“Well before tensions between France’s Muslim and non-Muslim populations rose in response to the terrorist attacks last month, the Islamic world had been looming large in French literature this season — a sign of the powerful influence the Middle East and North Africa play in the nation’s cultural imagination.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Can New York’s Art Scene Be Saved From Gentrification?
“There’s been a bohemian class in New York that’s been sustained basically since the 1950s. It’s one of the attractions of New York. So the New-York-as-creative-hub mythology is actually not that mythical. People really are attracted to the city for that reason. But New York has also become a commercial hub in terms of advertising and publishing and TV production, film production, all of these different things, and for that reason, you could be kind of an everyday artist, but you can also end up getting a job in the creative industries.”
Disney Scores Big With ‘Star Wars,’ But Sees Its Stock Fall Anyway
The problem is ESPN: “Richard Greenfield, media analyst with BTIG Research, said in a report released Friday that Disney has overpaid for sports rights ‘based on overly aggressive multichannel video subscriber projections.'”
One Principal At The Bolshoi: ‘We Still Don’t Know The Truth’
“In Russian ballet, there are no easy people. We’re all difficult characters. Some are more intelligent and some are less intelligent, but you don’t have any people in Russian ballet who are angelic with easy characters. We live in a difficult country; we work in a difficult theater; we depend only on ourselves.”
The Numbers That Make Something – A Vine, An Instagram Post, A Broadway Show – A Hit
“Identifying a hit movie, record or book is easy, because it follows well established criteria. But what about a hit tweet? Or a hit podcast? When it comes to other creative works, defining a blockbuster is not so simple.”
How Hipsters And Foodies Were Fooled Into Buying Terrible Chocolate At $10 A Bar
“As artisanal food surges in popularity, whether it’s chocolate, liquor or jam, the Mast Brothers’ story highlights how a company can have great success selling a product of dubious quality as something ‘artisanal’ or ‘handcrafted’ with beautiful packaging and handsome, bearded founders.”
The Weinstein Brothers Have All Kinds Of Awards Gold, But They Need Straight-Up Money
“One former executive, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of confidentiality strictures, says this would be an ‘optimum time to sell’ the company, because it is in fairly good financial shape. But Harvey dismissed that idea out of hand. ‘We’re not going to do that,’ he said.”
The Last Gift From A British Museum Director Emphasizes Refugee Tragedies
The acquisition, Neil MacGregor said, “will allow all visitors to the museum to reflect on this significant moment in the history of Europe, a great migration which may change the way we understand our continent.
We Need To Calm The Heck Down About So-Called Spoilers
“Why does the enjoyment of spoiler freaks hold more social value than those who want to enjoy talking about an experience? Indeed, we build community in discussion. Keeping mum builds nothing.”
The Forgotten Muralist Who Had A Deep Influence On Art By African Americans In The 20th Century
“In 1942, when Woodruff was at Atlanta University, he founded what was known as the Exhibition for African American artists. It ‘was the only venue where people of color could exhibit on a national scale without the forces of segregation,’ Driskell explains.”