“You can learn a lot about a dictator from their domestic decor. Saddam Hussein had a thing for gold loos and erotic fantasy murals. … Colonel Gaddafi, meanwhile, preferred the simple life. He opted to live in a luxury Bedouin-style tent … So what about monster of the moment, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad? We know he’s a bit of a tech geek …”
Tag: 09.11.13
Actors Used To Flee Seattle. No More. What Happened?
“Theater artists still come and go, of course, but the alarmist newspaper articles and hand-wringing conversations have largely vanished, and the anxiety seems to have been sucked out of the should-I-stay-or-should-I-go debate. Seattle is no longer repelling entire generations of theater artists.”
The Lies Artists Tell
It’s fraud, deception, dishonesty. But hey, a girl’s gotta eat.
Dancers’ Union To San Francisco Ballet: We’re The Product, So Pay Us Like It
Alan Gordon, national executive director of AGMA: “Orchestras have always been paid better than opera singers or ballet dancers, and we think that’s wrong. People don’t go to the ballet to hear the orchestra. They go to the ballet to see the dancers. … We don’t want you to give less to anybody, but we don’t care what you give them because we want more.”
If Holden Caulfield Spoke Russian, What Would He Sound Like?
“First introduced to readers during Khrushchev’s thaw, Salinger’s novel became an instant sensation among Soviet readers in the nineteen-sixties, and it has remained a classic.” Yet the canonical Soviet translation and a new 2008 version have wildly different tones – right down to the rendition of the novel’s title.
Harrison Ford Threatened With Deportation From Indonesia
“The Hollywood actor Harrison Ford has been accused of ‘harassing state institutions’ in Indonesia and threatened with deportation after allegedly confronting a minister during an interview about illegal logging and climate change.”
Report: Online Copyright Infringement Is Minor
The report found that infringement was a “minor activity” during this period, with 17% of internet users consuming at least one item of “infringing content”. The report said this equated to around a third of all consumers of online content.
Is Most Theatre Really Boring?
“Most British theatre is well made, and maybe that’s what most audiences want. But there’s another audience – a young audience – that’s hungry for something else, for something that might just change them. Most theatre simply isn’t interested in doing that.”
NY Gallery Figure Files Defamation Lawsuit
“In a defamation suit filed Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, she offers a glimpse at how, in the secretive world of art collecting, a host of curators and art experts can agree on the authenticity of a work without knowing a crucial piece of information: the owner’s name.”
Will Consumers Pay More For Better-Sounding Music?
The qualified answer is yes. Turns out many are ready to ditch those MP3s.