“Platt was the production designer and uncredited costume designer on the film. It was she who spotted the then unknown Cybill Shepherd on a magazine cover and suggested her for the role of the seductive Jacy Farrow.”
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Nigerian Writer Jide Adebayo-Begun Reads – A Lot
“I find it difficult to legislate the tastes of readers. I can only say people should read more of whatever appeals to them. And perhaps, be more open about surrealist fiction, fantasy and other non-realist fiction.”
Music To Drive By – Wagner And Dvorak Meet The Mountains
“My songline didn’t have much to do with ancient creation myths: you might more conventionally call it a pile of CDs. But the way the music seemed to imprint itself on the landscape made for some spine-tingling moments.”
Poor In Life And Death – Edgar Allen Poe House In Trouble
“Because of who Poe was, and what he wrote about, his lingering presence seems stronger in this house than, say, somewhere where George Washington once slept. Writers like Stephen King come to visit. Visitors try to spook one another. People often ask whether the house is haunted.”
Would You Like A Little Haggis Before That Plié?
The National Ballet of China has been busy catching up since the end of the Cultural Revolution – and now it’s marking new traditions by heading to Scotland.
A City-State’s Festival – Sex, Lies And Religion In Singapore
Ivan Heng began the Man Singapore Theatre Festival to showcase local playwrights. The topics this year could be explosive, but Heng says, “in theatre, we can discuss these issues in a safe but intelligent way, in a shared experience.”
Photographers Can Save The Planet – Or At Least They’ll Try
20 20 Vision Project commits to a wild Britain: “If nature’s SOS is to be heard beyond the scientific community, the message needs re-branding for the masses – biodiversity needs an image makeover.”
Smells Like Middle-Aged Spirit — Gen X Looks Back
“It brings on something of an identity crisis to see Gen X’s formative years become part of the cycle of retro revivalism. How does an anti-nostalgic generation deal with the human reflex to sentimentalize its youth?”
Of Thrones And (Mad) Men – Television Critics Association Awards
“The best thing about the Television Critics Association awards, though, is that they are not televised, which means everyone is a million times more relaxed, real, and hilarious — and OH, THE IRONY, we know.”
Arab Spring Equals Democracy — And A Thriving Trade In Stolen Culture
“The allegations could have come straight out of an Indiana Jones movie. Three art dealers and a collector have been accused of running an antiquities smuggling ring that illegally shipped Egyptian treasures, including Egyptian sarcophagi, funerary boats and limestone figures over 2,000 years old, to the United States.”