“I think you’re irritated by your youngers and tend to be respectful of your elders. When I hear about some sensational new writer I sort of think, Shut up … you’ve got to be around for a long time before you can really say you’re a writer. You’ve got to stand the test of time, which is the only real test there is.”
Tag: 07.21.13
Could The HBO Model Work For The Rest Of The Arts?
“Is the new wave of quality TV transferable to other forms of art and entertainment? Can a movie distributor, jazz club, theater company, book publisher or any other cultural institution produce its own Deadwood – and sustain it? Is the cable model – small audiences, subscription fees, big buzz – something that can be replicated?”
Miami City Ballet Revamps Its School And Training Programs
“The focus on the changes at Miami City Ballet has been on new artistic director Lourdes Lopez, and what she and the dancers are doing on stage. But Lopez is making other changes at the company’s school that, while not as obvious or immediately visible, will ultimately have a major effect on the troupe and its future.”
The Head Of Farrar, Straus & Giroux Reflects On The Company’s Golden Age And Its (Silicon) Present
Jonathan Galassi: “I’ve been around long enough to have lived through the transition from what was still basically a shoestring, seat-of-the-pants nineteenth-century artisanal shop to membership in a media conglomerate that has brought us financial stability and supply-chain-style efficiency. … The phones don’t ring off the hook, because most of what goes on in our now-silent offices happens onscreen.”
Size Doesn’t Matter – When It Comes To Human Brains
Decades of research – starting with Einstein’s stolen and preserved brain – indicate that density of wiring matters far more.
The Ruins Of Detroit Are A Magnet For Artists
“Now that the city is laid bare, artists have come from around the country to roost and flourish in cheap city living. Traditionally, artist communities thrive in impoverished areas turning their surroundings into funky ghettos.”
The Ways We Do Scientific Research Have Evolved. But Social Science?
“In contrast, the social sciences have stagnated. They offer essentially the same set of academic departments and disciplines that they have for nearly 100 years: sociology, economics, anthropology, psychology and political science. This is not only boring but also counterproductive, constraining engagement with the scientific cutting edge and stifling the creation of new and useful knowledge.”
How Pay-TV Providers Are Striking Back Against Streamers
“For years television has battled doomsayers who predict that Netflix and other online-video services will prompt consumers to abandon pay-TV. But few households have done so, because the distributors and programme-makers have been adept at making it hard for them to get popular new shows quickly without being signed up for pay-TV.”
Why Does Time Seem To Speed Up As We Get Older?
“Don’t despair. I am happy to tell you that the apparent velocity of time is a big fat cognitive illusion and happy to say there may be a way to slow the velocity of our later lives.”
Violinist Dies In A Pit Fall At The Bolshoi
“The death of Viktor Sedov, 65, is the latest bad news in a mounting string of tragedies involving the historic theater that have led to chatter about a supposed ‘Curse of the Bolshoi.'”