Colin Thomas was the longtime theatre reviewer at Vancouver’s alt-weekly The Georgia Straight. Last week he surprised the theatre community with a blog post that began: “I just got fired from The Georgia Straight. Thirty years. No warning. No compensation.”
Tag: 10.07.16
Are We Loving Banksy To Commercial Death?
“Is this ‘exit through the gift shop’ an ironic and knowing wink at Banksy’s critique of the commercialisation of street art in his 2010 movie? Is it possible to own an ironic Banksy mug?”
Pro-Trump Art Show ‘From A Nightmare Trio’ Is Called Off
“Gay conservative artist Lucian Wintrich was behind the planned exhibit at Pierogi, which was set to be called #DaddyWillSaveUs, as Fox News reported. Fox says the show’s title is a reference to the gay conservative practice of referring to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as ‘Daddy.'”
Was Hitler A Sock Puppet For Himself?
“In the early fall of 1923, when Adolf Hitler was still mostly known for his frenzied speeches at Munich beer halls, a slim biography was published that lauded him as the savior of the German nation and even compared him to Jesus. … New research says Hitler penned the work himself.”
The Guy Who Started A Shakespearean Theatre Company When He Was 8 Years Old
“We sprint to the dressing room, throw off our Vans and put on Elizabethan boots, toss tunics straight over our Nirvana T-shirts, and run around the woods to make our entrance on Shakespeare & Company’s verdant outdoor stage in Lenox, Mass.”
Dancing For City Ballet As A New Parent
“I was talking to a former dancer, Pauline Golbin, who’s had two babies, and she said, ‘Doesn’t your dancing just feel more efficient?’ I said, ‘That’s a great word for it.’ I don’t use way too much energy anymore, and I can just dance. I’m calmer.”
Netflix Is Coming (Harder) For Movie Theatres, And Some Chains Are Furious
“Under the terms of this 10-picture deal [with iPic Entertainment], the luxury theater chain will screen original Netflix films in its 15 upscale theaters in cities including Los Angeles and New York.”
A Big (Super Heavy) Beautiful New Book Of David Hockney’s Works Will Set You Back Thousands Of Dollars
“The volume is so vast that it comes with its own adjustable bookstand and is as heavy as an armchair.”
Philosophers Who Want Their Discipline To Be More Inclusive And Diverse Receive Literal Bags Of Shit In The Mail
“‘It’s clearly directed at people who are trying to improve the profession,’ she said. ‘For me, it just shows that our profession is totally unwilling to be corrected.'”
Venezuela Is In Systemic, Grinding Crisis, But Its Orchestra Is At Carnegie Hall
“For all the good El Sistema does, its closeness to the government has made many wonder whether it and the Bolívars are inextricable from — or even function as a kind of propaganda mission for — a regime that has dragged its people to disaster. And concertgoers might even ask how they should approach listening to this orchestra at this particular fraught moment.”