“While science-fiction and fantasy fans have always enjoyed female authors such as Ursula Le Guin, Diana Wynne Jones and Ellen Kushner, Crisp believes the current swell in women writers is being led by a generation raised on Harry Potter and young adult fantasy fiction.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
How Judith Malina Revolutionized The Theatre World
“Her all-encompassing radicalism, which never lost its bite, has inspired new generations of progressive theater makers struggling to find alternatives in a society that has grown only more thoroughly commercialized.”
Now They’re Remaking Books As Game Apps
Play on your tablet or phone as Sherlock, as the White Rabbit, as Mr. Crab in a fable from Nigeria – and experience books or folk tales in a new way. Or at least, that’s the hope.
The Asshole Theory Of Technological Advancement (And The Apple Watch)
“This is the closest thing we have to a law of portable gadgetry: the more annoying it is to the people around you, the ‘better’ the concept. The more that using it makes you seem like an asshole to people who aren’t using it, the brighter its commercial prospects.”
Can Computers Discover The Next Big Thing(s) In Music?
“Instead of trawling the back rooms of the country’s pubs for the next Ed Sheeran, what if ‘moneyball’ – the analytical, statistics-based approach successfully used to assemble a competitive sports team – could be adapted to pop music?”
One Way To Get To The Royal Ballet
“Dancers in the new show’s four categories – ballet, contemporary, hip-hop and southern Asian – are hoping for similar acclaim.”
The Forensic Photographer’s Tools And Trade
“Although the ubiquity and increasing simplicity of digital cameras means that fewer forensic photographers are employed by the police, Marsh still views his expertise as crucial and irreplaceable.”
Making Rape Jokes That Are Actually Funny (Well, Maybe)
“The punch lines of [Adrienne Truscott’s] jokes are never the victims themselves. Instead she is aiming at the targets like the onstage antics of Mr. Tosh and the sexual assault accusations leveled against Bill Cosby, as well as politicians like Todd Akin, who made an infamous comment about ‘legitimate rape.'”
The Most Honest Show About Addiction Ever On TV Is A Comedy, And About To End
Edie Falco, who plays Nurse Jackie: “The story of addiction is that they are often highly lovable individuals — charismatic, charming, and easy to love. … They systematically go about destroying all those feelings of attachment to the people around them.”
Turns Out That LACMA Sculpture No Longer Belongs To LACMA, Or Any U.S. Museum
Norbert Kricke’s “Space Sculpture” is now (probably) installed at a Mercedes-Benz factory near Stuttgart, Germany.