“On one hand, it’s a total abstraction of the news, a sort of grand meta statement on the news itself. On the other, it’s really just a distilled version of what matters to us, right now. All the installation is doing is projecting chiron text.”
Tag: 02.01.13
What’s Behind The Whole Farmer, God, Dodge Thing?
That is, how did Super Bowl commercials become SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS?
When The Mayor Went 20th Century
“After the resulting photograph was published in the magazine, Koch liked it so much that when his mayoral term ended he asked that a print of it be hung in City Hall in lieu of the traditional, commissioned oil painting.”
Who Was Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring?
Guardian (UK) readers create stories for the mysterious model … or was she the real painter?
Wait, You Weren’t Even There! (An Historian Responds)
“Some have been very angry, and have threatened to punch me. However, the most frustrating criticism is perhaps the most common, and it goes along the lines of: ‘You weren’t there. How can you possibly know what it was like? Who are you to judge?'”
Marathon ‘House of Cards’ Release Means Netflix Binge On Social Media
“‘House of Cards’ is sparking thousands of mentions every hour, according to analysis by social media research firm Fizziology. About 62% of the remarks are positive, with negative conversation virtually non-existent.”
Bolshoi Dancer Moves To Canada Because Of Threats
The prima ballerina says that threats against her and her family in Russia have nothing to do with the Bolshoi.
Jetting Off To The Next Literary Festival – In Myanmar
In another first for a country emerging from a half-century of repression, the festival is “putting the spotlight on dozens of the country’s authors, a number of whom once spent time in prison for their writings.”
The Man Who Lights The Super Bowl
“Any children’s party DJ can brandish a kaleidoscopic cacophony of whirling spinamajiggers, frenetic gobo-trons and dervishing lasermabobs. … So what’s a lighting designer to do? Less.”
Broadway, Coming To (Too Many) Regional Theatres Near You
“The duplication of offerings is not what you’d call a point of pride. Some artistic directors at theaters whose identities are forged by unique choices of plays express a bit of embarrassment at what appears to be play selections made in a mind cloud.”