He and colleague David Croft co-created the series ‘Allo ‘Allo! and Are You Being Served?.
Tag: 12.23.14
The Best Movie Trailers Of 2014
“In the past 12 months, the number of movie trailers you’ve seen is probably greater than the number of actual movies you’ve seen. Now that the Internet means you don’t have to show up to a theater to watch them, previews are more widely available – and widely discussed – than ever. Which means the good ones really deserve to be appreciated.” (includes video)
Keeping Alvin Ailey’s Company Vital, 25 Years After His Death
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director Robert Battle, only the third person to head the company in its history (and the first not to be an original member of the company) talks about keeping Mr. Ailey’s technique and works alive as well as adding other choreographers’ work to the repertoire. (audio)
Why American Jews Eat Chinese Food on Christmas
“For many Jewish Americans, the night before Christmas conjures up visions, not of sugar plums, but plum sauce slathered over roast duck … The story begins during the halcyon days of the Lower East Side where … Jews and Chinese were the two largest non-Christian immigrant groups at the turn of the [20th] century.”
Why Guilt-Prone People Aren’t “Team Players”
“A lot of us know someone who is a bit more guilt-prone than they should be, liable to nose-dive into a shame spiral over seemingly minor incidents. A new study hints at some of the effects this trait could have in the workplace or the classroom: Guilt-prone people may be less likely to want to team up on projects out of fear they will disappoint their colleagues.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 12.23.14
Monday Recommendation: Holly Hofmann
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2014-12-22
Lookback: was Johnny Mercer a poet?
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2014-12-23
Problems with data: measuring diversity
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2014-12-21
Should nonprofit museums have free admission because they are tax exempt?
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2014-12-20
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Security Experts Disagree About Whether North Korea Is Behind The Sony Hack
“Skeptics criticized the evidence saying it was inconclusive and failed to make the FBI’s case. The agency, however, maintains that it has other evidence it can’t disclose, raising questions about whether signals intelligence collected by NSA surveillance might have been used.”
Sony Backs Down And Will Screen “The Interview”
“Following the announcement that Sony Pictures was cancelling the movie’s planned Christmas Day release amidst threats from hackers of attacks on establishments showing the film, the studio is reportedly allowing some theaters to screen it.”
The Recently-Fired Ari Roth Talks About The Role Of Theatre And Politics
“Civil society has a role to play in bringing political actors together. It is all intertwined. The work that theater people do and the work that journalists do and people to people initiatives outside of the political sphere have in moving society forward toward reconciliation, or any type of coexistence is critical.”
A Dance Critic Looks At The Physicality Of Wrestling
“The intensity of wrestling is so airless and complete—body on body, the skeleton being pulled and twisted more than it seems possible to withstand, every muscle driving for that inch, or a fraction of an inch, that allows one set of shoulders to be pinned or another to resist. Wrestlers are so crushingly close they make boxers look distanced and clinical.”