Gisele Casadesus “made her first film in 1934 at the age of 20. She will turn 99 in June. In the last decade alone she has appeared in around a dozen films” – in fact, she has a new one just out.
Tag: 03.19.13
Oscar Wilde’s Advice To Writers
“The best work in literature is always done by those who do not depend on it for their daily bread and the highest form of literature, Poetry, brings no wealth to the singer. Make some sacrifice for your art and you will be repaid but ask of art to sacrifice herself for you and a bitter disappointment may come to you.”
You’ve Heard This Before, Right? Netflix Is Revolutionizing TV
“On Fox, Arrested Development would set up a joke in one episode and pay it off three weeks later; on NetÂflix the joke would pay off in an hour and a half. When Âpeople say Arrested Development was ahead of its time–something the show’s staff is as likely to say as its fanboys are–they’re really saying that it was ahead of NetÂflix.”
How The Michelle Shocked Fiasco Went Down: An Eyewitness Report
“When people ask if she seemed high or drunk, she didn’t. She seemed like someone who had actually gone off medication – anxious and rocking back and forth and a lot of activity and about to explode with emotional anxiety. … At one point in the first set she even said, ‘You all seem very nice, but I’ve been in rooms of nice people before and sometimes they turn on you.'”
Who’s Australia’s Best Orchestra? A Blind-Listening Test
A panel of 15 musicians and critics listened to collected recordings of concert broadcasts from 2012 by the country’s six state orchestras, labeled only A through F. And the winner is …
Iraq War, Ten Years On: The Damage To Art And Antiquities
“Major archaeological sites have been looted or left neglected and a generation has been denied access to museums, nearly all of which have been closed. At a time when Iraq is in desperate need of unity, its illustrious past is being forgotten.”
Fifteen Tips For Making Micro-Performance Work
The Guardian‘s Culture Professionals Network rounds up the best reminders and suggestions from its recent live chat on very-small-scale performance.
Michelle Shocked’s Tour Evaporates After Anti-Gay Remarks
“Clubs from Santa Cruz, CA to Evanston, IL have pulled Shocked from their schedules.”
Oxford Librarian Fired Over Harlem Shake Video
Calypso Nash, reports Oxford student paper the Cherwell, was sacked after 30 students made a Harlem Shake video in the college library. They’ve been fined by the college, but Nash, the librarian present at the time, lost her job.
Tod Machover: New Thinking On What Makes Music
“One of my students said what he is interested in is whether we can find a way to create musical experiences that allow people to find each other, and find out about each other. It’s an idea about music as a way of connecting people – not as in: ‘Oh gee, I found out we like the same piece’, but as in: ‘In what way can I play this piece that will show you something interesting about me?'”