“Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, said on Saturday that he believed ‘the entire board as well as Mr. De Niro have learned a lot in the last several days.'”
Author: ArtsJournal2
How Scarlatti Was Influenced By World Music – And Influenced A Modern Choreographer
“Scarlatti felt overshadowed by his composer father Alessandro and so left Italy to accept a position in what at that time must have seemed the far-flung and distant country of Portugal.”
The National Museum Of African American History Prepares To Open
“‘The American story is profoundly African-American,’ said Paul Gardullo, a curator. ‘You don’t get America without African America; you don’t get our struggle for equality. And you don’t get jazz. You don’t get rock ’n’ roll.'”
The NRA Has Rewritten Classic Fairy Tales, Adding (Of Course) Plenty Of Guns
‘Little Red Riding Hood set off through the forest to visit her grandmother, just like in the original. But the Big Bad Wolf did not scare her this time, because she ‘felt the reassuring weight of the rifle on her shoulder.'”
Like Many Former Actors, The Writer Of ‘The Waitress’ Understands The Show’s Subject On A Visceral Level
“At a moment when the question of female creative representation has come to a head, Nelson offers a template for how some of those issues could be solved, if also a less-than-overt interest in being a poster child for the cause.”
The Live Theatre Craze Meets Religion As Fox Hypes Jesus’ Last Days
“One musical number stood out: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1945 showstopper ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone,’ which got a loud response from the live audience even though Ms. Yearwood’s voice wasn’t nearly big enough for it.”
Paul McCartney Wants The Rights To His Songs, But Will He Get Them?
“The U.S. Copyright Act of 1976 gave songwriters the ability to recapture the publishers’ share of their songs, and in the case of titles written before 1978, writers can recapture songs after two consecutive 28-year terms, or 56 years.”
No, Spinoffs, Sequels And Remakes Will Never Stop
“The drive to exploit audience interests in comic strips, magic lantern shows, vaudeville, popular songs, and other films and then to replicate those successful formulas over and over until they cease to make money is foundational to the origins and success of filmmaking worldwide.”
Baltimore’s New Arts Collective Has A Mission To Make The Arts – And Entire – World Better
“Balti Gurls member Chanel Cruz, 22, a performance artist and senior fiber arts major at the Maryland Institute College of Art, said she knew Balti Gurls was gaining notice when they were recently invited to her school as visiting artists. She was surprised when she was recognized.”
A TV Show Escapes Trouble For A Swear Word Because It Was Said With A Scottish Accent
“ITV admitted the speaker’s accent had meant the word had not been ‘understood’ prior to broadcast.”