Hale played Della Street over, and over, and over, and over again – and even helped revive the character in the 1980s. “She never seemed unhappy about being identified with one character throughout her career. In 1993 she told The Chicago Tribune that Della Street was ‘a woman who knew what everybody was thinking.'”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Film ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Spawned A Viral Dog Abuse Video, And Here’s What Went So Wrong
One of the producers, a dog- and cat-owning vegan, explains that the dog is absolutely still alive, that the individual dog trainer is being investigated, and that he thinks (of course) the video editing was “fake news” – a publicity stunt for PETA and TMZ.
All Of The Winners Of The American Library Association’s Youth Awards (Spoiler: John Lewis Cleaned Up)
You thought the Congressman’s books were selling out before? Now it’s won quite a few of the coveted youth awards. But here’s a list of all of the winners and honor books, including the Newbery, the Caldecott, the Printz and so many more, from this morning’s ALA Midwinter gathering in Atlanta.
Is IKEA Destroying The Antiques Trade?
Well, the antiques business is at its lowest point since the 1930s, and IKEA is cruising along. One design critic lists six alternatives, including an open-sourced furniture design shop.
The Composer’s Job During The Trump Administration
And not just the job of composers, but of every creative person: “There’s a lot of talk about opposing extremism and intolerance in the world and it’s fine to oppose violence and destruction through developing a counter-narrative or developing a cogent military strategy (those are vital things), but the ultimate response of resistance to violence and destruction is creation.”
In South Korea, ‘Abused And Humiliated’ Government Officials Reveal Push To Blacklist Artists
A former minister of culture said that junior officials gave him evidence of the blacklists:”They were told to destroy the data, but they collected and saved it.” Up to 10,000 artists and writers were on the list by 2015, sources say.
One Thing That’s Key To The Writing Life
“Wanting is not enough. I have wanted to climb a fourteener—here in Colorado, this is a peak over 14,000 feet—but I have yet to put in any effort to accomplish it. And unless I start training for a marathon hike, this will remain an unrealized ambition. Drive is the will to achieve. It is a state of mind that propels you to act. In the years before my book came out, I had the drive to write. I made compromises in order to have the time and space to make my art.”
On Stage Now: Resistance, Catharsis, Community
Questions for now: “What will the art be like? Will it offer effective resistance to the Trump administration? Solace to the audience? Will theatrical craftsmanship suffer in the face of what Martin Luther King Jr. called the fierce urgency of now? Is this a time that will allow for nuance and complexity? Will any protest plays emerge of lasting value?”
All Of The Training That Goes Into Learning The Lion Dance For Lunar New Year
Seventeen-year-old Sara Pore: “Lion dancing started 2,000 years ago — that’s incredible. … But what makes you a competent lion dancer is that there is a sense of imagination involved. Lion dancing teaches competence in leadership because of this. You’re constantly forced to push yourself past your limit.”
The Ultra Popular BroadwayCon Is In A Dispute With Actors’ Equity
Uh-oh: “In a note sent to Actors’ Equity members on Friday, Flora Stamatiades, the union’s national director of organizing and special projects, wrote that last year’s contract had been reached on an understanding that the payment terms for future conventions would be changed. ‘Now the producers are refusing to make the changes to which they agreed,’ she wrote. ‘This is unacceptable.’ She then put BroadwayCon on Equity’s ‘do not work’ list.”