And the kind of “society” we’re talking about here is the kind you can see in Degas paintings: Wealthy older gentlemen wanted to buy attention and “love.” The Paris Opera Ballet was the prime example. “Throughout the 19th century, it raised the bar for dance — but on the backs of many exploited young women.”
Tag: 01.05.18
No, ‘Hamilton’ Isn’t Keeping All Of Its Original Stars Rich, Says Anthony Ramos
The actor, who played John Laurens and Philip Hamilton with the original cast, is now one of the stars of Spike Lee’s revamped She’s Gotta Have It, now a series on Netflix. Ramos – who’s doing pretty well at the moment – says, “It can take people years to get another great job. This entertainment game is a gamble.”
What’s Up With Your Art Numbers, UK Government?
What’s up is that only 1/4th of the art that the government buys is by women. What? Even in this day and age? Definitely. “The figures are somewhat skewed by several bulk acquisitions of dozens of paintings from individual male artists. But even if these are omitted, the collections still show more than 70% of works acquired during the period were by male artists.”
The Most Uncomfortable Call An Author Can Get
They wanted to ban Fahrenheit 451 – and replace it with his book. “The parent organizing the banning effort suggested that Bradbury’s work should be replaced with something more acceptable to her. Among her suggestions for more ‘suitable’ material: my own dystopian novel, When the English Fall. I cannot imagine receiving a more troubling and heartbreaking endorsement.”
A Full-Length Opera, With A Piano For Accompaniment, Down The Pub
This is Canada, so it’s mixed with hockey: “There are drinking breaks for both performers and audience, and this leads to loud appreciation – even some whooping. It feels like a pub during a hockey game (and indeed, the game was on in one corner).”
There’s No Age Limit On The Fascinations Of Disney World And Disneyland
Could this really have been Walt Disney’s intention? Brian Boneau, a 28-year-old, has gone to Disney World several dozen times. He has “mastered the art of meticulously planning his days down to the ride to ensure he and his family make the most of their time actually doing stuff and not waiting in line. That oftentimes means booking Fastpasses online 30 days in advance (or 60 if he’s staying in a Disney Resort hotel) or getting to the parks as soon as they open.”
A Book That Nearly Everyone Is Reading Lays Out Some Consequences Of A President Who Doesn’t Read
Is there evidence that the U.S. president does or ever has read books? The evidence says no. So what’s the next step? “While most problems faced by presidential administrations are incredibly complex, the solution to problems caused by a president who does not read is fairly simple: He ought to start reading. Simple and easy are very different matters, though, and expecting a man who has always preferred chatting and watching television to the printed word to become a reader at 71 would be foolish.”
Dear New York Times: Um, Here’s What An Actual Sensitivity Reader Does
In 2014, calls started to spike for more diverse books. And publishing houses and writers responded – with white writers writing more books about people of color. Dhonielle Clayton, who co-founded We Need Diverse Books and the Cake Literary Agency and who has a book of her own coming out in February, says the freak-out about sensitivity readers should really be focused there: “The fact is that sensitivity reading is a band-aid over a hemorrhaging problem in our industry. That’s what we should really be talking about — that’s what real censorship looks like. The systematic erasure and blockage of people of color from the publishing industry.”
The ‘Grandfather Of Diversity’ In Ballet
Arthur Mitchell “was inspired to form Dance Theater after the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But before that, Mr. Mitchell broke the color wall in ballet by becoming the first African-American principal dancer at New York City Ballet.” He has always “been driven by the belief that dance can effect social change.”
The Latest ‘Black Mirror’ Explains Just How Toxic Pop Culture Fandom Can Be
As it lovingly sends up Star Trek, the show also shows viewers “what emerges as a core theme of the episode: When you become a toxic fan, you become the villain of your favorite shows, games or comics, instead of the hero.”