“‘It’s nice and weird at the same time,’ she said of the attention the day after her movie’s first press screening. While here, she racked up 30 hours of interviews with 60 journalists from more than 15 countries.”
Tag: 05.22.15
Top Posts From AJBlogs For 05.22.15
Dancing with Music
The Mark Morris Dance Group performs in its own Brooklyn space. Sam Black and the Mark Morris Dance Group in Morris’s The. Photo: Mat Hayward Music often takes Mark Morris in directions I couldn’t have… … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2016-05-21
Weekend Extra: Fathead Newman’s “Hard Times”
When he was a member of the Ray Charles band in the 1950s, saxophonist David “Fathead” Newman was frequently the featured soloist on Paul Mitchell’s and George V. Johnson’s “Hard Times.” It became a musical… … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-05-21
Things I do not understand about the ticket-resale debate
The Guardian reports that next week Professor Michael Waterson will release a UK government commissioned report on the regulation of ticket resale. I’m glad to hear it, because it might shed some light on an… … read more
AJBlog: For What it’s WorthPublished 2016-05-21
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Is Fear Of Death Behind All Of Our Accomplishments?
“The terror of death has guided the development of art, religion, language, economics, and science. It raised the pyramids in Egypt and razed the Twin Towers in Manhattan. It contributes to conflicts around the globe. At a more personal level, recognition of our mortality leads us to love fancy cars, tan ourselves to an unhealthy crisp, max out our credit cards, drive like lunatics, itch for a fight with a perceived enemy, and crave fame, however ephemeral, even if we have to drink yak urine on Survivor to get it.”
What Robert DeNiro Told Graduating Arts Students At NYU
“You made it … and you’re fucked.”
An Alternative (To NPR And The NYT) Summer Reading List
“While there is nothing wrong with the books they have chosen, it seems they would have you believe that only white people are writing books worthy of summer reading.” (You can also find alternative summer reading lists for kids here.)
So, *Are* College Students Customers Of Higher Education?
Nope. “That analogy needs to die. It needs to be drowned in the world’s largest bathtub. It needs a George R.R. Martin–esque bloodbath of a demise.”
Artists Need To Be Able To Take Risks, But How Can That Work Without A Welfare State?
“There’s not much point hanging a big welcome sign above the box office if the stage door is clearly barred to anyone without a financial safety net.”
Can The Germans Fix Opera In New York?
“Accustomed to hearing opera at the Met, where the average attendee is more likely than not on Medicare, I was bewildered at the number of kids—high schoolers barely over Platée’s recommended minimum age of 14—crowding the auditorium.”
The English National Ballet Prepares To Move To Its New Home In East London
“The aim is to ‘create a new space that allows us to produce and rehearse amazing work,’ said the ENB’s artistic director, Tamara Rojo, adding that the facilities could also be used by other organisations. She said: ‘I want the space to echo to the sound of creative Britain.'”
Why Jhumpa Lahiri Quit The U.S. For Italy – And Wrote A Book In Italian
“After a lifetime of feeling that she never quite fitted into either India or the US, Lahiri feels a casa (‘at home’) in Rome. She recently wrote about her Italian metamorphosis in a ‘linguistic autobiography’, titled In Altre Parole (‘In Other Words’), which hit Italian bookstores in January.”