“The Department for Culture Media and Sport has denied rumours that discussions are taking place to potentially disband the department and ‘hive off’ its responsibilities to other government divisions.”
Tag: 05.30.13
German Publisher Surhkamp Enters Bankruptcy Protection
“A new chapter has been opened in the long-running fight for survival of one of Germany’s best-known literary publishers. On 27th May Suhrkamp initiated insolvency protection proceedings similar to Chapter 11, shielding it from its creditors, at a Magistrates’ Court in Berlin.”
What It’s Like To Act For Lars Von Trier
Paul Bettany: “As an actor, I have questions. I want to know what I’m doing. And he simply wouldn’t talk to me. You’re not allowed to talk about the film and there is no rehearsal. … He just stands there and says [mimics Danish accent]: ‘Louder! Louder! Do it louder!’ That’s the extent of your collaboration. You know what it’s like? It’s like he’s Jackson Pollock and you’re on the sidelines, mixing his colours.”
Bertrand Russell Explains How Smoking Saved His Life
(Should we be running this without a warning from the FDA?)
Keeping The Kids Of Broadway Sane (And Grounded)
“The girls seem to know there is life beyond showbiz. ‘I kind of want to be a performer and an environmental lawyer,’ said Milly, 10. ‘I just want what’s right for the world. Otherwise we are going to die of pollution and then we will never see a bird.'”
You Don’t Have To Go To Texas To See Donald Judd Anymore
“Astoundingly, given the generations of artists that New York has nurtured, the Judd building is the first fully preserved artist’s house-museum in Manhattan.”
The Ballets Russes’ Invention Of Modernity
“That freedom of movement — the idea that movement comes from within the body and is expressed through the entire body, not just hands and feet, was very influential.”
Online Arts Ticketing Service Hacked
“A San Francisco-based online ticketing service that handles sales for hundreds of theaters, concert halls and sports venues nationwide says its records were hacked this spring and that customers should watch their billing statements to make sure intruders haven’t rung up fraudulent purchases on their credit cards.”
Be Nice To China: Hollywood Takes Care Not To Offend A Billion-Person Market
“If your movie features a Chinese villain, change his nationality. If your plot omits a scene in China, insert one – preferably with gleaming skyscrapers. … If Beijing’s censors dislike certain scenes, cut them. Kow-towing to China has become a reflex for actors, writers, producers, directors and studio executives in pursuit of the world’s second-biggest box office.”
Forty Years After Their First China Tour, Philadelphia Orchestra Sees Massive Change
Nine musicians on the Philadelphians’ current tour were also there for the band’s visit to the People’s Republic in 1973, the first by any U.S. symphonic ensemble. They tell David Patrick Stearns their memories of a China without skyscrapers, Madame Mao ordering a last-minute change in the program, and the Chairman’s fly-swatting quota.