“To go to a movie can feel, at times, like sitting for a test, as the images and stories unfold in a welter of information that lies just out of reach. Even spectacles that advertise their all-ages, universal accessibility — child-friendly animation sequels, say — traffic in winking allusions to various canons of cultural arcana.”
Tag: 06.26.11
The E-Book Publishing Revolution – A Spammer’s Paradise
What seems to be happening is that Amazon’s platform is being overwhelmed by spammers who “scrape” content from websites or, in some cases, actually lift entire texts, and republish them as ebooks. And, in a neat twist, each of these ersatz “books” can be marketed under several different titles as coming from different authors.
Signs That TV Maybe Paying More Attention To Older Viewers?
“Contrary to the old stereotype that older people are brand loyal, that’s not necessarily the case. The bottom line is, the 50-plus are watching TV and buying products and services, and advertisers ignore that at their peril.”
Unprecedented Demand Causes Ticket Chaos At Edinburgh Book Festival
“Many of the highest-profile events at the Edinburgh book festival sold out on the first day of full ticket sales after an unprecedented surge in demand caused chaos for its online booking service.”
Bangarra Dance Theatre Accuses UK Critics Of Wanting ‘Ooga-Booga’ Dancing
Australia’s flagship indigenous performing company “says it feels neglected and taken for granted by federal and state governments” and that “British dance critics view Bangarra shows through prejudiced eyes, castigating the company when it fails to perform what [director Stephen Page] described as ‘ooga-booga dancing’.”
Philip Roth Has Stopped Reading Fiction
“I don’t read it at all. I read other things: history, biography. I don’t have the same interest in fiction that I once did. … I don’t know. I wised up.”
What Happens When You Let John Waters Curate A Museum Show
The Walker Art Center’s “curatorial staff had originally envisioned that Mr. Waters would do a kind of ‘intervention’ to keep the collection galleries lively. But he … almost completely overhauled the existing show. … And he tweaked the entire museumgoing experience with additional manipulations of the parking lot, cafe, admissions badges and audio tour.”
Williamstown Theater Festival’s New Director Very Much At Home
Jenny Gersten “has good reason to savor the milestone moments that occur in a relentless schedule that often leaves her responding to e-mails at 2 in the morning. This season marks the start of her second act at Williamstown, where she cut her teeth as a theater producer from 1996 to 2004 under Michael Ritchie.”
The Pros And Cons Of Music Sent To The Cloud
“Dematerializing recorded music has consequences. On the positive side it hugely multiplies the potential audience, letting the music travel fast and far to listeners who would never have known it existed.”