“One of the concerns is where the next generation of artists will come from. What’s talked about less often is how to nurture the next generation of audiences. It’s all very well creating a funding culture that supports theatremakers, but it starts to look far less sensible if there is no one to see their work.”
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Look, Norman Rockwell Actually Was An Important Painter
“In the dark days of the second world war, Rockwell played a critical role in helping Americans on the home front understand what was at stake in the fighting going on in Europe and the Pacific.”
Three New Shakespeare Plays? For Real?!
Yep, you’ll need to see the 1590s domestic drama Arden of Faversham plus at least two more plays if you want to complete the canon – or so says “linguistic fingerprint” analysis that reveals the Bard as “reviser, rewriter and collaborator.”
Is Technology Creating Soul-Sucking Trolls, Or Is This Entire Discussion The Problem?
“To dismiss this half of our world as ‘unreal’ leads to people believing their actions there, behind a cartoon avatar and cartoon name, have no repercussions.”
Daydreaming And Playing Video Games Make You More Confident (Yes, Really)
“Our brains can make cognitive leaps when we are not completely obsessed with a challenge, which is why good ideas sometimes come to us while we are in the shower, or taking a walk or a long drive.”
Is Studying Music The Key To Success?
Many high achievers in almost every profession studied music seriously as kids. What’s the link – and what happens to the music-inspired drive when school music programs get cut across the country?