“It is a curious cinematic evolution, one that speaks to how a relatively low-budget movie consumed with the simplest things from a 1940s life can have lasting appeal.”
Tag: 12.13.13
The Business Model of the Royal Ballet’s Cinemacasts
“The Royal Ballet Director Kevin O’Hare discusses growing the business of ballet by taking the live show and simulcasting it to a global audience inside cinemas around the world.”
Junot DÃaz and Toni Morrison Sitting Around And Talking
Recorded live at the New York Public Library last week.
Forget A Christmas Carol, This Is Dickens’s Best Christmas Story
“Christmas literature for how the other half lives” – Colin Fleming argues for “The Signal-Man”.
There’s No Such Thing As An Oscar “Snub”
“There’s no real shortage of pieces about people and films and shows that should have been nominated but weren’t, and those that should have won awards but didn’t. This is something that gets talked about every year. And it needs to stop.” Daniel Carlson explains why.
British Library Puts A Million Images On Flickr For Public Use
“In an inspired gesture to encourage digital crowdsourcing, the British Library has uploaded one million scans from 17th- to 19th-century books to Flickr for public domain use.”
Russians Really Have Become Ruder, Says Study
“Russians have become more conflict-prone, angrier and ruder and have largely lost the ability to control themselves, according to the findings of research into the psychological profile of a typical Russian from 1981 to 2011. Andrey Yurevich, the deputy head of the Institute of Psychology at the Russian Academy of Sciences, talks about the study’s results.”
The TSA’s Gallery Of Misfit Everything
“Far from the eyes of holiday travelers, there is an art gallery with an ever-changing, carefully curated selection of remarkable pieces that say a great deal about the United States, security, consumerism and our general frame of mind.”
Should Composition Students Have To Jury?
“By the time everyone else is cramming for final exams and performance juries, composers should have already completed an appropriate amount of music and either have it performed and recorded or at least have created a decent aural mock-up to present to others.”
Is It Time To Let College Essays Go? (Asks A Writing Professor)
“Nobody hates writing papers as much as college instructors hate grading papers (and no, having a robot do it is not the answer).”