While there has been invective against dyed blonde hair for centuries, the modern figure of the “dizzy blonde” seems to date back to an English burlesque troupe playing New York in the late 1860s.
Tag: 10.04.10
Aristotle Knew Nothing About Theatre!
“Poetics’ fatal flaw (to borrow an Aristotelian term) is that it’s an outsider’s view of writing. All too often Aristotle’s inventory of conventions is mimicked, as if plays were no more than the sum of their parts.”
What David Sedaris Thinks About When He Doesn’t Have His iPod
“Everyone who has ever done me wrong. If I am in a swimming pool or on a bicycle, my thoughts turn to everyone who has Ever. Done. Me. Wrong.“
Why Les Miz Became A Hit
“It has played for 45,000 performances in 42 countries, been translated into 21 languages, including Mauritian Creole, Icelandic, Japanese and Hebrew. It’s all about Victor Hugo’s story. And it’s a story that’s entirely contemporary because it’s a brilliant observation of human nature.”
Actor Hurt Onstage In Gun Accident
“West End actor David Birrell sustained an injury to his eye during a performance in London over the weekend and was taken to hospital, with newspapers reporting that he was hurt when a faulty gun went off.”
Empty Room And Broken Painting – A Walk Through The Turner Prize Art
The annual show featuring finalists for the Turner Prize.
An End To Contemporary Art In Versailles?
“The director of the Palace of Versailles denies he has caved in to the demands of traditionalist protest groups opposed to his contemporary art programme by agreeing to no longer use the chateau’s royal apartments as an exhibition space.”
Tate Backs Down From Trying To Control The News
Photographers had refused to attend the art exhibition after being asked to sign a form banning any images or words being published which could “result in any adverse publicity”. However, a Tate spokeswoman said on Monday that photographers would be allowed into the London launch without signing the contract.
Finley: Museum Director As PT Barnum
“Being a museum president is being part P.T. Barnum,” says Daniel Finley, who recently bought a cowboy hat and bolo tie he planned to wear for the first time at the Autry Museum’s annual fundraising gala on Oct. 2, Jackie Autry’s 69th birthday. “There needs to be a degree of showmanship.”
Literature As Competitive Sport
“It’s a lot of pomp and circumstance for a corner of the culture that seems increasingly uncertain of its role in contemporary society, where the slow, immersive satisfactions of reading are easily overwhelmed by the onslaught of the information stream. In such a landscape, readers look to awards for reassurance, as arbiters of whether a book or author is any good.”