“Bible debunkers and Bible defenders are kindred spirits. They agree that the Bible is on trial. They agree on the terms of the debate, and what’s at stake, namely the Bible’s credibility as God’s infallible book. … But you can’t fail at something you’re not trying to do. To ask whether the Bible fails to give consistent answers or be of one voice with itself presumes that it was built to do so.”
Tag: 04.17.11
A Vinyl Record Factory Picks Up Steam
“When it first opened in 2003, Brooklynphono was making about 2,000 records a month. Now, Brooklynphono has five pressing machines, making more than 10,000 records a month. It caters mostly to indie-rock record labels based in Brooklyn, but also to several European dance record labels.”
Is Technology The Savior Of The Story Ballet?
“If the ballet vocabulary created restrictions, then scenery, costumes and props provided their own physical limitations – and this is where the new story ballets arriving on our stages are shaking things up. … While technology frees up the story ballet to go wherever it wants, it also has the potential to liberate choreographers from relying simply on body language.”
Product Placement Goes Meta In New Documentary
“Morgan Spurlock paid for The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, his $1.5 million documentary about product placement, by selling sponsorships to the very companies he was profiling.”
The Royal Ballet: Handicapping The Succession
Monica Mason’s widely-praised ten-year tenure as the company’s artistic director ends in the summer of 2012. Luke Jennings lays odds on a dozen possible candidates to succeed Mason, from the leading suspects (Wayne Eagling, Christopher Wheeldon) to some dark horses (Scottish Ballet’s Ashley Page, star dancer Johan Kobborg).
Dancer And Choreographer Garry Reigenborn, 58
“[He] played an influential role in American experimental dance as a leading member of the Lucinda Childs Dance Company and as a teacher of Merce Cunningham’s technique.”
Report: Most American Museums Under Financial Duress
“A report being released today by the American Association of Museums shows more than 70 percent of the nation’s museums were under financial distress last year because most saw government and corporate funding reduced from an already bad year in 2009.”
The Intricacies Of Being Joel Grey
“About his life, no less than home Âdécor, he has a restless meddler’s urgency. He says he has always been a “looker,” incapable of not noticing things and not great at prioritizing them either.”
The World’s Ten Best Tall Buildings
A list…
For The New Publicity We Need The New (Sup)Press Agents
“Remember when a publicist was called a ‘press agent’? Now, to quote the legendary Hollywood publicist Pat Kingsley, “suppress agent” might be a better term. In the new era of social media, any celebrity with a half-baked idea and a laptop — or any fan with a cellphone camera — can quickly undo years of careful image crafting.”