John McKenna might not have made it in accountancy, but as a sculptor, he knows that the money he makes as an artist is always in flux. “It’s a precarious existence. Some years are lean and some hectic, but it’s always hard to save – the profits from the good years go on servicing the debts and repairs from the bad.”
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Wait, Is *That* Song In ‘A Star Is Born’ Supposed To Be Good – Or Terrible?
The journalist, before interviewing the song’s writer: “If the song is so paper-thin, why can’t I stop singing it under my breath? And why has the internet been moved to slap ‘Why Did You Do That?’ on top of videos of dancing robots and gyrating Pokemon? Is the song, with its xylophone intro and unpretentious pop charm, actually a stealth treasure?”
Starring Steven Yeun
Yeun, who played Glenn on The Walking Dead and is starring in a new Korean film called Burning (based on a short story by Haruki Murakami), says that he hopes and believes there truly will be a sea change for Asian American actors. “We live in this era that, while Joy Luck Club came out that one time, we got so many things coming up now. We got talent now. We got people everywhere. Is it still going to take some time? Yeah.”
The Saskatoon Symphony Is Moving Offices After The Executive Director Was Stabbed
Saskatoon is cold, and the office was near a bus stop, before a man entered the office and stabbed the executive director in the eye with the blunt end of a fork. “As an arts organization, we’re really open to the public and we want people to be able to interact with us in all ways. … We want people to come in and warm up if they’re standing out in the cold when it’s -40 C and -50, and with our windows, you can see the bus coming so it is kind of the perfect warm-up spot.” Not anymore.
Is Paris Overtaking London In The Art Fair Scene?
Brexit, and all of the uncertainty surrounding it, might be giving Paris an edge. “President Emmanuel Macron of France seems to scent an opening. The president was scheduled to give a cocktail reception at the Élysée Palace on Friday ‘in honor of artists and creation’ on the occasion of FIAC 2018 including fair exhibitors. No French president has hosted such an event since 1985.”
Viola Davis On ‘Smothering’ Herself In Hollywood, And Breaking Free
She’s ready for films to change, a lot. “Davis says she wants to play the sort of roles Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep have had. ‘I would love to have a black female Klute, or Kramer, or Unmarried Woman, or Annie Hall. But who’s gonna write it, who’s gonna produce it, who’s gonna see it, again and again and again?'”
A Prized 12,000-Year-Old Fossil Skull Has Been Recovered From The Burned-Out National Museum In Brazil
Well, some of the skull, anyway. “On Friday the museum’s director announced that 80% of Luzia’s skull fragments had been identified. … The museum staff said they were confident they could recover the rest of Luzia’s skull and attempt reassembly.”
Stanley Kubrick’s Childhood Friend – And Favorite Movie Composer – Never Got Paid For Their First Film
Kubrick never paid Gerald Fried (or apparently many others) for their first film. “He thought the very fact that my doing the music to his early movies got me into the profession was enough payment. We had an agreement – not in writing – [that] we would work for nothing but, as soon as the movie got sold, he would pay us. Well, he didn’t.”
When You Get A Romanov To Critique Amazon’s ‘The Romanoffs’
The Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, great-great-granddaughter of Czar Nicholas II (she lives in Spain) isn’t impressed, or so said her people. “The chancellery would not have issued the release at all if The Romanoffs were simply dull, the release went on. ‘Dullness may be disagreeable, but it seldom causes offense or insult. … Alas, to the series creator’s great discredit, The Romanoffs manages to do both.'”
What’s It Like To Be A Ukranian Ballerina In Putin’s Russia? [VIDEO]
Svetlana Zakharova has devoted her life to ballet since she was a child, and as an adult, she’s been one of the Russian president’s favorite dancers. She’s also been a member of the culture ministry in Russia, and she’s one of Vladimir Putin’s favorite dancers. When asked about Putin, she says, “The most important thing for me is that everyone, not only the Russian president, but all the world leaders talk to each other and avoid war. … But I’m not the person to answer this question. I live in my own closed world.”