“London’s Lambeth Palace, home to the Archbishop of Canterbury, also has a leading historic book collection. The palace’s library was the scene of a major crime that stayed undiscovered for decades. A sealed letter that arrived at one of Britain’s most historic libraries in February 2011 was to leave its staff stunned.”
Tag: 04.24.13
Theatre Should Be A Lens, Not A Mirror (But, Er, It’s Failing)
“Should theater be on that list too? Hell no. Theater should teach that list a lesson.”
Netflix CEO On The Future Of TV
“People love TV viewing, but they hate linear TV, including DVRs and cable VOD services.”
Don DeLillo Wins New Library Of Congress Fiction Prize
“Don DeLillo, the celebrated novelist who once complained that as a young writer he ‘lacked ambition,’ has been named the first recipient of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction,” a new lifetime achievement award.
Survival Of The Shyest: Timidity Has Its Benefits
“In the natural world fortune doesn’t always favour the bold. … Does shyness have survival value for us too? Some researchers think so and are starting to find that people who are shy, sensitive and even anxious have some surprising advantages over more go-getting types.”
US Army Enlists Batman For Public Service Spots In Afghanistan
“In fictional Gotham City, Batman protects citizens from crime. Here, at the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan, another Dark Knight is on a different kind of crusade: making sure soldiers carry their rifles and don’t get run over at night.”
Why Is Arts Journalism So Bad?
“The original journalistic sin is that arts coverage has rarely been held to the same exacting editorial standards as news reporting. No one would tolerate such myopic coverage of politics, but when it comes to arts coverage the line between reporting and advertising is continually being erased, rubbing out critical honesty and independence.”
America’s Best-Read Cities
“Alexandria and Knoxville ranked No. 1 and No. 2 on Amazon.com’s annual list of U.S. cities buying the most books, newspapers and magazines per capita from the online retailer.”
Why We Need Critics?
“Professional critics are increasingly necessary because a good deal of what appears online under the guise of criticism is highly dubious. Amateurs, God bless them, can be far more easily persuaded to give good notices to something.”
The Details Behind Closing Merce Cunningham’s Company
“Discussions about the Cunningham company’s future actually began back in 1990 as a small part of a grant that urged the Cunningham organization to begin planning for a time after Cunningham’s death.”