The Frank Wildhorn musical, which ran for nearly four years on Broadway in the late ’90s despite widespread critical scorn, is being reworked and (everyone hopes) improved over the course of a seven-month US tour prior to a new Broadway run beginning in April.
Tag: 02.13.13
A 3D Printed House, Fabricated In Three Weeks And Put Up In A Day
“London architecture collective Softkill Design has joined the race to build the world’s first 3D printed house, announcing plans for a plastic dwelling that could be built off-site in three weeks and assembled in a single day.”
Hey Philosophers, Try A Little Tenderness
“The philosophers, the lovers of wisdom, have pondered and written a lot about love, even erotic and romantic love, but they have given a cold shoulder to that offshoot of love – tenderness. Indeed, I don’t believe I have ever heard a member of the Socrates guild even mention the lovely word in a remotely philosophical context.”
The English Language’s Great 20th-Century Love Poet Is The Man Who Wrote I, Claudius
“Of course, the competition among love poets was a bit sparse in the twentieth century … You could print the ‘Collected Love Lyrics of Marianne Moore’ on a sheet the size of your average parking ticket.” Yet Robert Graves left some extraordinary examples of the genre.
Japanese Husbands Shout Their Love In The Streets
“Standing in front of a giant heart made of pink tulips, businessman Yoshiharu Nishiguchi tells his wife – along with a bank of TV cameras and curious bystanders – that he is utterly devoted to her.”
In The Age Of The Internet And Tablets, Why Do We Need Libraries?
Libraries “have been around too long” and are “no longer relevant”, according to Horrible Histories author Terry Deary, an apparently lone literary voice to believe that libraries have “had their day”.
British Library Digitizes Leonardo Notebooks (Check Them Out)
“The British Library in London has fully digitised its Leonardo manuscript, enabling everyone to freely explore this precious document on a computer screen – at home, in a cafe, wherever.”
Bankruptcy Of “Life Of Pi” Special Effects Company Worries Industry
“With the chapter 11 filing, the once-high-flying company has laid off roughly 300 employees, according to sources, with many sending their resumes around town. Some wonder how the Los Angeles-based effects business survive amid increased global competition.”
GoodReads – A Solution For The Question Of What To Read?
“Goodreads and smaller similar sites are addressing what publishers call the “discoverability” problem: How do you guide consumers to books they might want to read? The digital age has created online retail sites that are overflowing with new books, leaving readers awash in unknown titles.”
Charge: British Government Is Retreating From Supporting Creativity
“My worry is that what we have here is a brazen and wholesale government retreat from public policy backing for the arts and our creative industries.”