It’s not enough that the 28-year-old Stevens has three movies in the works, is playing a lead on Broadway and is currently England’s number-one international heartthrob. He’s Editor-at-Large at The Junket, an online journal he co-founded, and he was editor-in-chief for the current issue.
Tag: 02.01.13
Playing Classical Music For The Deaf
A set of concerts in later February by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales “will feature sign language and live subtitles, and will allow audience members to sit within the orchestra, in order to feel the vibrations from instruments as the musicians play.”
Brouhaha Over The Bell Jar‘s New Cover
Sylvia Plath’s novel “is once again stirring up strong emotions, with the publisher Faber accused of portraying the book as glorified chick lit through its design for the book’s 50th anniversary edition.”
Judging This Book By That Cover: Maybe Faber Did Right By The Bell Jar
Sam Jordison: “The official figures aren’t out yet, but Faber have assured me it’s doing the business. There’s no evidence that this cover has ostracised a potential part of its audience, but there is already some that it has helped the book reach a new generation of readers.”
What The Ancient Greeks Could Teach About Gun Control
“One of the guns used to murder children and adults in Newtown, Connecticut, was an AR-15, a semiautomatic rifle that’s similar to a weapon used in war by American troops. A weapon of war was turned on innocents at home. That would have shocked the ancient Greeks. The pioneers of citizen armies were also pioneers of withdrawing weapons from the places of civilized life.”
Is This The Number One Suspect In The Bolshoi Acid Attack?
Journalist Natalia Krainova gives an overview of some of the backstage rancor at the Bolshoi, including a closer look at the difficult relationship between ballet director Sergei Filin, victim of the attack, and his chief (or at least loudest) rival, star dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
How Art Of The Early 90s Changed Art
“The art that emerged in the early nineties could not have been more different. It came from all over the globe, and it wasn’t as painting-centric or flashy. It was being formulated in small groups fed up with over-commercialization. Many of these artists were influenced by conceptualism, feminism, theory, and Pictures Art, but they turned away from making work about art, commodities, or pop culture.”
Buy A 3D Printer, And Move To The Moon?
“The architects have focused on a weight-bearing ‘catenary’ dome design using a cellular wall to help shield future moon astronauts from micrometeorites and provide some protection against space radiation — two of the prime dangers of living and working on the lunar surface.”
Whose Rejected Novels Should See The Self-Published Light Of Day?
Self-publishing: Still something to sniff at, or a way to publishers’ minds, hearts, and checkbooks?
Colorado Symphony CEO Leaves After Just One Year
“Sobczak, who gave up his job as head of the Arvada Center to take the orchestra position, said Thursday that he plans to set up a consultancy working with cultural nonprofits. The CSO will be among his clients.”