“She had the goods: the luminous eyes and moist lips that belied a heart of stone, the slinky figure, the sculptured cheekbones, the cascading hair and husky voice suitable for torch songs or seductive close-ups.”
Tag: 02.06.15
Angry Archaeologists Take Over The Louvre Lobby, Allow Hundreds Of People To Enter Without Paying
“The protesters are demanding that preventative archaeology no longer be subject to the 2003 law. They chose the sunken Louvre lobby beneath I.M. Pei’s glass pyramid and the Cour Napoléon because it was the site of a major preventative archaeology project when the museum expanded in the 1980s.”
When Dave Eggers And A Pakistani-American Playwright Decided To Create An HBO Series About A Muslim Cop
“What would happen if, instead of a token, we had a plurality? And they had last names, diverse ethnic communities, personalities, lame jokes, intrusive mothers, annoying but loving families, significant others, hobbies that weren’t inherently criminal, an ability to converse without violent outbursts, and so forth?” (HBO was very clear that it didn’t want “the Muslim Wire.)
You Can Enjoy The Art Just As Well (Or Better) Without Your Dangerous Selfie Stick
“The museums making this audacious stand against our time say the sticks are dangerous to their works of art (imagine trying to take your picture next to Van Gogh’s Starry Night, swinging the stick a bit clumsily and tearing the sky a new comet), and they are surely right.”
She Sang Backing Vocals On ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ And Often Imitated A Theremin
“For the singer Anita Darian, getting to Carnegie Hall not only took practice, it also took a kazoo.”
Pacific Northwest Ballet Loses Super Bowl Bet And Dances To ‘I’m Shipping Up To Boston’
In a video message to the Boston Ballet, Seahawks-clad dancers perform manèges to the Dropkick Murphys’ Celtic punk song (and take the chance to remind the Colorado Ballet that the Denver dancers never delivered on their bet after Seattle’s 2014 Super Bowl win).
Pandora Radio Squares Off Against BMI In (Potentially) Seismic Licensing Case
“The larger debate over music royalties online has galvanized musicians, and the Justice Department is reviewing the regulatory agreements that govern BMI and Ascap, its rival.”
‘Selma’ And David Oyelowo Win Big At The NAACP Image Awards
Spike Lee “told press that the recent Oscar snubs show that up and coming filmmakers should not always look for validation.”
Harper Lee Says She’s ‘Alive And Kicking And Happy As Hell’ About New Novel
“People who have seen Ms. Lee more recently say that she is physically frail but completely lucid.”
Peter Sellars: The Crisis At The English National Opera Emerges From A Wider Cultural Disaster In The Making
“Let me just say really simply that cultural meltdown is the order of the day. There’s not one theatre or opera company that can sell out anything anymore. For one thing that’s because the middle class is being destroyed right in front of our eyes.”