“It seems like an unnecessarily strict interpretation of rules. What are we doing wrong, and why would you stop people from making other people smile?”
Tag: 03.04.16
The 15-Year-Old Who Left Her Small Oregon Town For A Shot At The Bolshoi
“In her Moscow neighborhood, the women in her favorite grocery store have taken a shine to the delicate American teen, helping her pick out fresh fruit and keeping her favorite almond butter stocked. And in the local Starbucks they have learned to spell her unusual name on her cup.”
The Met Breuer Adds Space … And A Big Budget
“Integrating the Breuer has involved considerably more than giving the Brutalist building a new coat of paint. The museum spent the last several months rethinking everything from cooling systems to the training of 110 staff members to its curatorial approach to contemporary and modern art.”
One Actress Confirms What We All Know: TV Is Doing More Than Hollywood
“Given where American movies currently are, with few good parts for women, let alone black women, it’s doubtful that Ms. King would have found something as good and as juicy as what she’s got on television.”
What Did Harper Lee’s Will Say? We May Never Know
“A judge in Monroe County — the section of Alabama where Ms. Lee was raised, and where she died last month at the age of 89 — agreed to seal the will in a decision made on Monday and released on Friday by the probate court.”
It’s Good For Journalism, And For Art, To Loosen Copyright Restrictions
“Fair-use laws already technically protect the publication of images in relation to criticism and news stories. But the day-to-day on this is more complicated than saying, ‘Hey, this is fair use.’ Part of this is because navigating copyright is downright labyrinthine.”
Claim: Repatriating Benin Bronzes Does Not Right A Wrong
“In fact, repatriating artefacts on the basis of what we feel about history would be a serious mistake. Not only would the world’s museums – and institutions like Cambridge University – be emptied, it would be allowing modern-day sensibilities to rewrite history in terms of simplistic goodies and baddies, when it is always more complicated than that.”
More Debate Over Casting Zoe Saldana As Nina Simone
“A debate over whether Zoe Saldana is the right actress to star in a biopic of Nina Simone, the black singer, pianist and civil rights activist, has been reignited after a poster and trailer of the movie were unveiled online this week and a message from a Twitter account belonging to representatives of Ms. Simone’s estate attacked the actress.”
French Police Seize Old Master Painting From Prince Of Liechtenstein
“A Paris judge seized on Tuesday a painting attributed to the artist Lucas Cranach the Elder from an exhibition in Aix-en-Provence after doubts were raised about its authenticity. Part of the Prince of Liechtenstein’s collection, the work is to be examined by experts.”
Forest Whitaker’s Broadway Debut Closes (Very) Early
“The revival [of Eugene O’Neill’s Hughie], which had its opening night on Feb. 25, will close on March 27, after a total of 55 performances, including previews. It had been scheduled to run through June 12.”