“The three women interviewed by the Star allege that Ghomeshi physically attacked them on dates without consent. They allege he struck them with a closed fist or open hand; bit them; choked them until they almost passed out; covered their nose and mouth so that they had difficulty breathing; and that they were verbally abused during and after sex.”
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Can An Overtly Religious Musical Make It On Broadway?
“With its graphic depiction of the slave trade (black actors play characters suffering under the branding iron) as well as overt religious content (God rescues Newton’s soul), ‘Amazing Grace’ would be unlike any other recent Broadway production.”
Did Sotheby’s Cheat The Seller Of A Painting Out Of Millions Of Dollars Due To Misattribution?
“The seller, Lancelot Thwaytes, claims that the auction house did not consult enough experts or sufficiently test the painting before the sale.”
OK, Starchitect Frank Gehry Gave A Journalist The Finger. But Why?
“Everyone loved him in the decade after the Guggenheim, but a backlash is now under way, part of the new post-financial crash mood. The Fondation Louis Vuitton museum in Paris, which opens to the public tomorrow, has been labelled ‘a detumescent Sydney Opera House’ by one writer.”
This Woman Made All Of The Paintings Claimed, And Made Famous By, Her Husband
“We need the money. People are more likely to buy a painting if they think they’re talking to the artist. People don’t want to think I can’t paint and need to have my wife paint. People already think I painted the big eyes and if I suddenly say it was you, it’ll be confusing and people will start suing us.”
Arts Education Causes Innovation Way Beyond The Classroom
“While 78 percent of college-educated Americans believe that creativity is important to their current careers, most found that they value creativity more as professionals than they expected to while in college.”
Seattle Is A Deathtrap For Nonprofit Theatre. Unless It’s Not.
“Even when well-managed, even when actors are (regretfully) poorly paid and costumes bought at Value Village , survival is precarious. You could try charging Broadway ticket prices (as high as $185). But that ain’t feasible in Seattle, and it ain’t right either.”
Harvey Weinstein Wants To Change The Way Producers Are Credited
“Speaking at a conference in New York this weekend, Weinstein called for a ‘CPGA’ category – ‘C’ for creative – as well as a separate producer category for those contributing finance to a film.”
Doris Hering Charted The Rise Of New York City Ballet And Basically Made Dance Criticism A Thing In The U.S.
“She began reviewing for Dance in the late 1940s and, from 1951 to 1971, was the magazine’s associate editor and principal critic. Early on, immersed in the New York dance scene, she underwent a change of outlook in 1957, when she was given an out-of-town assignment.” She was 94 when she died earlier this month.
What It Takes To Make A New Musical In 2014
“I realized that I had talked Matt into something insane and that we just couldn’t do this on our own. That it’s so much bigger than a play. That’s the main thing I have learned working on musicals. With a play you can invite your friends over to your house to hear it and make a pizza, but with a musical that is just not possible.”