“At 350 ft, Birth of a New World is not the tallest sculpture in existence. … But [Zurab] Tsereteli’s work is enormous, 45ft taller than the Statue of Liberty from pedestal to torch. In 1993, Columbus, Ohio, turned it down. Other cities followed suit, including New York, Boston, Cleveland, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Finally the statue was offered a home in Puerto Rico, where Columbus arrived in 1493.”
Tag: 06.19.16
Adapting ‘The Lion King’ For China
“On Broadway, Timon and Pumbaa have entertained audiences for years with their Brooklyn accents. But in China, the famous meerkat-warthog duo not only speak Chinese, but they also do so with a distinct beifang, or northern, twang.”
The Hot New Bolshoi Star Who Played Rudolf Nureyev On BBC
Artem Ovcharenko: “I was very keen, not just to play him correctly, but also to dance like him, but without making it a caricature. If you look at the way he was dancing in his younger days, people were already saying that he was a genius on stage – but technically bad. But I feared that if I simply emphasised that, it would be too obvious.”
‘Finishing His Sentences’ – Novelist Walter Mosley Remembers His Father
“Two thousand sixteen marks the 100-year anniversary of my father, Leroy Mosley’s, birth. He was and is my inspiration, the man who taught me to bob and weave in life and art. I came into being shaped by the stories about his childhood in Louisiana and the grinding poverty he endured there, the bloodletting and laughter in the Fifth Ward in Houston and the harsh enlightenment he received in the Army.”
Canadians Being Wrongfully Dinged For Piracy
“At the start of 2015, a new Canadian law came into effect called the notice-and-notice system. It requires that all internet service providers forward copyright infringement notices to customers suspected of downloading unauthorized content like movies and TV shows. The purpose of the notice system is to discourage piracy — not to get cash. But right away, some anti-piracy companies started sending letters to suspected pirates, asking them to pay a settlement fee — sometimes hundreds of dollars.”
Research: One In Three Are Bullied In School – And The Effects Last Much Later In Life
Years after being mistreated, people with adult post-bullying syndrome commonly struggle with trust and self-esteem, and develop psychiatric problems, Ellen Walser deLara’s research found. Some become people-pleasers, or rely on food, alcohol, or drugs to cope.
Dating App Data: Readers Find It Easier To Get Dates
“Out of all our matches, 21% had related reading tags in common. This is much stronger than the average of 15% for all other matches that similar matches with music, films, or TV,” says MyBae, adding that “users spent longer in general” on the profiles of people with reading tags.
Christo Really Can Walk On Water (And Here Are The Pictures)
200,000 floating cubes create a three-kilometre runway connecting the village of Sulzano to the small island of Monte Isola on Lake Iseo, Italy. Thousands come to walk on the saffron water walkway.
Art World Shrugs Off High-Profile Fakes Case (The Authentication Problem)
“The art market has been going through a testing period, not least its sensitivity to fluctuations in the global economy and the uncertain political outlook.”
Why Are Successful Actors Moaning About High Tuition Fees For Training?
“Whether you train at say, East 15 or Rose Bruford as an actor, do a maths degree at Oxford, or read history at Durham, the fees are the same. Student loan entitlement, extended in a limited form to postgraduate courses from this autumn, applies to all first degrees. It’s financially no harder for drama students that it is for any university undergraduate.”