“The role, wife to the bigoted Archie of Carroll O’Connor, could easily have been rendered as a mere middle-aged bimbo. But Ms. Stapleton didn’t just toss it off; she put everything she had into it, and what she had was a lot of stage training.”
Tag: 06.02.13
New LACMA Design Could Reinvigorate L.A. Architecture
“L.A. has never been known, in any case, for experimental civic architecture. With the exception of Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and a handful of other projects, most of our architectural breakthroughs have been private houses.”
Are The U.S. And Apple Really Still Fighting Over E-Books?
No. It was always about far, far more than that.
Art For China’s Booming Middle Class
“This change reflects not just the growth of a demographic able to afford art but also a change in attitudes. … Those who belong to the ‘balinghou,’ or post-’80s generation, are accustomed to spending hundreds of dollars on entertainment, holidays abroad and luxury purchases.”