“You always try to go back to the original source and go, this is where it came from, this is what it’s about, this is what it was meant to be.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Using The Internet Of Things To Handle Intimate Relationships – And Stalk Partners Too
“The recipes run the gamut, from the totally sexist (‘Text my wife that I work very hard for us’) to the digitally endearing (‘Text girlfriend ‘I love you’ every day at midnight’) to the totally practical (‘Forward your kid’s school report card on to your husband!’).”
The Truth About Ballet Dancers Is Less ‘Black Swan’ And More, Yes, Fun
That is, lots of coffee, lots of cigarettes and lots of one-night stands with beautiful people.
In London, The Stars Are Onstage
“These stars are just the latest wave of big-name actors to appear on the London stage, which can burnish an already glowing reputation, reboot a career or simply provide a challenge like no other.”
Two Women Take A Memoir Writing Class, And You (Seriously) Will Not Believe What Happens Next
“Their lives crossed in January 2013, on the first day of a writing class, when they took part in one of those familiar around-the-table introductions that by the end had led them to a stunning realization. These strangers were sisters.”
Say Goodbye Forever To Picasso’s Women of Algiers, Heading Into Private Hands Tonight
“Under the guise of so-called ‘quality,’ auction houses fabricate a pervasive psychic field that sees art in terms of price and profit. This seductive shallow field forces collectors with similar work or similar -isms to rush the same artists and -isms to auction the following season to reap ever-higher prices.”
Why The U.S. Lags Just About Everybody In Second Language Acquisition
“It isn’t that people don’t think language education important. It’s that they don’t think it’s possible.”
Crime Dramas Clean Up At British TV Awards
“Happy Valley on BBC One was a dark police drama set in West Yorkshire that some TV critics hailed as the best thing on British TV in 2014. Others were troubled by its scenes of violence.” (A list of all winners, including “Sherlock” and “True Detective,” is here.)
Minnesota Becomes First Major U.S. Orchestra To Play In Cuba As Relations Normalize
“It is not the first time an orchestra has visited the communist nation, but it is the first in this newly friendly climate. The tour has attracted national press and international curiosity for its musical and political implications.”
Misty Copeland Pays It Forward By Sponsoring Two Teen Brother Ballet Dancers
“At home, they told their parents they wanted to dance, but the idea was immediately squashed. Whitaker says that didn’t stop them from forging their mother’s signature on a permission slip, and sneaking out to attend ballet class.”