Basically? Both. “Lara Croft has a complicated legacy. Her creators introduced her as a tough, agile archaeologist who could outmatch Indiana Jones, yet she was noticed more for her voluptuous physique and revealing attire — a tank top and short shorts. And she remains a polarizing figure among gamers.”
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The Brazilian Conductor Ensnared In The Web Of Political Graft Scandals Speaks Out
John Neschling, the child of Austrians who fled the Nazis in the 1930s, is a conductor and composer of film scores (“Kiss of the Spider Woman,” for instance). But now he’s been fired as artistic director at São Paulo’s opera house after he was accused in a corruption scandal: “I’m being attacked by liars and thieves in a witch hunt of the lowest caliber,” he says.
How Instagram Became The Perfect Breeding Ground For Conspiracy Theories
Yikes. The app’s technical details make it ripe for exploitation by those into “post-truth” memes: “Disinformation that would quickly be debunked on other networks thrives on Instagram, especially since it hasn’t been worth mainstream media organizations’ effort to devote significant time or money to the platform.”
The Science Of On-Screen Chemistry
A director explains how focus group scores affect every shot in the final product. “Let’s not be naive. Creating chemistry is a massive job shared by hundreds of smart people, some of them utterly cynical about how to compel an audience with a thrilling, romantic tale told directly to your pocket.”
Zaha Hadid Died, And That Was A Tragedy – And Now A Libertarian Man Has Taken Over Her Firm
They call him the Trump of architects, and here’s why: “Abolish social housing, scrap prescriptive planning regulations and usher in the wholesale privatisation of our streets, squares and parks. That was the message delivered by Patrik Schumacher, director of Zaha Hadid Architects, to a stunned audience of architects and developers at a conference in Berlin last week.”
Fire Up Your Wallet: The Guardian Gets Authors To Tell Us The Best Books Of The Year
And this is only Part I. Julian Barnes sums up 2016: “Is it a sign, or a consequence, of this dreadful year that the best books displayed stern lucidity in the face of darkness and death?”
That Time Peter Sellars Set ‘Figaro’ In Trump Tower
Sellars: “Mozart’s very courageous and breathtaking gesture is to treat all people of all classes as equals in the quartets and sextets and trios, where people of very different social status are treated equally by the music. Their humanity is equally honored and represented.”
The Junior High Version Of ‘Company’ That Fully Flouted Copyright But Also Fully Embraced Wild Young Creativity
Never do this, but: “More students wanted in. So we added a crew of dancer-mimes who did a lot of incongruous vogueing and wore comedy/tragedy masks to provide visual commentary, notably as opposing cheering sections during a marital karate battle between Sarah and Harry. An extended nightclub-set dance sequence to the DeBarge classic ‘Rhythm of the Night’ proved a lively lead-in for the brutal Sondheim showstopper, ‘Ladies Who Lunch.'”
How Do Artists See New York? Check Their Maps
In the Art Nouveau map from 1928, for instance, artist Mélanie Elisabeth Leonard painted a purple pterodactyl peering down at a city that’s filled with the type of people mentioned in a poem about arrogant Ubermenches.
This Year’s National Book Award-Winning Author: Write The Book That Terrifies You
Colson Whitehead had his idea for The Underground Railroad many years ago, but he says he wasn’t ready to write it until now. “I always have these ideas, and I think, ‘That would be really good; if I was a better writer, I could pull it off.’ And then I try to become a better writer to do it justice.”