“More than 2,000 film professionals – talented directors, actors, cinematographers, production designers and composers – fled the country when the Nazis took power. Germany’s loss was Hollywood’s gain.”
Tag: 03.05.13
New York, Melting Pot Of Comedy From All Over The World
Comedians from Africa in the Bronx, from China or India in Queens, from Russia or the Arab world in Brooklyn – “In a city where a priest, an imam and a rabbi really could walk into a bar on any given day – along with just about anyone from around the globe – what different cultures laugh at is as diverse as the city itself.”
Locked-Out St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Cancels Yet More Concerts
“The SPCO musicians rejected management’s latest ‘play and talk’ offer, which would have resumed the concert season while negotiations continued. However, … SPCO president Dobson West held out hope that the lockout, which began Oct. 21, may be coming to an end soon.”
Where TV Is Headed: Streaming
“Internet-delivered TV, which until recently was unready for prime time, is the new front in the war for Americans’ attention spans.”
Is The BBC Retreating From Culture Coverage?
“What The Review Show’s relegation symbolises is a dual current BBC unease: about books – or, more accurately, all cultural forms except art and music – and about criticism on TV.”
How Streaming Is Changing TV
“Now after years of talk about “cord-cutting” and the collapse of TV as we know it, a new report is suggesting that the rapid growth of the online audiences will fundamentally change not only the way viewers approach video content, but the way that advertisers do.”
Does Big Data Spell The End Of The Human “Expert”?
“The subject-area expert, the substantive specialist, will lose some of his or her luster compared with the statistician and data analyst, who are unfettered by the old ways of doing things and let the data speak. This new cadre will rely on correlations without prejudgments and prejudice.”
Suspect Detained In Bolshoi Ballet Acid Attack
“Moscow police on Tuesday detained a suspect who allegedly splashed acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet in an attack that shocked the world artistic community and left the troupe in crisis.”
Geek Burlesque (Yes, It’s A Thing)
“Welcome to the quirky world of nerdlesque, or nerd burlesque, a place where women performers of all shapes and sizes bare their geeky souls, strip down to pasties and panties – and boldly go where no man has gone before.” Show titles include A Super Mario Burlesque and The Burl-X-Files.