Author: ArtsJournal2

The Massive Burden Of Being ‘Nice’ – And How That Affects Women In Publishing

Wait, though: Maybe niceness is actually the way to go. “I am reticent to embrace an alternative where icy ambivalence or willful disinterest in others is the norm. Though men within publishing frequently exempt themselves from efforts at likability among their peers, nearly everyone in the industry exempts themselves from these efforts when it comes to outsiders. “

The Man Who Figured Out How To Bridge The Chinese And Roman Alphabets Has Died At Age 111

Zhou Youguang didn’t create the first system to convert Chinese characters into another alphabet, but his Pinyin, which was adopted in 1958, not only made external communication easier but also helped Chinese people speaking widely varying dialects learn to communicate with each other.

A Small Band Of Early ‘Jersey Boy’ Investors From San Diego Reaped Big – Actually, Truly Amazing – Rewards

Sure, Broadway shows have investors from all over. But this one “stands out for the size of its success and the concentration of its support in an affluent village, La Jolla, that is about as far from the Garden State Parkway as one can get in the mainland United States. It appears that as much as 40 percent of the show’s financing was raised in San Diego — almost all of it from people who had never previously invested in a Broadway show, and who encountered this one as patrons at the La Jolla Playhouse, where the musical was enormously popular and repeatedly extended.”

Canadian Author, After Weeks Of Protests And Questions, Says He’ll Stop Trying To Speak For The Indigenous Communities

Joseph Boyden got attention for his First Nations ancestry and for his writing about Native peoples for years – but since Dec. 23, the calls for him to be clearer about his specific ancestry and stop claiming to speak for Canada’s aboriginal people have grown clamorous.

In Response To The Incoming Administration, A Widespread Theatrical Protest

The plan: “January 19th will be a moment of gathering within a larger resistance to intolerance at all levels. We aim to create brave spaces that will serve as lights in the coming years. We aim to activate a network of people across the country working to support vulnerable communities. This is not a substitution for protests or direct action, but rather a pledge for continued vigilance and increased advocacy.”

When We No Longer Drive Our Own Cars, What Will Cars Become?

What cars may become is another sort of “third space” – that space traditionally occupied by cafes, pubs and other places where humans socialize. “Some companies have declared explicitly they want their cars to be the new third places. It’s a dramatic reinterpretation of what constitutes a social environment, and maybe not in a way we’re ready to accept.”