“For the past month, 17-year-old July Yinger of Denver has been in Moscow, training at the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet. Her day begins formally at 9 a.m. with three hours of ballet and gymnastics, followed by four hours of Russian language study. Afternoons and evenings are full of excursions around Moscow.”
Tag: 08.15.13
Edinburgh Fringe Stagehand Nearly Dies From Reaction To Perfume
During a performance of Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter, Bryn Jones had a severe allergic reaction to an audience member’s perfume. But the only way out of the small theatre was through the audience, whom Jones didn’t want to disturb …
The Quandaries of Fame (And The Best Role Model For Dealing With Them?)
“Research has suggested that around 40% of adults expect to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame in some guise or other. Many more are enthralled by those who achieve this goal, often immoderately.” And many celebrities are famously ambivalent about their celebrity. David Cox suggests that we can all take a cue on how to handle fame from Stephen Hawking.
Failure For A Misguided Arts Center
“The Public should serve as a reminder that it’s usually a good idea to think before you build.”
Why Is It So Hard For Black Actresses To Make Progress In Hollywood?
“It’s not just that black actresses are auditioning and not getting cast in larger roles–it seems that they are frequently absent from the casting process entirely.”
Badger Digs Up German Medieval Art
“A badger in Germany deserves a reward for making a significant archaeological discovery: the medieval tombs of two Slavic lords buried with an array of intriguing artefacts.”
How Art Critic Holland Carter Fell In Love With Art And Words
“Early, the experience of seeing art was, in my life, on an almost parallel track with words.”
How Digitization Is Opening Our Literary History
“We’ve always been able to read and access the classics. However, the cost in both time and money of accessing literature from the 19th century that didn’t fall into the canon meant it was unlikely that we would pore through anything else.”