“With a population of 2.8 million people within the city limits, there are 25 bookstores for every 100,000 people … The closest [competitor] is Hong Kong, which has 22 bookstores per 100,000 people.” Says one bookstore manager, “Books represent us like [big hint redacted]. We have a culture very rooted in print.”
Tag: 05.01.15
But What’s The Point Of Taking Emergence And Calling It ‘God’?
If “something new has to have emerged from the staggering complexity of all humanity’s aspirations, interacting”, then what phenomenon, exactly, “just has to have emerged. Human life and culture? What do we gain (a leg up in the religion wars?) by calling that God?”
Dancers, Know What You’re Getting Into When You Join This Guy’s Company
Says one member of Diavolo, Architecture in Motion about founder/artistic director Jacques Heim, “He often puts on a show. He lives to get a rise out of you. And by really nit-picking at what we don’t do so well, he knows he’s going to get something great out of us.” Says another, “On an artistic level, it’s an upstanding trait. But for the younger dancers, it’s a relationship that can potentially be tumultuous.” (video)
Why Esa-Pekka Salonen Is Such A Hot Commodity Right Now
“It’s easy to understand why any orchestra might be eager to get Salonen onto the payroll. At 56, the Helsinki-born musician is at the top of his game as a conductor, with a broad range of both new music and a standard repertoire that he performs with a blend of technical bravura and interpretive insight.”
The Media Needs A History Lesson When Addressing Civic Unrest, Says The Director Of The African-American History Museum
Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture: “In some ways as I watch the media coverage of Baltimore, Ferguson and other things, I’m amazed at how ahistorical the coverage is. How people do not understand that in some ways this is part of a long tradition where people who feel devalued find ways to find a voice.”
The Weird, Great Story Of The Penny Black Stamp And The Beginning Of Mail
“Along with the fine border work and stars in the corners, the Penny Black didn’t feature the name of the country: Victoria was synonymous with the nation at this point. Instead, the word ‘Postage’ differentiated it from the revenue stamps that had been used for decades. Both that and the price, One Penny, were printed on the stamp.”
Why Emma Rice Is An Excellent, Bold Choice For The Globe
“There’s no doubt that Rice will have respect for Shakespeare, but she is unlikely to be over-awed or cowed by the performance history of the plays. That can only be a good thing, particularly at the Globe.”
The Danger Of A Single Story About ‘Africa,’ According To One Of The Continent’s Best Novelists
“Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the best-selling Nigerian author, wants American readers to know that African writers don’t just write about Africa’s problems. … Though it might seem obvious to point out, she adds, ‘people are diverse, and there are different things that are going on with them.'”
What Tony Nominees’ Parents Told Them About Theatre [VIDEO]
“My mom kept sayin, ‘You know, you could do community theatre if you’re a dentist in the day, because then you could make your own schedule.'”
San Diego Opera Pays Out $1 Million Settlement To Former Execs Who Tried To Shut Company Down
The payment, which includes accrued retirement plan funds and unused vacation pay, to former general director, artistic director and CEO Ian Campbell and deputy director Ann Spira Campbell was negotiated and paid last June, with the money provided by an anonymous donor separately from all operating funds for the company.