“Her willingness to back the visions of directors such as Anderson, Jonze and Bigelow could even be said to put a 21st-century spin on the sort of cultural patronage practised in Renaissance Italy by the Medici family.”
Tag: 02.21.14
Some Truly Terrible Poems By Some Of The UK’s Greatest Writers
For instance: Alfred, Lord Tennyson:
“Is the goal so far away?
Far, how far no tongue can say,
Let us dream our dream today.”
British Theatres Reconsider Pricing For Patrons With Disabilities
One large venue promoter “has promised to introduce a uniform ticket policy for disabled people who need to be accompanied by a carer after a legal challenge was launched by a wheelchair-bound customer who claimed the York Barbican had discriminated against him.”
You Can Ride An ArtBike To The Armory (Art) Show
“The bikes will be wrapped in a removable graphic paper with a design by the fair’s 2014 commissioned artist, Xu Zhen. Titled ‘Under Heaven (detail),’ the designs — based on a larger work by the artist — apply much like a decal and will be removed when the fair ends.”
Amazon Is Doing What Now With Prime In The UK?
“Perhaps most Amazon Prime customers will see an extra £30 a year as a good deal for a choice of 15,000 movies and programmes. Or perhaps they will look at the range of video content – not much stronger, as far as I can see – and decide not to renew their subscription.”
The Movie That Kickstarter Funded Premieres In Theatres – And Your Living Room
“Veronica Mars will be released by Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros. in about 270 theaters on March 14, the same day that it is available to buy or rent online. It will mark the first time one of Hollywood’s six major studios has distributed a movie in theaters and for home viewing at the same time in the U.S.”
An Internet With No Words? You Can Have That
“It is interesting to see the difference between removing text from say The New York Times, a text heavy site, versus Tumblr, where the difference is negligible.”
Whatever Happened To Sarajevo’s Olympic Architecture?
“Thirty years ago this week, the 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, the capital of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ten years later, the Olympic site, the city, and its inhabitants were gripped in a ferocious war that still resonates today.”
‘House of Cards’ And China: What Did The Series Get Right, And What Was Way Wrong?
The Atlantic: “Possible?”
Steven Jiang: “Not really.”
Kaiser Kuo: “The most egregious bit in Feng’s backstory.”
Evan Osnos: “The answer is no.”
Oscar Excitement Is… Falling Flat
“Some experienced show business hands wonder if Hollywood has worn out moviegoers by blasting them with too much nomination-related marketing.”