“But why do ideology and geography cluster so predictably? Why, if you know a person’s position [against] gay marriage, can you predict that he or she will want to increase the military budget and decrease the tax rate, and is more likely to hail from Wyoming or Georgia than from Minnesota or Vermont?” Consider how the US was settled …
Tag: 10.24.12
New Director For Resurgent National Theatre Of Scotland
“Laurie Sansom is to take over at the National Theatre of Scotland when Vicky Featherstone leaves at the end of the year to become artistic director of London’s Royal Court theatre, it will be announced on Wednesday.”
Could Short Film Finally Get The Attention It Deserves?
“Cinema gave short film a mosquito-span life and while DVD gave them an extension, they were ultimately relegated to wallow alongside commentary, storyboards and outtakes. … Now with YouTube’s Screening Room and sites like Openculture.com the short form is finding itself in a kind of outreach program.”
Shelagh Delaney – A Video Tribute
Lyn Gardner: “As a major of revival of Shelagh Delaney’s A Taste of Honey opens in Sheffield, it’s time to remember the debt owed to the playwright, who died last year, by many writers – even the songwriter Morrissey.”
Musicians Say California Philharmonic Has Stiffed Them
“Musicians with the California Philharmonic say the orchestra hasn’t paid them for concerts that took place this summer, leading them to take action against management … with the National Labor Relations Board.” The orchestra is a freelance group that performs in various locations around Los Angeles County.
Rasta Thomas Says ‘Ballet Is A Dying Art Form’ That Audiences Don’t Like
“This is show business, first and foremost. I’m an artist. I was trained in Vaganova ballet my whole life. But ballet is a dying art form, and something has to change. Abstract contemporary dance is unfair to the audience. It is 100 percent imperative to put the audience’s enjoyment first.”
Literary Fiction And Genre Fiction May Overlap, But They’re Not The Same Thing
“After all, literary fiction can be plotted just as vigorously as genre fiction (though it doesn’t have to be). … A good mystery or thriller isn’t set off from an accomplished literary novel by plotting, but by the writer’s sensibility, his purpose in writing, and the choices he makes to communicate that purpose.”
Free To Be You And Me After 40 Years: Has The Revolution Of Little Girls Been Won?
To a considerable extent, yes – though for little boys, things aren’t so clear. Dan Kois checks in with some of the album’s creators, tries it out on a group of today’s grade-schoolers – and talks with their parents, who grew up with those songs.
Why So Many Pianos Are Being Junked
“There are more and more pianos reaching extinction, needing to go to the graveyard.”
How Google Images Have Changed Photography
“The massive and growing archive has spawned a virtual world of images like we’ve never seen before in the history of photography–and its accessibility has inspired a new generation of photographers who are using the tool to document the world while simultaneously redefining the boundaries, quite literally, of contemporary art photography.”