“Will we finally get an all-robot rhythm section?”
Archives for January 26, 2014
Got Romantic Notions About French Cuisine? Think Again
Supermarkets and one hospitality company dominate the food in France, and “in a recent survey, one-third of French restaurants acknowledged serving frozen products that they had simply reheated.”
Smaller Music Groups Benefited From The Minnesota Orchestra’s Lockout
“Some music directors say the lockout triggered their increases; others say they don’t know the cause. But they agree that the silence from Orchestra Hall kindled a new appreciation of classical music — wherever it was performed.”
The Theatre Artist Who Got Famous Thanks To A Viral Post
“Kristina Wong has crashed Miss Chinatown pageants as a pimply, cigar-smoking, over-the-hill contestant. She has posed as a rabid Jeremy Lin fan, waving sexually suggestive signs at the NBA player’s games. On a sewing machine in her Koreatown apartment, she makes vagina puppets out of colored felt.”
Guess Where The Little Prince Was Written (It Isn’t France)
“Wherever he went, he had stacks of onionskin paper with him, and always a cup of coffee or tea by his side, always a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.”
What’s Wrong With Kenya’s Film Review Board?
Back in the day, “when the censors thought there was too much violence or sex or swearing in a film they simply made it an Adults Only film.” Not so anymore.
Is TV’s Pilot Season Officially Dead?
And if so, what does a year-round schedule mean for actors?
Night At The Museum (Well, The Art Institute)
“‘I hear things,’ says Jerry Zollicoffer, the museum’s protection services manager. ‘Most of the time it’s just the building settling.’ Most of the time.”
Royal Ballet Rising Star Quits And Corps Members Protest Working Conditions
“The latest dancer to head for the door is Dawid Trzensimiech, marked out by critics as one of the company’s most promising soloists. He resigned from the company on Thursday, telling friends he was unhappy at what he felt to be ‘a lack of care and coaching’ at Covent Garden.”