“I’d like to say that funders could simply instruct panelists to consider financial need without asking for data, but assuming somebody’s income is a horrible idea. What to do?”
Tag: 01.08.16
What Happens When A Critic Tries To Teach Her Son About Music
Anne Midgette: “I write about music; I have a lot of music in my life. But when it comes to introducing my child to music, I have done a terrible job.”
Remix: NY Public Library Releases 180,000 Images For Public To Remix
“I think of libraries as being full of many pieces of culture that are reassembled to create new forms of culture. I think that’s absolutely a trajectory of the library, we should be a set of resources that people can use for new forms of creation that are contemporary, and ones we haven’t even thought about yet.”
For First Time Since 1945 “Mein Kampf” Goes On Sale In Germany
A team of scholars and historians spent three years preparing a nearly 2,000-page edition with about 3,500 annotations in anticipation of the expiration on Dec. 31 of a 70-year copyright held by the state of Bavaria.
The Best Films Being Made In Canada Are Quebecois. Pity No One’s Watching Them
“It can be a difficult enough sell to get moviegoers to take in homegrown English cinema, let alone films with subtitles. Yet at the same time, Quebec is inarguably producing the best films this country has to offer.”
Immersive Interactive Theatre Is Taking Over. What’s A Passive Person To Do?
“So I am not the natural ticket buyer for the immersive and participatory theater that is taking hold in the city as art forms bleed together, companies experiment with different storytelling approaches, and people clamor for more active artistic experiences. Is the passive audience dead (in more ways than one), you begin to wonder?”
The Night David Henry Hwang Got Stabbed In The Neck
“I found that I couldn’t walk steadily and veered, first into a wall, then into a parked car. I placed my hand to my neck, and it came away covered in blood.” In an essay, the playwright recounts the attack, which happened this past Thanksgiving weekend.