Yes, it takes creative liberties—the Founding Fathers didn’t really spit rhymes or use phrases like “John Adams shat the bed”—but the story is historically sound.
Tag: 01.09.16
Critic Michael Feingold Asked By New Owners Of Village Voice To Return
“I was asked to return because the new management believes that the old spirit of the Village Voice — where writers of knowledge, experience, and deep reflection flourished — might be worth preserving.”
Mime Isn’t Dead, It’s Just – Quiet (Ahem)
“In the United States, mime is generally understood as a gimmick. Even mocking it seems outdated. … But there’s also new blood carrying on the art. Broken Box Mime Theater is one of two active mime companies in New York City, and its founder is not yet thirty years old. The American Mime Theatre, NYC’s other mime company, has been active since 1952. Most of its members are the same age as those in Broken Box.”
Weak Laws Permit ISIS To Sell Stolen Antiquities
“Despite a near-universal outcry over the Islamic State’s actions, few countries have shown interest in imposing new restrictions to curb the booming trade in antiquities, estimated to be worth billions of dollars a year.”
Years Of Abuse Alleged At Boys’ Choir Led By Pope Benedict’s Brother
“The allegations were reported by an attorney, Ulrich Weber, who had been hired by the Diocese of Regensburg last year to investigate claims of abuse at the Regensburger Domspatzen choir and two feeder schools between 1953 and 1992. … Benedict’s brother, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, conducted the historic choir from 1964 to 1994.”
The Chance To See Miró’s Studio, As He Left It
“The paintings Miró made in Majorca are those of an artist ‘who was not afraid of death or failure, but who was afraid of repeating himself again and again,’ Mr. Punyet Miró said on a recent visit to the studio. ‘The older he gets, the more expressive he gets, the more violent he gets.'”
The White House Has Decided To Use Genius To Annotate History
“The White House has asked President Obama’s former staffers to add context to past speeches using the online annotation platform Genius. The notes, on the White House’s website now, feature anecdotes such as what it was like for Jon Favreau to stare down a blank computer screen before writing the president’s first State of the Union address. While the contributions will be heavily curated, members of the public are encouraged to add annotations as well.”
The Secret Rock Records Smuggled Into The USSR On X-Rays
“They do vary in quality, hugely. Some were virtually unlistenable. But that didn’t seem to matter, in some ways. I mean, talking to people who bought these records when they were young — even the tiniest thread of melody, of this forbidden sound, was so exciting. And it led to a different world, really, a world of freedom, [even though the music was] not obviously anti-Soviet.”
The Armed Robber Who Became An Interpreter Of Samuel Beckett
Rick Cluchey’s life “began to change for the better when the San Francisco Actors Workshop performed ‘Waiting for Godot,’ directed by Herbert Blau, at San Quentin State Prison in November 1957. Thus began the unlikely redemptive arc of Mr. Cluchey’s adulthood, one that led him out of jail and toward a career as an actor and playwright, most notably as a protégé of Samuel Beckett and an interpreter of his cryptic work.”
How To Keep That New Year’s Resolution To Read More Books This Year
For one thing, quit feeling guilty about it. “I think a lot of people feel guilty about reading. … We are all so busy and have so much going on in our lives that we find it difficult to justify taking the time out.”