“Four percent of the total number of primary characters, meaning three main players in the 100 children’s movies surveyed, could be classified as ‘poor.’ In comparison, roughly 25 percent of American children live in poverty.”
Tag: 03.11.16
House Of Cards Loses Its Shock Value As The Bizarre 2016 Election Drags On
“While House of Cards tells us that politics is run by corrupt yet effective politicians — whose policy disagreements are settled by a measure of wits — our own political system makes dumpster fires look put together.”
Making Van Gogh’s Sunflowers Sunny Again
“A key question that is being examined is whether the varnish of the Amsterdam painting could safely be removed. … This coating was probably added in 1927, to help protect the surface. The varnish has aged since then, leaving a brownish tinge and dulling Van Gogh’s sparkling colours.”
BP Will End Its Sponsorship Of The Tate
But, like, *totally* not because of massive, yearslong protests or anything: “The spokesman, David Nicholas, said it was ‘a commercial decision’ prompted by the collapse in oil prices.”
Despite Good Year, The Met’s Credit Rating Doesn’t Rise
“‘The potential return to a stable outlook will likely require increased donor support for endowment, ongoing improvement in operating performance, and improved unrestricted liquidity,’ Moody’s said in the report.”
Los Angeles Has A Huge New, One Might Say Game-Changing If One Were Inclined To Hyperbole, Gallery Downtown
“Once the new, on-site locally sourced, seasonal-everything restaurant opens this summer, the place is gonna be rife with blowouts and air-kissing. In other words, the scene here is the bluest of blue chip. Thankfully for us scrubs, the art part will be gloriously free.”
When ‘Taxi-Dance’ Halls Brought Ballroom Steps To The Masses
“Immigrants from all over flocked to the dance halls to overcome the loneliness in their new lives with the help of the taxi-dancers.”
The Studies Are Agonizingly Clear, But What Should Publishing Actually *Do*?
“I’m all too often agitated by the seeming intractability of the question I believe at the root of much if not all of this: what is the future of America? Or rather, what is America?”
An Actor Takes On The Nasty Underbelly Of The Online Fan Community
Oh, and her advocacy worked: “BroadwayWorld posted a lengthy response to the concerns expressed, saying that not only had the company made it easier to report abusive comments, but that it had also taken steps to separate chat boards from the rest of its content, had added moderators, and would host a benefit concert to raise awareness about online bullying.”
The Art Hoe Collective Does A Lot Of Its Gallery Work Using, Well, Tumblr
“The art world as it is right now is extremely elitist — art galleries and museums, especially, epitomize all the worst parts of exclusion and the shutting out of one people in favor of the raising up of another based on a single narrow definition of what is acceptable.”