“Dancers are stoic, and they tend to push through pain. That means not only that diagnosing a chronic illness be difficult, but dancers can block their own recovery.”
Tag: 12.20.13
Pittsburgh Man Wins Raffle For Million-Dollar Picasso
“The 25-year-old Jeffrey Gonano, who works for his family’s fire sprinkler business, learned Wednesday that his ticket had won the Paris raffle. Organizers say nearly 50,000 tickets were sold worldwide, for €100 apiece, to benefit a Lebanese charity.”
How The Kindle’s Notes Function Is Changing The Way We Read
“The appeal of the shared notes and highlights stems from what’s enjoyable about physical books: picking up a secondhand book or finding a novel in a library, flicking through and finding evidence of who has read it before you.”
How Oscar Buzz Helps Indy Films
“If people don’t say, ‘This could win an Oscar,’ they don’t spend the money. In one sense, I don’t blame them — but I don’t have [ads on] bus stops and billboards, so it’s great to have the movie mentioned in a positive way.”
The Problem With Setting Values For DIA’s Art
“Beverly Schreiber Jacoby, president of BSJ Fine Art in New York, said that while Christie’s did what the city asked it to do, she regarded the evaluation process as “conceptually flawed.” She said it ignored the reality of bringing the art to market in the context of bankruptcy and what would be, in effect, a forced sale.”
Harry Potter To Be Made Into Stage Play
“JK Rowling will not write the stage piece — however, she will co-produce and collaborate with a playwright.”
Roof Collapses During Show At London West End Theatre
“A large section of ornate plasterwork at the Apollo fell on to the audience during a production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time … injuring 76 people, seven of them seriously.”