Yes, and that can be created: “A community’s ‘soul’ is not just some ineffable or magical quality. Urban planning and local laws actually affect it.”
Tag: 09.10.14
The Magic Building Where Creative Writing Majors Make Money After College …
Doesn’t exist. “When is the right time to tell people about their job prospects? In graduate school? Before they even apply to graduate school? Or sooner than that even—in their first creative writing class? Never? Let them Google it because it’s just too depressing otherwise?”
How Should Theatre Deal With Works In Translation?
“Good surtitles are a real art. One issue with surtitles is positioning. Poorly sited surtitles are like trying to hold a conversation in a room where a TV is on. However much you try not to look at them, your eye is constantly drawn towards them, even if you speak the language.”
If You’re A Music Hoarder, The News About The Original iPod Is Not Good At All
“Less of this stuff is on Spotify than its boosters would have me believe, and there’s only so much I’m willing to spend on a ‘cloud.'”
Going After Websites That Infringe Copyright Is Like “Whacking Moles”: Advocate
The head of the Australian consumer advocacy group Choice told a forum in Sydney, “The fundamental test if we are going to do something is we need to be confident it will work. If you look at site blocking it is like whacking moles. People who run websites move much faster than courts.”
“Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies” Plays Headed To Broadway
Broadway and London producers are in talks about a New York run of the hit British play Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, based on the historical novels by Hilary Mantel about Henry VIII and his adviser Thomas Cromwell … Both plays are running in repertory in London’s West End, where they have enjoyed critical acclaim and record-breaking ticket sales.”
Why Ira Glass Moved Into Modern Dance
“Glass has experimented with visual forms before: television, live shows, movies. Until he encountered Monica Bill Barnes & Company, dance was the exception. … But when he first saw Monica Bill Barnes, something clicked. There was confetti, goofiness, turtlenecks, pop music. ‘I really loved it,’ he said. … “It felt so much like the work I tried to do on the radio, and what was surprising about that is that you can’t get further from radio than dance.”
Maya Angelou’s Final Work Will Be A Hip-Hop Album
“In a new album titled Caged Bird Songs – you can guess which book inspired this – Shawn Rivera and Roccstar will sample Maya Angelou‘s voice. The producers initiated the project before Angelou knew about it, but she agreed to share recordings of her voice and even opened her home to the producers.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 09.10.14
More Dueling On the Corcoran Gallery
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-09-11
Artists should not retain copyright in publicly commissioned art
AJBlog: For What it’s Worth | Published 2014-09-11
James Ellroy, The Big Picture
AJBlog: CultureCrash | Published 2014-09-10
Opera in a Small House
AJBlog: OperaSleuth | Published 2014-09-10
Brooklyn Museum in Transition: The Arnold Lehman Years
AJBlog: CultureGrrl | Published 2014-09-10
The Visible Hand
AJBlog: Engaging Matters | Published 2014-09-10
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Why Did U2 Give Away Its New Album At The Apple Unveiling? (A Comment On The State Of The Music Business)
“U2 surprise-release of their new album – for free – last night for iTunes’ 500 million customers globally could be read as a band was no longer certain of their place in the paid music market and so chose to hide behind a marketing gimmick of faux benevolence. But, more realistically, it could also mark the last gasp of a major act using iTunes downloads as the main way to get their music to a mass audience.”