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Tag: 11.10.11
Talking Conspiracy: Errol Morris Interviews Stephen King
When Errol Morris interviews Stephen King about his new book about the assassination of JFK, King doesn’t suffer fools gladly. “I’m prepared for trouble when the book comes out. Conspiracy people guard themselves pretty jealously.”
Compact Discs Are Dead. Is It Your Fault?
Compact discs won’t last much longer. Or will they? And is that bad?
So Sue Me! (Only, What Will That Do To Reviewing?)
Hate a review? One author did, and now he’s suing the reviewer.
US Senate Kills Republican Attempt To Kill Net Neutrality
“Rules prohibiting cable, DSL and wireless providers from unfairly interfering with internet traffic survived a Thursday attempt by Republican senators to throw them out.”
Writing On The Wall: Ben Brantley Considers Supertitles In Live Theater
“A movie (or television or computer) screen is a self-contained space, and the subtitles generally appear within that frame. … Supertitles for plays are usually projected on separate screens, above or to the side of the stage. And if the stage is large, your eyes are forced to leave the live action to read the words.” (There are compensations, however.)
Mitt Romney Would Cut US Federal Cultural Agencies By Half
The persistent Republican presidential hopeful, an off-again-on-again frontrunner, says that “he doesn’t want to eliminate the NEA, NEH or the two other agencies but would cut their aggregate funding by half. The NEA and NEH now receive $155 million per year each – among the smallest agency appropriations in the federal budget.”
Norwegian Airline Backs Off Plan To Ban Cellos From Cabin
“Norwegian Air Shuttle, known simply as ‘Norwegian’, had cited ‘security risks’ when it announced that from November 1 cellos would no longer be allowed into its cabins, even when booked into seats as passengers.” Cellist Truls Mørk led the opposition, which was strong enough to make the airline reconsider.
How Weird Al Yankovic Comes Up With His Song Parodies
“I’m very analytical, I’m very precise. I make charts of songs that are good candidates, good targets, so to speak. Then I try to come up with ideas for parodies. And 99% of those ideas are horrible. But every once in awhile I come up with an idea and I think, ‘Mmmm. That just might work.’ And if the next morning it still seems like a good idea, then I try to flesh [it] out.”
Dance Critic Takes Trockaderos Seriously
“The question is, to what extent is it possible to laugh at the dance before it slips into cheap parody, and to what extent does the fact that men are dancing women’s roles here add to the performance? … In their rendition of Swan Lake, the Trockadero dancers attempt to elicit laughter by force.”