“‘The challenge is saying all these really scary things, but in a way that people aren’t frightened,’ said Debbie Irwin, a New York-based voice actor who also does medical narration. Irwin has done voiceover work for hospitals, medical technology companies, and drugs like Surfaxin, a treatment for a respiratory condition. The tone Irwin tries to take? ‘Warm but factual,’ she said. ‘Absolutely I’m gonna sound like I know what the hell I’m talking about.'”
Tag: 02.18.16
The Films At This Year’s Berlinale: Pervasively Gloomy
“Those feelings of displacement and despair crop up repeatedly at the Berlinale, as if in response to our current geopolitical moment – one defined by news stories about forced migrations and refugee crises.”
Can MOOCs Get You Closer To Your Museum?
Whether they function as a resource for art lovers or provide an introduction for an audience that can’t attend — or simply hasn’t — the museum in person, these courses are increasing access in inventive ways.
Eurovision Song Contest Revamps Scoring System
They feel the telecast needs more suspense.
Americans For The Arts’ Bob Lynch On Macro-Trends In The Arts In 2016
“Five broad cultural and economic trends are sure to impact sectors across America–affecting our work in the arts in the coming years.”
How ‘Average’ Came To Mean ‘Typical’ (And Social Science Was Born)
The original concept of average is, after all, mathematical: the mean of a set of numbers. That measurement came to signify “normal” and even “exemplary” thanks to a frustrated Belgian astronomer who got caught on the wrong side of a revolution.
Oscar Wilde’s Women
“Wilde’s life and work was shaped by strong, colorful and ambitious women just as much as it was by the men who conspired to bring him down. Here are some rather surprising facts about some of the women he knew.”
There’s Amazing Theatre Happening In The Refugee Camp In Calais
“On many nights, performances are given of shows that have been devised and rehearsed throughout the week. These are shared with an audience made up of a mixture of the theatre’s regular participants and curious outsiders who may never have entered the dome before.”
The Author Of The Banned Picture Book About George Washington’s Chef Gives Her Side Of The Story
Ramin Ganeshram, author of A Birthday Cake for George Washington: “It goes without saying that these and other enslaved people were not happy to be enslaved. It goes without saying that their lives were harder and crueler than we could possibly imagine … Nonetheless, Hercules did not fit the ‘norms’ of his time. … To say that [he] couldn’t have done certain things or lived a certain way because others who suffered under the criminal institution of slavery did not, is simply not historically true.”
Ex-Met Opera Chief Joe Volpe Steps In For Fired Ballet Manager
“Joseph Volpe, who spent 42 years with New York’s Metropolitan Opera – 16 of them as general manager – was named the interim managing director of the Sarasota Ballet Thursday, replacing Mary Anne Servian, who was dismissed from her position of five years earlier this week.”