“Along with tours in both Britain and the United States, the Globe has played to 480,000 people this year, a beacon of excellence and enlightenment that makes considerable returns to the Treasury while costing the taxpayer nothing.”
Tag: 10.25.10
Should We Take Prolific Writers Less Seriously?
“Throughout the ages, writers have poured out their souls in reams, quires, quartos: Sophocles wrote 123 plays (although, alas – for me at any rate, others may think differently – only seven survive); Alexandre Dumas père squeezed out 277 novels…”
Detroit Symphony Labor Impasse Symbolizes City’s Problems
“For a city that has taken a lot of licks, the symphony orchestra strike has drawn strong opinions on all sides. The Detroit News, for one, has editorialized that musicians should accept cuts in a city where median income fell 21.3% between 2000 and 2009. But the orchestra has drawn support too…”
Ballet Dying? Hardly!
“This is an exciting time for ballet. But, while some choreographers are looking ahead, some critics are looking to the past. This is the natural order of things. Artists are always ahead of their watchers, always pushing the envelope. To the watchers, I say, If you’re looking for gold in a silver mine, you won’t see the silver.”
So When Did Advertising Become Entertainment
“On the internet, the lines between advertising and independent content are blurring. For younger people especially, clever ads can be a source of fun. Some feel a sense of loyalty towards particular brands and quite a few want to make ads.”
Why The Skill-Testing Game Shows Are Dying
“Game shows made us feel inadequate and angry. It’s more comforting to have our own superiority affirmed by someone with the IQ of a dried apricot staggering around Warsaw with a tray of bear meat on his head, or barely pubescent skeletons clawing each other over who gets to wear the least-flattering flamingo costume.”