They are and aren’t as weird as you might expect – very Cagean, that – and they’re published them under a very Cagean title: Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse). And yes, in writing them, of course he used the I Ching; so did the editors.
Tag: 10.03.15
Visions Of France In The Year 2000 – By Artists In 1900
“En L’An 2000 (In the Year 2000) is a series of visionary cigarette cards and postcards by Jean-Marc Côté and other artists. First produced for the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris – the cards were distributed in 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1910 – the world of the future in 2000 was plain to see.”
Artists Talk About Politicians. Why Don’t Politicians Talk About The Arts?
With federal funding so key to arts and culture in Canada, it seems odd that this importance is not reflected in an election campaign. It almost makes you pine for 2008 and that nonsensical Stephen Harper quip about galas for rich, whining artists. (Okay, maybe not.)
Toni Morrison Reads The (Print) New York Times With A Pencil To Correct And Comment
“The exercise would seem fitting for the former Random House editor, but it’s really a response to what she perceives as the media becoming more ‘manipulative’ with words.”
Rescuing William Butler Yeats’ Magic Tower House
“The Irish Republican Army arrived one day to announce that the bridge beside the tower was about to be blown up, and to suggest that Yeats’s wife take the children and maid upstairs for their safety.”
The Digital Pipe Organ Revolution
“‘The instrument I’m most interested in building is the one I hear in my head,’ said Marshall, a quiet man given to sturdy shoes and holstering his smartphone on a belt. ‘To be able to go in any direction — as far as the mind can dream.'”
Staging A Musical With Deaf Actors
“For this ‘Spring Awakening,’ the director Michael Arden, the choreographer Spencer Liff and the actors themselves have devised an array of silent cues: hidden lights, coded gestures, timed touches and prompting props.”
Movies That Hit The Perfect Historical Note (At A Time Of Crisis And Upheaval)
“‘We were surprised it wasn’t being talked about in the national media,’ Mr. Barber said. ‘And then, right when we thought we were done, the events in Ferguson unfolded. And it became talked about at a much higher level.'”
A Swashbuckling, Cross-Dressing, Sword-Fighting 17th Century Opera Singer Gets Her Own Young Adult Book
“Whenever society starts to think about, what does gender mean, what does sexuality mean, she’s just one of the names that comes up, and people start thinking about her, and talking about her, and portraying her all over again.”
The New Arts Center In Buenos Aires Hosts 10,000 Visitors A Day
“Remarkably, everything in it is free, from video installations to comedy acts to symphony concerts.”