The world came to knew Nathanael Greene as the Revolutionary War general whom Alexander Hamilton didn’t want to serve as secretary, but now? Well, now he’s the googly-eyed statue dude. (And the police of Savannah, Georgia, would like us all to know it’s not funny. Not funny at all.)
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The People Trying To Figure Out What’s True Now
Sarah Schulman’s new book is about people trying to figure out whom to blame, and a state where corruption at the very top leeches into every relationship. Where does her protagonist find some reality? In AA meetings. “The sheer humanity of people being able to admit their flaws in a world in which no one will admit their flaws is illuminating.”
Australians Are Making Incredible Films, But Sometimes Even Australians Don’t Get To See Them
Whose fault is that? Well … “Many Australian film-makers are locked out of cinemas. Australian producers too often lack the resources to compete with the massive marketing budgets of US films, while Hollywood cinema distributors dominate our screens. Like stocks in supermarkets, the bigger the marketing spend, the greater the shelf space accorded at the local multiplex.”
Helena Almeida, Portuguese Artist Who Bent The Boundaries Among Genres, Has Died At 84
Almeida had a signature technique of inserting herself into her art, whether that was video, photography, performance art or other media. “‘I turn myself into a drawing,’ she said by way of describing her art. ‘My body as a drawing, myself as my own work.'”
As Oregon Shakespeare Festival Searches For An Artistic Director, Its Executive Director Also Announces Plans To Leave
Cynthia Rider, who has been with the festival since 2013, says the board just offered to renew her contract, and she declined, “adding that the near-simultaneous departure with Rauch will give the festival ‘new eyes, with lots of momentum’ for upcoming challenges, especially around financial loss from wildfire smoke.”
Black And Asian Theatre Artists Embrace A New British Book Of Monologues
The book is designed to avoid stereotypes – and give actors a better chance at roles outside of the terrorist, gang member, or other confining (or lazily cast) roles. “This project is special, as we are often encouraged to pick a character close to ourself for audition. But it is hard to find pieces, so we’re always having to play something that isn’t true to us.”
The Visual Chart Of Music Sales Over The Past 40 Years (Look At The Ringtone Blip)
Whew, don’t forget 8-tracks! The important bit is that, after a precipitous and intense decline, music sales are inching upward again.
Why Do Antiquities Appeal To Us So Much?
And why – when we know they’re in certain locations, like the British Museum, because of war or colonialism or both – do some of us want them to damn well stay put?
The Freak-Out Moment When Choreographers Start Texting Each Other To Get On Skype
Choreography, like a lot of artistic endeavors, can make for lonely, frightening times … and so you need someone to talk to about it. “Most people would glaze over on the second sentence. … You’re developing an idea while you’re talking just because someone is receiving it who understands what you’re doing.”
The Complicated Modernist Architecture Of The Former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia was a modernist construct as a country, and the architecture bred unity as well. “Modernism was as much a part of the taste and tang of the place as tiny cups of Turkish coffee and milk sold in heat-sealed plastic bags.”