“There are others who are actually my arms and legs. When I’m fantasizing about a new work, it’s not about me doing it, it’s about individuals in a community. […] The company is the world as we want to live in it, not as the world may be. But a social vision exists in a larger context. And we have to be aware of that.”
Tag: 11.12.14
“I Had To Own My Own Inauthenticity”: Jon Stewart On His New Film Set In Iran
“With this film I have the caveat of knowing that it will be simplistic and reductive to people who live in Iran. … I can’t create an Iranian masterpiece out of this situation. I don’t have that ear. … So I wanted to create kind of palettes that were – not innocuous, but bland enough that the audience could easily dismiss them … as the eccentricities of one oppressive regime.”
Grimm Brothers’ Original Fairytales Were Even Grimmer Than You Thought
“It was only after the Grimms published two editions primarily for adults that they changed their attitude and decided to produce a shorter edition for middle-class families.” Wait until you see how Cinderella’s stepsisters made their feet fit into the golden slipper.
This Year’s Booker Prize Winner Is Finalist For Bad Sex In Fiction Award
At least Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North is in impressive company: fellow nominees for this year’s dubious honor include Haruki Murakami, Michael Cunningham, and BBC news presenter Kirsty Wark.
Wall Street Journal To Kill Radio Network And Sunday Edition
Dow Jones’s CEO wrote in a memo that “it will come as no surprise that in order to do even more, we must do fewer things that are not core to our business so that we can move faster in pursuit of our goals.” In the comments section (!), award-winning business journalist David Cay Johnston provides analysis.
My Little Pony Marrying Shrek? Hasbro In Talks To Buy DreamWorks Animation
Okay, we could call it “G.I. Joe will train your dragon,” but negotiations are in an advanced state.
YouTube Launches Streaming Audio Service (Spotify Gets Nervous)
“The service, called YouTube Music Key, is a paid subscription service currently in beta, and you’ll need an invite to start using it. For early adopters, it will cost $7.99 per month with the first six months free, and eventually it will cost $9.99 per month, the same price as Spotify Premium.”
Misty Copeland Will Dance The White And Black Swans For First Time In U.S.
The gifted African-American ballerina and Internet heroine will perform the dual lead role in Swan Lake with the Washington Ballet next spring – and her Prince Siegfried will be African-American as well.
Thousands Petition To Restore Tony Award For Sound Design
“Seeking to influence a Tony Awards committee meeting on Thursday, Broadway sound designers have submitted a petition with 32,495 signatures urging the committee to reverse its decision to eliminate the Tonys for best sound design for a play and for a musical.”
Stop Asking Judi Dench When She’ll Retire
“It drives me absolutely spare when people say: ‘Are you going to retire?’ or: ‘Don’t you think it’s time you put your feet up?’ or tell me my age. I loathe it. I don’t want to be told that I’m too old to do something; I want to try it first and then, if I don’t succeed, then I can be told I can’t do it.”