Laura Dave: “The best thing I ever wrote might be in the trash. Still, I believe it’s a critical gamble. That, regardless of what is left behind, sometimes throwing out is the only way that I’ll get to the stories I was meant to write.”
Tag: 06.17.15
This Isn’t Skateboarding, It’s Ballet On A Board
Kilian Martin “can skate upside down, hands on the ground, board on the walls. Then he’s upright, pirouetting on the board as if it’s an ice skate. Occasionally, he tips the board on its end and balances on the top edge.” (And he’s becoming a YouTube star.)
Top Posts From AJBlogs 06.17.15
Mondo Condo: Megabucks Residents at Nouvel Tower to Get Elite MoMA Privileges
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-06-17
Les Troyens
AJBlog: OperaSleuth Published 2015-06-17
Saturn Dreams of Mercury
AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2015-06-17
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California Arts Council Gets A Funding Bump
“The arts council will remain a speck in an overall general fund budget of about $115.3 billion. Factoring in additional revenue — a $1.1-million federal grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and $2.5 million in projected donations from Californians who pay extra for special arts-supporter license plates or give via their state income tax returns — the arts council’s budget will reach $11.9 million, its biggest budget since 2004.”
What’s It Like To Be A Juilliard Student? There’s An App For That
“The aim seems to be to share the atmosphere as Juilliard students actually experience it. No one who signs up should expect to learn how to dance or play the piano. Yet some of the episodes offer truly unusual insights into how art works.”
It’s A Hit – A Movie Theatre Where Seats Move With The Onscreen Action
“Since opening a year ago, Regal’s converted 4DX auditorium in downtown Los Angeles — whose seats move along with the action on the screen — has attracted 70,000 customers and generated $1.5 million in ticket sales, the location’s owners said on Tuesday.”