“As the faces on the pages popular comic books have steadily grown more diverse, the hiring practices of publishers haven’t necessarily kept pace.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
British Museums *Should* Start Charging Again
“What if, instead of selling off great works of art, councils charged for admission? What harm would that do to education and public access? None. People would pay the entrance. School trips would go on, as they do now.”
Ebooks Don’t Attract Much Piracy … Yet
“The biggest issue is still getting noticed … and I suppose the only thing worse than being pirated is not being pirated.”
Ingrid Sischy, Editor And Cultural Maven, Dead At 63
“For nearly 40 years, Ms. Sischy (pronounced SEE-shee) was an influential chronicler of the cultural orbit — in particular the avant-garde orbit — of New York, the country and the world. A fixture at fashion shows and gallery openings around the globe, she knew seemingly everyone on the cutting edge of creative life and was considered a formidable handicapper of talent.”
Kentucky Opera’s David Roth, 56, Dead In Car Accident
“‘David gave opportunities to everyone from composers to singers. It’s such a huge loss,’ said Christy Kramer, a member of the opera’s board of directors and its recent president.”
The Couple Who Invented Nordic Noir
“Imagine a parallel universe in which Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbø wrote gentle detective stories set in country houses and vicarages. This might well have been the world we’d be living in if, more than half a century ago, an eminent Swedish journalist called Per Wahlöö had not fallen in love with a young publisher named Maj Sjöwall.”
Working To Inspire More Misty Copelands In The Twin Cities
“The school aims to handle funding and other matters so students can bring their best work to the dance floor. The school helps students with everything from getting dance clothes and transportation to making sure there are healthy snacks available between classes.”
The Unemployed (And Terrifying) Life Of A Professional Writer
“The going gets tough. Then tougher. Now, with the essays just out, an illustrated children’s book forthcoming with a respected Ontario publisher, and a curriculum vitae a juror once described as being ‘as long as [her] arm,’ I’m facing poverty unlike anything I’ve known since the 1980s, when I lived with my little family in a low-income duplex.”
The Movie Composer Having An Excellent Summer
“One of the first things I ask [a filmmaker] is, ‘What is the saddest moment in the story to you?’ That is important for me. I want to know if I felt the same way. When I ask the question, I’ll know emotionally if we are going to be in the same place.”
Is China The New Musical Superpower?
“It is very difficult to argue that China is not the most important market for the future. There are between 60 and 100 million Chinese people learning either the piano or the violin.”