“The American Book Awards are different from the National Book Awards . . . how? Is it like a National League/American League type of thing? Which is the one that Philip Roth is always nominated for? … Clearly, assistance is needed. Bring in the lesson plan. Bring in the Tweed Brigade.”
Tag: 10.09.09
To Make Students Love History, Teach Historical Fiction
“The joy of history lies in the stories, the pageantry, the interplay of great men and greater themes, the horrible deaths and bloody lives of our ancestors. … Here’s where historical fiction comes in.”
The Ruling: What Happened With Jeremy Piven And ‘Sushigate’
“A hot television star making his Broadway debut, only to fall ill. A respected director trying to create a Tony Award-worthy production … A hard-driving producer looking to sell tickets and whose sarcastic e-mail messages testify to a relationship gone sour. And, in a supporting role, an arbitrator with the soul of a theater critic.”
The People Have Spoken: ArtPrize Has A Winner
“Ran Ortner of Brooklyn, N.Y., has won the $250,000 first prize in the inaugural edition of ArtPrize, the contemporary art competition in Grand Rapids that dispensed with a traditional jury of experts in favor of choosing the winner by public vote.”
The Odd Sight Of ABT On The NY Philharmonic’s Stage
“Because there are no wings in this concert hall, audience members were greeted with Julie Kent pitching her body forward to stretch her hamstrings and David Hallberg, with mauve leg warmers pulled over his costume, marking steps. Such a sight, below 14th Street, would hardly raise an eyebrow.”
The Literature Nobel: ‘Defiantly, If Predictably, Unpredictable’
Dwight Garner: “The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature isn’t always a bolt-out-of-the-blue surprise, a writer whose work is known only to an elite fraction of American readers. It only seems that way.”