Survivors of that night at Pulse and their families aren’t interested in a $45 million memorial and museum, “They seek a simpler memorial and argue that the money would be better spent helping the 53 people who were injured that night and survived.” – The New York Times
Tag: 12.15.19
It’s Kathleen Kennedy’s Star Wars Galaxy Now
But it might be awhile after The Rise of Skywalker before we know more. “‘We’re literally making this up from whole cloth and bringing in filmmakers to find what these stories might be,’ Kennedy said. ‘It can take a while before you find what direction you might want to go. We need the time to do that.'” – Los Angeles Times
Is An Organ Coming To Geffen Hall?
Organists are not happy not to have seen pipes in the renderings of the remodeled Geffen Hall. They see it “as a chance to right a historical wrong, especially at a time when many of the world’s most glamorous new halls — including Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Philharmonie in Paris and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg — have installed mammoth new pipe organs.” But, as is so often the case, New York is a little different. – The New York Times
Let The Racist Tradition Continue, Says Bolshoi
Despite – or perhaps emboldened further by – Misty Copeland’s criticism of the Bolshoi’s use of blackface, the theatre’s general director says, “La Bayadere ballet has been performed in this way thousands of times in Russia and abroad and the Bolshoi Theater will not engage in such a discussion.” The last time it was performed in NY, however, the Bolshoi chose to clad dancers in black clothes instead. – Radio Free Europe
Anna Karina, Author, Singer, And Star Of New Wave Cinema, Has Died At 79
Karina became a star of French New Wave films as a teenager starring in Jean Luc Godard’s The Little Soldier and went on to star in more of Godard’s movies (and to marry him). She was a Renaissance woman who also directed films, had a singing career, and wrote four novels. – The New York Times
How Technology Is Transforming Everything, Including Romance Novels
Sure, for those who love the Regency era, nothing has changed (though the politics certainly have). But for contemporary books, writers must figure how to navigate the ever-changing technological landscape. “What keeps people so separate IRL is providing endless possibilities for connection — even in a hellscape littered with dating apps, ghosting and unsolicited you-know-what pics.” – The Washington Post