“I never worked in Hollywood because I had a political conscience. … At 20th Century Fox you had to take a loyalty oath and swear you wouldn’t do anything bad to the United States. I said: ‘Forget it.'”
Tag: 10.19.13
Why Do We Persist In Making Bad Decisions?
“When we find data that supports our hopes we appear to get a dopamine rush similar to the one we get if we eat chocolate, have sex or fall in love.”
What Happens When A Graphic Artist Takes Two Hardcore Punk Legends And Turn Them Into Lovers?
“Henry & Glenn Forever” is what happens. But what do Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig think about their cartoon relationship?
Is China’s Huge Market Worth The Censor’s Delete Button?
“The authors of sexually explicit works or those that touch on Chinese politics and history can find themselves in an Orwellian embrace with a censorship apparatus that has little patience for the niceties of literary or academic integrity.”
N.Y. (Except For Bloomberg And A Few Angry Graffiti Artists) Loves Banksy
“‘He’s sort of like Batman,’ Matt Adams, a Williamsburg resident, said as he photographed the Japanese-themed stencil. ‘No one knows who he is, he does his work under cloak of darkness and everyone in New York is looking for him.'”
The Violin That Soothed Titanic Passengers To Their Deaths Sells At Auction
“The violin that was apparently played to calm passengers on the Titanic as it sank was sold for £900,000 in just 10 minutes at auction in Wiltshire.”
Super Successful Performance Artist Takes Her Money And …
Builds a performance center, of course: “a 33,000-square-foot center called the Marina Abramovic Institute that is to be the culmination of her life’s work: a place, she says, that can be a Bauhaus for our time, a mecca for artists, scientists and thinkers.”
What Does The Ubiquitous Selfie Say About Us?
“The idea of the selfie is much more like your face is the caption and you’re trying to explain a moment or tell a story.”
Your Own Personal Opera
For the new opera “Invisible Cities,” audience members wear wireless headphones and wander L.A.’s Union Station as the singers and musicians perform directly to them – and as dancers gradually reveal themselves.
On The National Theatre’s 50th Birthday …
“Today, British life seems unthinkable without it. The National, the people’s theatre, continues a fine tradition of licensed mischief: it entertains, occasionally sponsors outrage, and often inspires great performances.”