is crucial to artistic work,’ he said. ‘It’s so easy to get caught up in the machine of producing. The second one project is done, you’re on to the next.'”
Amazon Studios Suspends Its Chief After Sexual Harassment Allegations Go Public
Oh: “Isa Hackett, producer on the Amazon series ‘The Man in the High Castle,’ described her evening encounter with the chief of Amazon Studios in 2015, when he allegedly made unwanted sexual remarks that were ‘shocking and surreal,’ according to an interview with the Hollywood Reporter published Thursday. While riding a taxi to a company party together with Price and Michael Paul, then a top Amazon executive and now chief executive of BamTech, Price repeatedly propositioned her, Hackett said.”
Director Sarah Polley On ‘The Men You Meet Making Movies’
“Harvey Weinstein may be the central-casting version of a Hollywood predator, but he was just one festering pustule in a diseased industry. The only thing that shocked most people in the film industry about the Harvey Weinstein story was that suddenly, for some reason, people seemed to care. That knowledge alone allowed a lot of us to breathe for the first time in ages.”
The Film Editor Who Invented Baz Luhrmann’s Frenetic Style
Jill Bilcock, and Luhrmann, call it frame fucking. Bilcock: “When you talk about frame fucking, it’s actually about music. Everything is about rhythm. … Baz and I have a very low attention span. We tend to think everybody can see everything in a few frames. It’s a tapestry: the sum of the whole equals the end result.”
Czesław Miłosz And The Cost Of Complying With Tyranny
Are the subjects of totalitarianism mindless drones? No, wrote the Polish poet who defected to France after working for a government in thrall to Stalin. Instead, people in totalitarian societies are practicing ketman. That talent, or ability to dissemble, “goes deeper than mere lying. Ketman reaches deeper into the soul than simple hypocrisy. Ketman deceives the deceiver, as much as the person being deceived.”