“The works are hidden treasures, many of them awaiting discovery. Not even the curators and librarians know everything that is there. ‘There were many materials in the library’s special collections that I had never seen before,’ Mr. Baumann said. ‘The range and depth of our collections never ceases to astonish me.'”
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What Does A Casting Director Do?
“We look for somebody who can elevate the material, which is very important when you’re looking at so many actors for a specific role. Particularly in pilot season. There are times when we see hundreds of actors for one role. It’s quite often the people who get down to the wire are the ones who can elevate the material in a way nobody else has.”
Inspired By Vélasquez
“The moment you set eyes on them, you know that these beautiful people will die, that they are already dead and gone, and yet they live in the here and now of this moment, brief and bright as fireflies beneath the sepulchral gloom. And what keeps them here, what keeps them alive, or so the artist implies, is not just the painting but you.”
When A Film Is About Hot Political Topics, Release Date Is Just About Everything
“It’s a truly weird season when a new Michael Moore movie is one of the least topical.”
Broadway – And ‘Transparent’ – Actress Cherry Jones On Her Banner Year
“I was shooting ‘Transparent’ at the same time I was shooting ’11/22/63.’ I would play Leslie Mackinaw and then get on a plane to Toronto and play Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother. The characters were as divergent as they could be. It was like I was in my own little rep company.”
The Art Billboards Trying To Keep L.A. Drivers Calm During Gridlock
“‘If people are passing by quickly, the graphics have to be quick, strong messages,’ said Kuhn. ‘If the audience is stopped, I wanted the work to be more poetic and sublime — able to transport them away from the traffic jam and the boredom of their daily commute.'”
Ivory-Tipped Bows Are Becoming An International Legal Problem For Traveling Symphonies
“A musician who wants to go abroad and whose instrument contains ivory needs to obtain a CITES musical-instrument certificate, or ‘passport.’ To do that, the musician must provide proof that the African elephant that yielded the ivory used in the instrument was “removed from the wild” before Feb. 26, 1976, the date African elephants were listed in one of the three CITES appendixes. Depending on the pedigree of the musical instrument, it may be possible to obtain a date of manufacture from the maker. But often, it is not.”
How Stand-up Comedian Leslie Jones Became A New TV Star In Her Forties
“Jones spent much of her career performing in what she calls ‘shitty chitlin-circuit-ass rooms, where you’re just hoping the promoter pays you.'” Now she’s writing – and performing, to controversy and acclaim – on Saturday Night Live.
Has Cord-Cutting Actually Become Real? And What’s Next?
“Although Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime kicked off the streaming revolution, the field is getting more crowded with new entrants serving up niche programming including wrestling, Japanese anime and South Korean soap operas. The new TV landscape is forcing traditional media companies to join the fray.”
Award-Winning Actress Leaves ‘Mother Courage’ And Makes A Very Public Statement About Race And Representation
“When Black bodies are on the stage, Black perspectives must be reflected. This is not simply a matter of ‘artistic interpretation’; race and sex play a pivotal role in determining who holds the power to shape representation. A Black female should have a say in the presentation of a Black female on stage.”