The bright Texas sunshine reflecting off the Dallas Arts District’s new Museum Tower is cooking the plants in the Nasher’s sculpture garden (as well as a major new rooftop public park nearby). The building’s glass curtain wall is even endangering art inside the Nasher by blasting bright light past the museum’s ingenious – and hitherto effective – sunscreen roof designed by Renzo Piano.
Tag: 05.12
15 Steps To Making A Global Hollywood Hit
“Today, movies generate 70 percent of their revenue abroad. This has Hollywood studios playing to the tastes of viewers from São Paulo to South Korea–and employing all sorts of savvy new rules to build global box-office sensations.”
We’re Lonelier And More Alone (Is Facebook Making It Worse?)
“Loneliness and being alone are not the same thing, but both are on the rise. We meet fewer people. We gather less. And when we gather, our bonds are less meaningful and less easy. The decrease in confidants–that is, in quality social connections–has been dramatic over the past 25 years.”
Where Is Springfield In The Simpsons? Matt Groening Finally ‘Fesses Up
“Springfield was named after Springfield, Oregon. The only reason is that when I was a kid, the TV show Father Knows Best took place in the town of Springfield, and I was thrilled because I imagined that it was the town next to Portland, my hometown. When I grew up, I realized it was just a fictitious name.”
How (Pay) Television Got To Be Better Than Movies
James Wolcott: “As I write this, the Academy Awards are a few days away, with The Artist the odds-on best-picture winner. Does anyone think The Artist is better than Mad Men?”