Making the cover for the WaPo’s Best Books of 2011 required something Amazon could never provide – a physical bookstore, with a physical bookstores’ staff.
Tag: 12.09.11
Why We Hate (And Love) A Newly Iconic Holiday Movie
“Love Actually is one terrible Christmas movie that has strong-armed its way into the hearts of millions (including my own) despite being absolutely terrible. And this is why.”
Speed Archaeology May Have Turned Lion Woman Into Man
With new fragments and new reconstruction work, archaeologists may finally solve the mystery of the 35,000-year-old “Lion Man” – which may really be the “Lion Woman.”
Great Art Is Just A Mouse-Click (And A Hefty Payment) Away
Used to be one had to pity the novice art collector, intimidated by older, more knowledgable and experienced collectors, bullied by auction houses and endless parties at art fairs. But no longer. Collecting’s transformation starts with — what else? — the internet (and maybe an app or two).
How Do You Disappear A Store In Grand Central Station?
You can slide right into the architecture if you know how to do it right – that is, if you’re Apple, and you have ungodly amounts of money to spend on it.
Ah, Cannes, The Perfect Place For Dance. (Wait, Dance? Yes.)
Meet Frédéric Flamand, the new director of the Cannes International Dance Festival. He “embodies every notion you might ever have had of an intellectual European” and says, “Dance is the best means we have to speak of our place in society today.”
What’s Gone Wrong With Hong Kong Architecture? Ask A Theatre Director/Architect
Mathias Woo: “The essence of architecture is not economics, but art. Architecture is everywhere, in every part of our world of the senses: sounds, colors, smells, light and air.”
The Secrets, And Horrors, Of Top Ten Lists
Twins, timing, and the Werner Herzog slot.
Another Season Without James Levine
James Levine has withdrawn from all 2011 and 2012 performances at the Met.
What’s Afoot In San Jose? No One’s Going To Say
With no plans announced for a 2012 season, and a board that may be making backroom decisions about artistic leadership, the dancers of Ballet San Jose don’t know what to expect.