Hollywood’s “‘background’ performers don’t speak on camera, and they are forbidden to talk to the director or the stars. But some make a pretty good living just by staying in the background. Unemployed locals have noticed. The lines are longer than ever at Hollywood’s Central Casting, where anyone can register as an extra.”
Tag: 06.03.09
If Oprah Can Help Sell Books, Why Not Okra?
It “takes a lot of gumbo to have fun with the biggest name in the book world, but that’s exactly what a group of booksellers are doing. In a cute play off You Know Who, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance announced plans for a new marketing plan this fall: The Okra Picks.”
Dear Advice Columnists: Why Are Nonprofits So Grabby?
“My husband and I donate to several charities but get very frustrated with the constant deluge of what I call ‘Thanks for the money. Send more’ letters. Do charities actually expect that people who donate once a year will start donating every month?”
Is Popularity Endangering The Soul Of Slam Poetry?
Marc Kelly Smith, the Chicago-based originator of slam poetry, “expresses mixed feelings about the growing popularity and respectability of the art form that he created almost 25 years ago. From the start, he envisioned slam poetry as a subversive, thumb-your-nose-at-authority movement, and he wants to ensure it stays true to those origins.”
Open In The Fall And Kiss Your Tony Nomination Goodbye
“Over the past 20 years, 64 percent of the nominees for Best Musical and 72 percent of the nominees for the Best Play opened in the spring, [producer Ken] Davenport found. Over the past 15 years, 60 percent of the nominees for the Best Musical Revival and 68 percent of the nominees for the Best Play Revival opened in the spring. … [I]t’s time to change the system.”