“[Of] the staggering array of verbiage we’ve developed for tracking styles of art and our responses to them, these unassuming, conversational words are some of those that speak most directly to ‘everyday practices of production, circulation, and consumption’ [of culture].”
Tag: 10.14.12
Matthew Bourne’s Designer On How They Work Together
Lez Brotherston: “Matt doesn’t come to me and say, ‘Oh, I want to have male swans’ … Matt looks at everything I draw, and one idea spins off to the next. Some of what we come up with is rubbish, and Matt changes his mind at every meeting, which can be frustrating and brilliant. But the whole thing becomes so enmeshed that we can’t remember whose idea is whose.”
Judi Dench Will Not Be Retiring
“With her seventh Bond film about to hit the big screen, Judi Dench shows no sign, even at 77, of curbing her enormous drive. She talks about painting landscapes, playing M and why she hates to be alone on stage.”
Hand Over The Kafka Papers, Israeli Court Orders Sisters
“A collection of manuscripts written by Franz Kafka and Max Brod will finally be transferred from private hands to the Israeli National Library in Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv District Family Court ruled on Friday, bringing an end to a long and complicated legal proceeding.”
Who Says We Don’t Like Mondays?
“We scoured the data for evidence that Monday was bluer than Tuesday or Wednesday. We couldn’t find any.”
Beautiful Music When Little Italy Meets Chinatown
“The tradition of Italian brass bands playing at Chinese funerals on Mulberry Street arose out of the proximity of the Chinese and Italian communities in Manhattan. As Chinatown stretched into Little Italy, Italian funeral parlors were taken over by Chinese owners. Because it was traditional for Chinese dignitaries to have brass at their funerals, the Italian bands remained a staple.”
Will Scottish Viewers Pay Extra For The BBC?
As Scotland gains more and more independence, including TV license freedom, Scottish viewers may find themselves cut off from (or paying for) programs they’re used to getting for free.
This Guy Loves, We Mean Really Loves, The Lord Of The Rings
And he’s not afraid to show it, with a census and family tree for more than 900 (Nine. Hundred.) characters from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth.
Finding Roles That Work, Without Compromising Ideals
“Cicely Tyson has refused to compromise during nearly six decades in film, turning down roles she thought were two-dimensional, stereotypical depictions of African American women.”
Building The (Mostly) All-American Home
Architect Karen Lantz tried to make a house wherein everything was made in the U.S.A. That turned out to be a bit of a challenge.