Reading “chick lit” may lead women to think of themselves as less attractive and express more concern about their weight. That’s the conclusion of new research from Virginia Tech, published in the journal Body Image.
Tag: 01.16.13
Cirque Du Soleil To Cut 400 Jobs
“Surging production costs, the strong Canadian dollar, and the worldwide economic downturn were blamed Wednesday by the Cirque du soleil for its decision to cut 400 employees. Most of the layoffs will be at the artistic giant’s headquarters in Montreal.”
Where Cirque Du Soleil Went Wrong
J. Kelly Nestruck: “Cirque has taken a serious hit to its artistic reputation along with its profits … and become a hit-or-miss company. Worse, Cirque has become the kind of organization that would produce a mediocrity like Banana Shpeel – and keep trying to foist it on its fans even when it was clear it wasn’t working.”
Houston Symphony Selects Rising Young Colombian As Music Director
Says the orchestra’s CEO of 35-year-old Andrés Orozco-Estrada, “From the moment he made his debut with us in October, there was an instantaneous chemistry that we hadn’t yet felt or seen between a conductor and an orchestra.”
Conrad Bain, Beloved Television Actor, Dead At 89
“[He] became an instantly recognizable supporting player for more than half a century on stage, television and film. With a balding pate and articulate style, he was often cast in well-educated or avuncular roles” – most famously the wealthy white New Yorker who adopts two Harlem kids in the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes.
Why Dustin Hoffman Won’t Carry A Gun Onscreen
“I’ve always trusted that what I think is funny they will laugh at, what I think is moving will move them, what feels … interesting, they will find interesting. I don’t find anything interesting about a gun. A gun is there to threaten or kill. … A gun is rarely used in film in a way that feels like … life.”
What We Fear, And What We Should Fear
“People tend to worry too much about things that it doesn’t do any good to worry about, and not to worry enough about things we should be worrying about. … it may sound comforting to say that ‘the only thing we need to worry about is worry itself’ … but anybody who has lived through Chernobyl or Fukushima knows otherwise.”
Abraham Lincoln And The Rhetorical Power Of ‘Not’
“This is not to say that Lincoln was a naysayer or negative thinker, but rather that he demonstrated an acute understanding of the power of negation in language and was unusually adept at putting that force to use.”
The Pride And Prejudice Dance Revival
“There are around 10 Regency-specific balls per year in the UK – and more across America.” Eric Barthe, creator of events website balltrotter.com, says that “almost every town the UK has a small Regency dancing society.”
England To Review All Opera Funding In Light Of ENO’s Money Crisis
“ENO’s problems will intensify debate about how to share out increasingly scarce resources among the arts in England. Opera accounts for 11% of Arts Council England’s total investment, a slice of the cake that its detractors see as unfairly large, though its defenders argue that opera is by its nature a large-scale art form, and concomitantly expensive. ”