Why? Because the superhero world has a huge hole at its center. “Comics creator Jon Proudstar remembers the first time he saw a Native American character in a comic. It was Thunderbird, in the X-Men, and he was quickly killed off. Proudstar was 8 years old and he was not happy. ‘And for years I just lamented about it and said one day I’ll bring him back,’ he says.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Golden Age Of TV Is More Like A Sweatshop Age For Its Writers
It’s a perfect storm of causes, and one is prestige TV. “Shorter seasons are the new norm, with many series consisting of 10 or fewer episodes on cable and streaming — less than half the length of traditional seasons on network shows. That has put writers in a financial crunch since many have exclusivity clauses that prevent them from working on multiple shows per season.”
What’s The Problem With Bingeing On S-Town, The New Show From The People Who Brought Us Serial?
With the full show getting released at the same time – like a Netflix dump – “it induces a sense of sudden, ephemeral ubiquity, at least within a certain cultural bubble. Conversations about the show will burn hot for a few weeks around its release, and if you don’t immediately start binge-listening, you’ll miss the social experience of it.”
Why Do Cartoon Characters Only Have Three Fingers? [VIDEO]
Disney animators say, “It’s simply economy of line. Dropping one finger makes a huge difference.”
Ikutaro Kakehashi, The Man Behind The Roland Drum Machine And Synthesizer, Has Died At 87
The drum machine he developed, the TR-808, “had a lasting impact on pop music since its launch in 1980.” And Roland synthesizers “formed the bedrock to the sound of a range of electronica and dance acts including Aphex Twin, Portishead, Boards of Canada, the Prodigy.”
The N.E.A. Will Honor Jazz Masters In 2017, But Will This Be The Last Time?
To put it mildly, “a thread of anxiety is likely to run through the proceedings at the Kennedy Center in Washington.”
When Reshelving Books Turns Into Philosophical Ruminations On The Nature Of The World (And It Always Does)
This is the problem: “Every organizational schema is a doomed attempt to blanket chaos with order, and only more so the grander its ambitions. It may be possible to draw a sensible line delineating science from nature, art from design, autobiography from memoir, or war history from American history from Native American history, but to do so is to suggest that any one exists independently from the other. The clear lines bleed and become wobbly.”
Secrecy And (Rather Salacious) Revelations At The Met
The New York Times claims that one of the reasons for Met director and chief executive Thomas Campbell’s resignation is a “a yearslong erosion of respect for his authority and judgment within the Met,” partly due to “a close personal relationship between Mr. Campbell and a female staff member” in the digital media department.
Hyperallergic’s April Fool’s Article Is Once Again The Best Thing Ever: Airbnb’ing The Met
But is this ACTUALLY a bad idea? Hm. “The announcement comes after reports that the Upper East Side museum, which was the second-most-visited in the world last year and had a budget of roughly $300 million, is facing a budget shortfall of $10 million. Now, as it looks to capitalize on its collection in unconventional ways, the Met is hoping it can replicate the kind of viral success the Art Institute of Chicago enjoyed recently with its Vincent van Gogh-themed Airbnb partnership.”
Doris Day Thought She Was Turning 93, But Turns Out She’s 95
This news “is a birthday surprise to even the star herself, who has long pegged her age to a 1924 birthdate that would make her 93. … A copy of Day’s birth certificate, obtained by The Associated Press from Ohio’s Office of Vital Statistics, settles the issue: Doris Mary Kappelhoff, her pre-fame name, was born on April 3, 1922.”