“The first five new Thor books are currently selling more copies than the last five Thor books from 2012 by close to 20,000 copies per month, not including digital copies.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Slowly, Over The Centuries, Undoing What Vesuvius Wrought
“Cutting the ribbon at the Villa of the Mysteries, Mr. Franceschini proclaimed: ‘If you asked have we resolved all the problems, the answer is no; if you ask are you resolving them, then we can proudly say yes.'”
How Did A (Possibly) Hunchbacked King Become The Epitome Of Villainy?
“Dr Fayard gave examples of performances of Richard III in Italy being inspired by Benito Mussolini’s fascist party, in Kuwait by Saddam Hussein and in the Eastern Bloc by the communist era. … She said that it was ‘safer’ to guise foreign villains under a distant English play.”
Vladimir Tolstoy, Great-Great-Grandson, And Cultural Diplomat For Putin
“Not long ago, the sense that Russia had somehow lost its way after the fall of the Soviet Union was pervasive here, but Mr. Tolstoy and other Putin loyalists have succeeded in reviving a sense of national pride expressly through cultural policy.”
New York Contemporary Ballet Company Founded By WalMart Heiress Closes Up Shop For Good
“Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet seemed like the dance company that had it all: a wealthy benefactor, generous contracts and benefits for its dancers, and a snazzy Chelsea home. But on Friday company officials announced that the troupe would shut down.”
Has The Classical Music World Expanded Enough To Truly Appreciate Schubert?
“This sense that at his death Schubert was an incomplete composer stemmed also from his preeminence in two fields of musical composition that lacked the requisite Beethovenian grandeur: song and dance.”
When Book Titles Have Zero To Do With Book Contents (A Problem Of Fiction)
“There’s something to be said for allusive titles: they can be intriguing and draw you in. And obscure titles at least make a change from the current trend for The Woman Who Climbed out of Her Car and Mowed the Lawn.”
Did An Australian Conservator Forge Two (Or More) Paintings That Sold For Millions?
“Police say the paintings, which sold for $2.5m and $1.1m respectively, were created in 2007 and 2008. [Brett] Whiteley died from a drug overdose in 1992.”
What Should Equity And Other Theatre Unions Do About Harassment And Violence?
“Women and gay men in their 20s and 30s describe being propositioned for sex by influential directors, casting directors and others who could help or hurt their careers. Young gay men harassed one another, and groping was a problem for all genders and sexualities. When performers did complain, they felt they weren’t taken seriously by those in authority.”
‘Original’ Isn’t Key To New Music – But It’s Got To Be Fresh
“Most of us don’t want total originality in music; we want small variations and hybrids of known ideas, a delicate balance between novelty and familiarity. That balance will tilt one way or the other, depending on the listener.”