Franzen’s new book “does not really constitute a dismissal of Internet writing. In fact, its eccentric, Weblike structure–there are footnotes to footnotes of footnotes–provides a model for intellectually serious blogging.”
Tag: 10.11.13
How Come It’s So Hard To Find Adults Dancing (Outside Of Reality TV Shows)?
“Dancing may have constituted a central aspect of socializing for almost every class and demographic just a few decades ago, but times have changed, and the music has stopped.”
Bret Easton Ellis Was Also Surprised (And Infuriated) That Alice Munro Won
“‘Alice Munro is so completely overrated,’ tweeted Ellis, 49. ‘Alice Munro was always an overrated writer and now that she’s won the Nobel she always will be. The Nobel is a joke and has been for ages.'”
Protestors Disrupt Gergiev’s Carnegie Hall Concert
“Shortly after Gergiev walked on stage to conduct a program of three Stravinsky ballets, several protesters from the group Queer Nation began to shout from the upper balconies, “Gergiev, your silence is killing Russian gays!” Gergiev kept his back to the audience and waited for the commotion to stop.”
Yo Yo Ma On Living A Creative Musical Life
“I’m still really curious and I still love to perform and get my hands dirty, but I get such a huge thrill, maybe even a greater thrill, from seeing other, younger people doing things. So the sense of joy or satisfaction has expanded.”
Publishing Revolution: Huge Increase In Self-Published Books
“Romance and literary fiction have helped drive the number of US books self-published in hard copy up to 234,931, an increase of 59% compared to 2011.”
Why No Nobel For Visual Art?
“Art is as eloquent as literature today. While the Nobel awards a myth of literary worthiness that has little to do with modern writing, it is, paradoxically, among artists that it might look for today’s unacknowledged legislators.”
How The Internet Is Sucking Creativity Out Of The World
“In future, if artists have to rely almost exclusively on the income from these services, they’ll be out of work within a year.”
Could A Possible Merger Revive NY City Opera?
Speaking in court Thursday, the opera company’s lawyer, Kenneth Rosen, referred to the interested parties as a “potential partner” or a “potential merger candidate.”
How The VCR Changed The Way We Watch Movies
“Today’s youngsters simply can’t imagine the overwhelming power of the cultural transformation that was made possible by the invention of the VCR.”