How does the tech hold up? Surprisingly well, as if Disney Channel movies of the late 1990s were like the Black Mirror of today. “It is truly unfortunate that we don’t pay closer attention to silly near-future children’s entertainment when guessing at what anxieties we might soon develop. It’s too late, but we can look back at them now and marvel.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Who Gets To Be A Restaurant Critic – And Who Decides?
The young man at the heart of “The Chicken Connoisseur” – a series of YouTube reviews, using dense London slang, of fried chicken and chips places- has gone viral. He’s clearly a populist, but is that dangerous or wonderful?
Frank Gehry’s New Concert Hall Opens In Berlin
Mark Swed reviews the sound of the new hall, and Christopher Hawthorne takes on the architecture (read that story here). Swed calls it the “graceful, airy, idealistic Pierre Boulez Saal, which opened here Saturday night. Rather than stand tall, it stands for something.”
The Sculpture Scavenger Hunt On The Rooftop Of The Metropolitan Museum
The youngest sculptor to take on the terrace of the Met says, “My assumption is they expected me to sort of activate the museum. … One of the first requests I made was I wanted to meet everybody.”
Are Living Room Gigs The Future Of Music?
If they are, that’s somewhat similar to the past, of course. “It’s a very intimate experience; it’s so enriching and connecting.”
Is ‘Viceroy’s House,’ A New Film From Gurinder Chadha, Being Misinterpreted As Anti-Muslim?
Responding to a fierce takedown by author Fatima Bhutto (read that here), the director says she normally wouldn’t respond to criticism, but “Bhutto seems intent on inflaming the racial and religious divisions that my film is intended to challenge.”
Hoo Boy, And Now The Academy May Get Into A Legal Battle
Or is that simple gamesmanship? “Theoretically, the Academy itself could sue in an effort to lower its tab with PwC, but experts speculate that the firm may proactively offer a deep discount, or even a total waiver of fees for the event, in an attempt to keep the business.”
Amazon Is Moving A Brick And Mortar Bookstore To Town, But An Indie Thinks It Can Thrive Anyway
Blue Bunny, a children’s bookstore about a mile up the road from Amazon’s big new Boston-area bookstore, isn’t worried. The owner: “At first my heart sort of sunk a bit, but I realized quickly the response from our friends was what you have in your independent bookstore is very, very different than what Amazon is providing, and I think that we’re going to be OK.”
The Arts Council Of England Wants To Grade Theatre Shows
And it’s offering a big external contract – 2.7 million pounds – for the company that can figure out this “Quality Metrics” system.
The Ballerina From Ballerat
Brooke Lockett was 15 when the Australian Ballet in Melbourne called her up. “It was really intense. And some of my teachers back home were skeptical. Thing is, you only get one shot at being a great ballet dancer and it needs a young body. … That window is incredibly small.”