“In sorting through his material, Mr. Mitchell said, he realized that his message had been constant. ‘We were all on a mission to prove that blacks could do classical ballet,’ he said. ‘It really was a way of doing and being.'”
Tag: 05.16.15
Should Air Strikes Defend World Heritage Sites From ISIS?
“Palmyra is an ancient Roman site whose significance and value is exceeded by very few others: those in Rome itself, Pompeii, possibly Petra in Jordan. Its temples, colonnades and tombs, its theatre and streets are extensive, exquisite, distinctive, rich. The loss of Palmyra would be a cultural atrocity greater than the destruction of the Buddhas in Bamiyan. It is hard to think of deliberate vandalism to equal it, despite the grim examples offered by the last hundred years.”
Peter Pan Is Now An Opera, Which Is Fitting Because The Story Behind Pan Is Pretty Damn Tragic
Peter “is always seeking selfish pleasure, forgets people and events and has no empathy for others. Barrie refers to him many times as happy, innocent and heartless.”
ABT At 75: Its Success Means A Lot Of Imitators
“You always try to go back to the original source and go, this is where it came from, this is what it’s about, this is what it was meant to be.”
Using The Internet Of Things To Handle Intimate Relationships – And Stalk Partners Too
“The recipes run the gamut, from the totally sexist (‘Text my wife that I work very hard for us’) to the digitally endearing (‘Text girlfriend ‘I love you’ every day at midnight’) to the totally practical (‘Forward your kid’s school report card on to your husband!’).”
The Truth About Ballet Dancers Is Less ‘Black Swan’ And More, Yes, Fun
That is, lots of coffee, lots of cigarettes and lots of one-night stands with beautiful people.
Two Women Take A Memoir Writing Class, And You (Seriously) Will Not Believe What Happens Next
“Their lives crossed in January 2013, on the first day of a writing class, when they took part in one of those familiar around-the-table introductions that by the end had led them to a stunning realization. These strangers were sisters.”