John Horne Burns was brilliant, handsome, egotistical, competitive, vainglorious, vicious, closeted, and very fond of alcohol. His now-forgotten 1947 book The Gallery was rapturously received as the first great novel of the War – a zenith from which Burns fell fall fast and hard.
Tag: 06.16.13
A Participatory Dance Performance You Don’t Have To Be Afraid Of
“In Yanira Castro’s new The People to Come, five dancers each create two 19-minute solos based on material – sketches, photos, patterns, tasks – submitted by audience members. And it all happens right before the viewers’ eyes, over the course of four hours.”
Has The XBox Become Big Brother?
“The Xbox One, you see, can recognize you from the others in the room. And, it can track up to six people in the room at a time! It can track whether you’re actively watching the TV, whether you’re watching or just have it on while you’re doing other things. It can tell your reaction to what you’re watching by looking for smiles or grimaces. It can even measure your pulse to see how the show is causing you to react. And, it can do all this in a room completely in the dark. And it can do this for six of you at a time.”
Sacramento Lags In Arts Funding And Economic Benefits, Finds Study
The most recent “Arts and Economic Prosperity” study from Americans for the Arts finds that arts organizers pumped $82 million into the region’s economy (with attendees contributing almost $30 million more), but that, compared to cities of similar size such as Portland and Indianapolis, Sacramento sees less arts spending and notably less economic benefit.
What’s Behind The Urge To Deface Public Paintings?
“That is three highly publicised art attacks in less than a year. It looks as if a shared spirit is gripping the assailants. In all three cases over just a few months, each attacker thought she or he was making some kind of public statement.”
Can Another Damned Serial Killer TV Show Actually Be Good For Women?
“The show brings up countless grisly detective show tropes, only to explicitly shatter them.”
David Blackburn, 76, Dancer And Director Who Helped Professionalize The Cincinnati Ballet
“David brought the human factor into an art form that demanded perfection.”
Secret Power Struggles Fill Back Rooms Of The Academy
The new Oscars prez will be in place “to finish a $300 million movie museum whose 200 or so employees will line up with an existing academy staff about 260; to sort out contract renewals for two top executives; and to wrestle anew with perennial questions about the sustainability of the academy’s crown jewel and primary source of income, the annual Oscar ceremony.”
How Hollywood Made NSA Surveillance Feel Acceptable (Thanks A LOT, Guys)
The NSA and Hollywood “have been feeling each other up at arm’s length for decades, but after the 9/11 era, the romance became official.”
iTunes Radio May Provide A Cash Bonanza For Music Labels
“Just keeping it in the US, if we assume that 50 million people upgrade, and listen to 10 hours of iTunes Radio per month (about 200 tracks), that’s $96.9m per month going to the labels. Pure gravy! Order some fresh flowers!”