“One line of complaint can be boiled down to the assessment of a critic at the time of the National Gallery The Passions that Viola is ‘a master of overblown, big-budget, crowd-pleasing, tear-jerking hocus-pocus and religiosity.'”
Tag: 05.23.14
E-Readers Are Perfect For Those Who Actually Love Books, Says Author
“The e-reader certainly sorts out the sheep from the goats, and divides those who need to read from those who like to turn the pages.”
Amazon Steps Up War Against Publishers In U.S. And Germany
“Amazon is holding books and authors hostage on two continents by delaying shipments and raising prices. The literary community is fearful and outraged — and practically begging for government intervention.”
Becoming A Nonprofit Arts Organization Won’t Magically Help You With Money
“Think carefully about your decision. It has been my experience that artists who create their own nonprofit corporate infrastructure have substantially less time to devote to art making”
Dante And Kanye, Sharing One Soul (A Perfect Satire Of A College Essay)
“On ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’, Kanye raps ‘I had a dream I could buy my way to heaven’ and weirdly, that’s exactly what happened to Dante. He had a dream, kind of, and then he was in heaven.”
The Shawshank Residuals
“Twenty years after an unremarkable opening, The Shawshank Redemption still holds a powerful grip on viewers. How one of Hollywood’s great second acts keeps making money.”