What exactly is life, and why do we die? Without biologist Lynn Margulis, we might never have known that the answer is sex.
Tag: 11.24.11
Why Hollywood Is Turning To Kung Fu Movies
Forty years after Bruce Lee’s “Fists of Fury” hit U.S. theaters in 1971, martial-arts movies are hitting the A list. The kung fu fix that we used to mainline from Hong Kong–with a little help from Japanese samurai flicks and artless American duds–now is available from a surprising number of countries.
Finalists Named For Hugo Boss Prize
“The winner, who will be announced next fall, will have a tough act to follow. Last year the award went to the German artist Hans-Peter Feldmann. Mr. Feldmann, now 70, caused quite a stir when instead of presenting a traditional show he covered a gallery at the Guggenheim, floor to ceiling, in 100,000 used $1 bills. He said he had conceived of this Warholian act as a way “to show the quantity” of the prize.”
Donmar Artistic Director Michael Grandage To Start Own Production Company
“After running theatres for 15 years, I feel I am now ready to go to a place where I can make my own work but maybe without a building. What we’re doing is talking to and meeting people, and buying rights and getting stuff together for 2013.”
Three Arts Stars Get Together To Make Dance
Contemporary arts stars Wayne McGregor, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Mark Wallinger talk about bringing their individual skills to a collaborative dance work.
What It’s Like To Be The Only American In The Bolshoi Ballet
“I felt like I was in a pressure cooker. I literally pictured myself in a pressure cooker being pressure steamed. Like, just sucked dry. Because I felt like it all came down to this — this one moment , and I’m on stage for an hour and 15 minutes. It was this one moment when I had to produce. I could not fail.”
“Creative Industries” – What A Terrible Way To Refer To Artists
“I don’t work in the creative industries, in fact, I don’t work in the arts. What I do is I help people live longer, feel safer, be happier and I use art to achieve that. That’s why I will never retire – what I do is a vocation, not a job.”
Frank Wildhorn – A Broadway Composer With Plenty To Prove
“While some critics have praised his tuneful and eclectic melodies, which can veer from pop and soul to blues and jazz, many have said that Mr. Wildhorn has trouble dramatizing theatrical moments in music and weaving songs into and out of book scenes, and that his taste and occasional efforts at lyric writing are uneven.”
People’s Libraries Open As England Closes More Public Libraries
“As councils up and down the country close libraries faster than you can say “select committee”, the Occupy London library is expanding, with two new branches.”
Why Are Men So Bad At Writing About Sex?
One well known author and broadcaster was fairly representative when he told me: “I can write about sex, but only if it’s bad, comedic, absurd, embarrassing or downright disgusting. I can’t begin to write about ‘making love’ because the very thought makes my toes curl.”