“Unless you’ve been following the story of the in-the-works movie Rome Sweet Rome on Reddit, the social news site, the genesis of the film may surprise you.”
Tag: 01.21.13
The Bizarre Bolshoi Intrigues
With the acid attack on artistic director Sergei Filin on Jan. 17, the company reaches a violent low, comparable to the bloody fictions of “Black Swan.”
The Rarest Books We Still Have
“Printed by Johann Gutenberg in Mainz, c.1455, the first book printed from movable types in the western world. Forty-eight copies survive; only thirty-one are perfect. A single leaf sells for £50,000; a complete version would be worth tens of millions of pounds.”
The Secret To Your Success
“The successful people we spoke with — in business, entertainment, sports and the arts — all had similar responses when faced with obstacles: they subjected themselves to fairly merciless self-examination that prompted reinvention of their goals and the methods by which they endeavored to achieve them.”
Behind The Acid Attack At The Bolshoi
“The looming neoclassical theater across the street from the jagged Kremlin wall has often served as the backdrop to dark conspiracies and malfeasance.”
How the Ubiquitous-ization Of Classical Music Will Save It
Against the instinct of purists to denounce the ubiquitous cheapening of classical music in ringtones, overheated movie trailers and hip-hop songs, Elie contends: “The more various our encounters with Bach, the more objective his genius is.”