Rachel McAdams: Being a movie star “wasn’t something I really meditated on or planned for in any way. I really thought I’d be doing theater in Canada. I’d grown up doing children’s theater there, and I always imagined myself being artistic director of a children’s theater company.”
Tag: 07.24.15
A Museum Gets A Major Donor’s Works Early – By Creating Replicas For His House
“These great names are now in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins. And the replicas are carefully hung, in their original decorative frames, on the walls in Henry Bloch’s home. ‘They’re just wonderful. They are absolutely identical,’ Bloch says. ‘I often say, are you sure you gave me the copies?'”
Claim: The Uberization – Or Robotization – Of Everything Will Save Lives
“I do not think people should be driving cars for much longer, unless they want to. We will be killing and injuring many, many fewer people if we turn over driving. It’s one of the most important things we can do. If we value human life, let’s not end it as often.”
Ebooks Don’t Attract Much Piracy … Yet
“The biggest issue is still getting noticed … and I suppose the only thing worse than being pirated is not being pirated.”
Ingrid Sischy, Editor And Cultural Maven, Dead At 63
“For nearly 40 years, Ms. Sischy (pronounced SEE-shee) was an influential chronicler of the cultural orbit — in particular the avant-garde orbit — of New York, the country and the world. A fixture at fashion shows and gallery openings around the globe, she knew seemingly everyone on the cutting edge of creative life and was considered a formidable handicapper of talent.”
EL Doctorow And The Difficulties Of Historical Fiction
Fiction, unlike history, explores what might have happened, not what actually has happened. “Doctorow’s way with historical characters is in line with this idea. He gets to know Henry Ford or Emma Goldman through their recorded actions and then wonders what those characters might have done in a fictional situation.”