“In the retail world, mall managers who lose anchors and don’t replace them wind up tearing down the building and selling the land to Walmart. If we don’t tend to our anchors, stations’ weekend schedules will start to feel like half-empty shopping malls with a ragtag collection of specialty stores with no customers.”
Tag: 06.16.15
Is Heckling Ever Good For Stand-Up Comedy? Or The Comedian?
“Probably the closest thing you can compare it to is the fighting in ice hockey. Think about it: an activity somehow both integral and non-essential that many in the audience consider more entertaining than those parts of the performance that require actual talent. But here’s the difference between fighting in hockey and heckling in stand-up comedy, and it’s an essential one: the former is all about the players, while the latter is all about the fans trying to be the players.”
When James Joyce Met Sylvia Beach
An encounter that changed literature for good.
Here Are Some *Other* Novels That Unfold Over A Single Day
“In honor of Bloomsday – our annual and reverent celebration of James Joyce’s account of just another day in Dublin – we asked the staff at Kramerbooks in Washington, DC, to suggest some other fine books that take place over the course of a day.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 06.16.15
They Just Don’t Wanna?
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2015-06-16
Neoliberal Economics vs. Democracy
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2015-06-16
The Broad Museum Answers Back
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-06-16
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Magazine Covers Are Thriving In The Digital Age
“In the ethereal world of digital media, printed magazines continue to offer something concrete, a tangible representation of a collaboration between editors, artists, designers and writers. And nothing embodies this collaboration like the magazine cover, which remains one of the modern age’s most widely consumed pieces of public art.”
Five Of World’s Most August Orchestras Put Recent Concert Recordings On Google Play
“The Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam joined the initiative, called Classical Live, which offers downloads for sale or streams music to subscribers.”