Inga Saffron: “The challenge today isn’t to cajole suburbanites to come downtown for an evening; it’s making the city more livable for the thousands of new residents who are putting down roots in Philadelphia’s reviving neighborhoods. No one anticipated that population surge when the avenue was created.”
Tag: 11.01.13
Is Blackface Racist Even In A Place Like Thailand? Are Thais Racist?
The questions arise out of a Bangkok advertising campaign earlier this year for, of all things, doughnuts.
Alexander Shelley To Succeed Pinchas Zukerman At National Arts Center Orchestra
“At 34, Shelley is one of a growing generation of younger conductors worldwide (which includes Canada’s own Yannick Nézet-Séguin) who are infusing the traditional world of classical music with new energy, optimism and power.”
Amazon Starts Offering Books A Month Before They Published
“The new Kindle First program will offer four e-books a month before their official print publication. Customers can purchase one of these Amazon-branded titles for $1.99. And Prime members can choose one of the books for free.”
How To Speak Artspeak Real Good
“Somehow the language used for describing and discussing art has a reputation for unusual opacity, even sadism.”
Amanda Peet’s Acting Career Was Going Nowhere, So She Did The Obvious Thing
She became a playwright – and got Sarah Jessica Parker to star in her play.
How Do These Dancers Keep Going Decades After Most Top Athletes Retire?
“They work hard, they have tried and failed at different things, and they know that to get that extra step, that extra movement, that extra shape and that difficult rhythm into stillness, takes work and trust and nuance and subtlety. That only comes with time.”
Want To Fly Through The Streets Of 17th Century London? Try This Animation
“The three-minute video provides a realistic animation of Tudor London, and particularly a section called Pudding Lane where the [Great Fire] started.”
What’s Good For The Car Battery Is Also Good For The Brain
Low doses of electrical stimulation “will not make you superhuman, but it may allow you to work at your maximum capacity.”
Orson Scott Card Has Written Some Homophobic Tirades, But ‘Ender’s Game’ Is *Exactly* Not One Of Them
“The main reason boycotting Ender’s Game is counterproductive is that the theme of the story itself is the best repudiation of everything for which Card has come to stand.”