On the other hand: “Of the 36% who do read reviews, around 80% said they accurately represent the performance, the research added.”
Tag: 08.01.14
Claiming, And Naming, Harlem For James Baldwin On His 90th Birthday
“I want people to be interested in the courage of his life choices.”
Our Huge Income Gap Is Squeezing Out ‘Middlebrow’ Culture
“Middlebrow is a name you would never call yourself, but rather a semantic shoe that belongs on someone else’s foot. It is also, however, a workable synonym, in the sphere of art and culture, for democracy.”
Why Film And TV Suddenly Love Texas
“There’s urban and then there’s small town within three miles [of Austin]. Hill Country to the west, rolling prairie to the east. We’ve got the lakes; we’ve got the pine trees. You can look like you’ve been all over the country and not get 30 miles from Austin.” And then there are the tax credits.
For Some People, Music Means Nothing – No Emotions, No ‘Feels,’ Nothing
“Ask them to name a favorite band and the point is moot. They have carved no room into their lives for any music. The way someone might not feel a connection to movies, they feel toward a medium so fundamental to most societies that many believe it is part of what makes us human.”
Who (Aside From Ira Glass) Cares If Shakespeare Is ‘Relatable’?
“To demand that a work be ‘relatable’ expresses a different expectation: that the work itself be somehow accommodating to, or reflective of, the experience of the reader or viewer. The reader or viewer remains passive in the face of the book or movie or play: she expects the work to be done for her.”
Everything You Need To Know About Amazon Vs. Hachette
“The first half of 2014 has actually seen a 5.6 percent increase in [Hachette]’s US sales relative to last year. … Nonetheless, e-book sales have fallen, now making up 29 percent of adult book sales in the US versus 34 percent a year ago.”
Maria Abramovic Institute Has Some Words For People Concerned About Unpaid Interns
Many words – and no money: “We believe in the transformational power of immaterial art and multidisciplinary collaboration and we seek volunteers who feel the same way to join us to create a future for our Institute.”
Sharknado And Its Sequel Are Changing Television
“The movie generated what looks like 67.2 million Twitter impressions, with Syfy saying it is up to a billion. At one point, Sharknado 2 held all ten trending topics in the United States.”
Just Who Are The 15 Unions Negotiating Contracts With The Met Opera?
“About 2,400 of the Met’s 3,400 employees are union members. They cover a broad swath of activities ranging from singing in the chorus, playing in the orchestra, dancing, painting sets, running the box office, singing solo roles, working in the call center, posting bills (advertising posters), running cameras and taking tickets.”