Well … “It’s an optimistic, maybe naive hope to get people into the streets again.”
Tag: 01.11.13
One Of Britain’s Electronic Music Pioneers (And The Writer Of The Theme For Doctor Who)
“The Coventry-born composer was part of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in the 1960s, where she created sounds which would influence pop and electronic music for decades to come.”
Can We Finally Change Theatre Start Times?
“One of the original reasons for starting a show at 8pm was to give audiences time to go home after work to change for the theatre. Who has time to do that nowadays?”
What’s The Biggest Distributor of Children’s Books in the U.K.?
McDonald’s.
Ben Affleck, Snubbed By The Oscars, Wins Critics’ Choice
Affleck joked as he took the best director trophy that he’d “like to thank the Academy.”
Will The National Theatre Finally Recover From The Kennedy Center?
“The National is a low-budget, skeletal operation that maintains a handful of outreach operations to help justify its not-for-profit status. Rent doesn’t seem to be an issue.”
Getty To Return Sculpture To Sicily
“The museum obtained the piece, which dates back to between 400 and 300 BC, in 1985. But new evidence suggests it was removed from Sicily’s Morgantina Archaeological Park a decade earlier.”
Music After Modernism – What Gives?
“Nothing is essentially wrong with the ‘tonal enterprise,’ but most of us acknowledge that in the aftermath of the tumultuous 20th-century, we live in a dramatically expanded field of possibilities.”
Who Gets Paid What From That $150 Ticket
“The queue to share some of your cash is lengthy and varied, spreading through crew, media, caterers, managers and the venue itself. And this doesn’t include the fee you pay on top for the privilege of buying the ticket and, gallingly, printing it out yourself at home.”
Video Game Producers Want More Control Of Movies
“While the low success rate has scared off a few video game execs, some are trying to change the game, so to speak, by wresting some creative control of their lucrative properties back from the studios.”