“Many view the battle against the vacation rentals as being decisive in the effort to wrestle a piece of Berlin back from speculators and tourists.” But the battle is not going well.
Author: ArtsJournal2
Should Critics Reviewing Translations Know The Work In Its Original Language?
“If you don’t know the poet’s original work, what are you reviewing? But when you whittle the already small pool of poetry critics down to those who are multilingual or translators themselves, the result is that hardly anyone reviews translations, and in turn fewer people read them. If nobody reads poetry, less than nobody reads international poetry.”
Founder Of The Living Theater And Political Rebel Judith Malina Dies At 88
She was “an actor and director who with her husband, Julian Beck, founded the Living Theater, a troupe of activists and provocateurs who advanced the idea of political theater in America, catalyzed fierce debate over their methods and intentions, and in the name of art ran afoul of civic authorities on three continents.”
Disney Is Making A New Live-Action Film Of ‘Mulan,’ But Will A White Woman Play The Lead?
“Campaigners are calling for the title role, based on the Chinese fable of female soldier Fa Mulan who dressed as a man in order to take up arms against Genghis Khan, to be played by an actor of Asian extraction.”
Building Europe’s New Capital Of Kitsch
“Walk along the river towards the heart of Skopje, the Republic of Macedonia’s capital, and you’ll quickly find yourself among a host of gleaming, neo-classical buildings, complete with ornate columns and rooftop figures of nymphs. The buildings weren’t there five years ago.”
Do We Need ‘Hot Takes’ On Issues? Slate Says Yes
“We’ve experienced ‘take’ creep. The definition has expanded. What first meant a moronic gloss of opinion, slapped carelessly on cheap news aggregation to make it more shareable came to mean any opinion writing, argument, or analysis, or really, any piece of journalism I don’t like.”
What Happened To The Original Sculpture Welcoming People To LACMA?
“When ‘Space Sculpture’ first went on display in 1965, it was as conspicuous as it could be, given pride of place smack in the center of LACMA’s entryway. A futuristic fantasy filled with shimmering optimism glistened in the Southern California sunlight. The sculpture was the spindle around which the new museum’s three marble-clad pavilions revolved.”
How Did A Movie That Was Supposed To Be Oscar Bait End Up Airing On The Lifetime Channel Over Memorial Day Weekend?
“If it seems like we’ve been discussing this $35 million boondoggle for forever, it’s because, well, we have.”
It’s Now Time For British Actors To Reward Each Other (And Some Americans As Well)
That is, it’s the Olivier Awards: “‘No one can stand in the way of Angela Lansbury winning an Olivier for her West End comeback after over 40 years away, and no one should,’ said theatre critic Mark Shenton in his list of predictions.”
The New Yorker Who Helped LACMA Break Out
“Barron’s influence goes well beyond the temporary exhibition program. She has helped shape the permanent collection and found innovative ways of presenting it in the museum’s galleries.”