“It’s time to ditch the idea that the best Shakespeare comes from the UK, and the world should experience it courtesy of us. I’d rather watch Font, Bhardwaj and Qinxin, whose apparoches are as far from each other’s as China is from Spain.”
Tag: 11.14.14
This Long-Form, Narrative, Moving Piece About WWI … Is A Grocery Chain Commercial
“Backed by a violin-heavy, throat-tightening score, the temporary truce follows with handshakes, gifts, and soccer. It’s an exceedingly effective ad—one that might even cause you to shed a tear, depending on the size of your heart.”
What Inspires One Of Britain’s Best Choreographers
“I’m not a person who likes to stand still but it allows me to be still and my mind to be moving. It just conjures up emotions and is very powerful.”
An Artist And His 3D Printer Create Sculptures So Small, No Human Eye Can See Them
“His works are 80 by 100 by 20 microns and can only be detected on the screen of an extremely powerful scanning electron microscope.”
Should Minimum Wage Apply To The Arts (& If Not, How Should Artists Make A Living?)
“While administrative staffers on payrolls of Chicago theaters, performance collectives and small dance companies generally make at least minimum wage, performers, sometimes categorized as solo independent contractors and thus beyond the legal reach of minimum wage, might be paid little or, in some cases, nothing.”
The Winner Of The Giller Prize On Music, Writing, And Unicorns
“I like to sometimes write against the music I’m listening to. So if I’m writing a peaceful, quiet, sad scene, there’s something useful about listening to really assertive, loud music, to find a tension.”
A Bike Path Modeled On Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”
“The ‘Van Gogh-Roosegaarde’ cycle avenue debuted this week just outside of Eindhoven, the design capital of the southern Netherlands.”
Amazon And Hachette Declare An Armistice, Ending The Great Publishing War
“Neither side gave details of the deal, but both pronounced themselves happy with the terms. Hachette, the fourth largest publisher, won the ability to set the prices for its e-books, which was a major contention in the fight.” Instead, Amazon gets to offer “specific financial incentives for Hachette to deliver lower prices.”