Jason Bailey works over some of the bad ideas that Silicon Valley types have been coming up with to mess up “hack” the viewing experience.
Tag: 05.17.17
The Invention That Revolutionized Music In The 1920s
The lathe democratized music production and distribution, just as mixtapes, file-sharing, streaming services, and platforms like Bandcamp did. And musicians have rediscovered it.
As Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theatre Diversifies, Smaller African-American Theatres Worry
“The Guthrie has become more inclusive than it’s ever been, with game-changing shows like “The Bluest Eye.” That goes into territory once claimed by, say, Penumbra, which still has the deepest expertise in doing African-American fare in the Twin Cities. Inclusiveness means that actors and artists can make a greater living even as it leaves theaters like Mu feeling that they are becoming “feeder companies” for bigger institutions. It’s a complicated issue.”
The Problem With Beautiful Bookstores Is That Everyone Wants Photos, All Of The Time
At The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles, “Some see it as a special place, one made magical through the presence of books. Some view it as a photo opportunity first, everything else second. We get people blocking thoroughfares to take photos, making access to shelves difficult for both staff and visitors. We should have known that would happen when we created unusual design fixtures for the store, from the tunnel of books on the mezzanine level to the cash wrap made of books.”
Canada Reduces Canadian Content Minimum Spends For Broadcasters (Producers Fear Reduction In Canadian Shows)
“The CRTC got it right when they said that, in the digital world, broadcasters need to invest in innovative content that stands out in a global marketplace. So why let broadcasters slash their investments in distinctive, original content by $200 million over five years?” Directors Guild of Canada national president Tim Southam said in a statement.
Ben Franklin Didn’t Write Most Of The Aphorisms In ‘Poor Richard’s Almanack’ – He Stole Them
What’s more, most of them weren’t even American. (We’re crushed.) Daniel Crown explains – and basically exonerates the dear old fellow.
David Lynch, Mark Frost, And The Cast On How ‘Twin Peaks’ Lost Its Way – And Found It Again
Finn Cohen talks to the showrunners and actors about how the second season of the original went so bad and what led to the decision by all the parties to revive the show after 25 years.
Laura Linney And Cynthia Nixon Talk About Exchanging Roles Every Night On Broadway
“In the revival of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, the actors alternate between playing the lead role (the cunning, assertive Regina Giddens) and a supporting one (Regina’s timid, abused sister-in-law, Birdie). … In a free-flowing conversation at BuzzFeed‘s New York headquarters, the actors talked about taking on this unique challenge, as well as their thoughts on the theater at large, aging, and roles for women over 40.”
How Did Jean-Michel Basquiat Go From Some Haitian Graffiti Guy To An Artist Whose Paintings Command Picasso-Like Prices?
As Robin Pogrebin and Scott Reyburn report, “the answer to this remarkable trajectory … lies in the art market’s unpredictable but powerful alchemy: a combination of raw talent, compelling biography and limited supply.”
Why It’s Difficult For Women Composers To Get Ahead
“It’s a circular problem: classical music is a field strongly defined by role models and mentor relationships, and with few broadly visible women at the top, only so many young women feel compelled to enter and ascend the ranks. And due to concerns about optics and impropriety, the close mentoring of female students by male teachers can be fraught and complicated. But grim statistics and interpersonal dynamics aren’t the only factors that reinforce this imbalance: it’s also the subtle currents of problematic gender messaging—in academia, the media, and the culture at large—that can toxify the soil in which young female musicians hope to grow their careers.”