“We don’t understand what we’re doing, what we’re writing about, our own creation has surpassed the methods of reductionism we used to create it. Isn’t it more honest and true to write about it with a kind of vetted mythology?”
Tag: 04.22.13
New Delhi’s Historic British Imperial Quarter Under Threat From High-Rise Developers
“Some of the stunning architecture of ‘Lutyens’ Delhi’, nearly 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) of government buildings, parks and homes named after the British architect who masterminded their design, faces a new threat: a scheme by local authorities to relax planning restrictions to allow high-rise constructions.”
What Do Auden, Sartre, And Ayn Rand Have In Common?
Amphetamines.
Creating The Languages In Game Of Thrones
David J. Peterson, a formerly unemployed linguist, developed from scratch the harsh, guttural tongue of the Dothraki (who have no word for “thank you”) and the sweeter sounds of High Valyrian (which he describes as “just so stupid pretty”). One of his favorite parts was “doing the Low Valyrian is that I could really take a bat to pretty, proper High Valyrian.”
Down With Music Critics – Up With Music Criticism
“This new internet paradigm has already enabled some cool stuff — like a website that allows musicians to enter into a dialogue with their peers and their music, and for music fans to have a ringside seat to it all. And that new paradigm will surely enable a lot of other creative reactions to the big changes happening all around us.”
Cooperating – Small Chicago Arts Groups Try Cooperative Fundraising
“Creative Partners–a venture of dance theater company Lucky Plush Productions, puppeteer Blair Thomas & Company, and new-music ensemble Eighth Blackbird–will test whether three disparate groups can benefit by sharing what is arguably their most challenging and competitive endeavor: fund-raising.”
The Art Of Distraction (Not All Bad)
“It has been argued that a chronic fever of distraction and fascination arrives on waves of Wi-Fi to stunt our attention spans, encouraging writers to paddle about, tweeting and liking, instead of striking out for deeper waters.”
Shakespeare’s Globe Announces Its First Indoor Season
“The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse will open its season with a production of The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster and a co-production with the Royal Opera House of Cavalli’s opera L’Ormindo.”
Philadelphia Orchestra’s Financial Troubles Aren’t Over Yet
“More than nine months out of bankruptcy, it’s still a struggle to get past living hand-to-mouth. A few months ago, leaders believed they had only enough cash to get them comfortably through mid-April. Now the ‘pinch point,’ where cash dips below a safe margin of $1.9 million, is mid-August, chief financial officer Mario Mestichelli said.”
How Egypt’s Art Has Changed After The Uprising
“The only thing that I have seen really change after the revolution is art. The revolution crushed the fear in us. We felt we had the right to act freely.”