“Imagine the most dashing and magnanimous princes of 19th-century literature and you’ll conjure an idea of his magnetic presence as a performer.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
What’s The World’s Responsibility When Languages Disappear?
“While some languages survive by transplanting their speakers to more hospitable locations—New York City is especially fertile, hosting communities who languages have effectively become extinct in their places of origin—others don’t have the option of finding a home elsewhere.”
How ‘Hamilton’ Has Affected This Presidential Campaign Season
“In Mrs. Clinton’s speech, she fitted her opponent with an absurd crown to cast him as her show’s erratic, vain and autocratic King George.”
Museums Plus Activist Art Equals What, Exactly
Elizabeth Sackler: “This is a problem among museums because art is intrinsically a form of social activism. What would we give, [Holland Carter] asks, to have a museum that integrated its art and its history with its people and its morals? My response is that we don’t have to give a king’s ransom for that. We have that at the Brooklyn Museum.”
Asian American Actors Are Not Into Matt Damon In A Movie About The Great Wall Of China
“Constance Wu, a star of the comedy show Fresh off the Boat, posted a statement on Twitter that lambasted the ‘racist myth that [only a] white man can save the world.'”
When College Freshman Reading Spreads Out Community-Wide
“In its sixth year, the report continues to be frustrated with the content of these programs. Among its key findings: ‘The list of readings continues to be dominated by recent, trendy, and intellectually unchallenging books.'”
As It Lays Off Beloved Human Characters, Is HBO Ruining ‘Sesame Street’?
“While many fans blame the show’s new network for the firings, a statement tweeted from the verified “Sesame Street” account implied that HBO had nothing to do with the decision as day-to-day production is still overseen by Sesame Workshop.”
The Troubled Relationship Between Creators And Fans
Author Neil Gaiman: “Fans are still creators. Fans demand and make things happen. Mostly, that’s great. But it can tip, and when it tips, it goes into strange places where people feel that by having watched a TV show or bought a book, they feel that you owe them something huge for having done that. Watching the level of crazy that can sometimes happen is hard.”
The Startup For Warehoused Hollywood Scripts
“Adaptive controls the intellectual property across all media, and uses the books to promote the films, which it hopes in turn will help book sales. The novels also offer a relatively inexpensive way to market-test high-concept stories — those with a simple, basic hook — and build an audience for a new franchise, Adaptive’s executives say.”
How’s It Going With The New Times Square Rules For Characters?
“‘Nobody is happy in this spot,’ explained Josh Barillas, a former costumed character who had dropped by to visit his buddies. Mr. Barillas recalled the halcyon era, several months back, when he said could make $200 a day.”