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Archives for March 2, 2014

Being Elaine Stritch

PEOPLE Posted: March 2, 2014 10:34 pm

“One of her close friends — a friend! — calls Elaine Stritch ‘a Molotov cocktail of madness, sincerity, and genius.’ And now she’s the subject of an up-close and sometimes glaringly personal new documentary.”

PEOPLE Published: 03.01.14

Read the story in NPR Published: 03.01.14

How Brazilian Funk Left The Favellas And Moved Into The Mainstream

MUSIC Posted: March 2, 2014 10:31 pm

“Funk’s newfound popularity is fueled by listeners from a generation that has undergone the biggest class shift in Brazil’s history: tens of millions of people moving out of poverty to form a new middle class. If economic empowerment has given this new class a voice, funk has given many of its members something to sing.”

MUSIC Published: 02.28.14

Read the story in The Wall Street Journal Published: 02.28.14

If You Offer Your Plays For Free, You Have To Keep On Opening Everything Up

THEATRE Posted: March 2, 2014 10:28 pm

“For Radical Hospitality to truly be a mission-based initiative, it can’t just be about giving our audiences free tickets, it’s also about providing our audience access to our space, to the artists, access to our process. So from those realizations we created a program called Free Speech.”

THEATRE Published: 03.02.14

Read the story in HowlRound Published: 03.02.14

The Real Guy Behind The Dallas Buyers Club

PEOPLE Posted: March 2, 2014 10:23 pm

“Sitting behind a desk. Always by himself. No ‘customers’ lined inside or outside the drab, low-slung office space in a row of buildings close to downtown Dallas. Just this little, well-groomed, cursing man who was shuffling papers, placing calls and working a calculator.”

PEOPLE Published: 03.01.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 03.01.14

Penguin (The Publisher) Is Not Amused By Artist’s Spoof

VISUAL Posted: March 2, 2014 10:19 pm

“It was a bit of a shock. I never really thought about copyright,” artist Miriam Elia said. “Artists just respond to the world in your little room and you’re not thinking about much else. You just think: ‘Oh, this will be great!'”

VISUAL Published: 03.01.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 03.01.14

Music For The Hardest Days (No, It’s Not *Exactly* Therapy)

MUSIC Posted: March 2, 2014 10:15 pm

“Turning to music for comfort and solace is not a subject that is talked about much—not out loud, at any rate—in our community, even though it is a perfectly natural inclination, and something that many of us engage in regularly.”

MUSIC Published: 02.28.14

Read the story in New Music Box Published: 02.28.14

Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.02.14

AJBlogs Posted: March 2, 2014 10:08 pm

What is a movie star worth?
AJBlog: For What it’s Worth | Published 2014-03-02

The Debate About Criticism Flares Again

AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-03-02

Whose Audience?
AJBlog: We The Audience | Published 2014-03-02

Salzburg: Two festival directors convicted of fraud
AJBlog: Slipped Disc | Published 2014-03-02

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How The Oscars Logistics Work

MEDIA Posted: March 2, 2014 8:18 pm

“How those envelopes end up in those briefcases, how the ballots are counted, how they get transported to the ceremony via not just one clandestine route but two different routes — it’s all part of a security system so impregnable, not even the NSA could hack it.”

MEDIA Published: 03.02.14

Read the story in The Hollywood Reporter Published: 03.02.14

Rufus Wainwright On Why The Opera Is More Spiritual Than Church

PEOPLE Posted: March 2, 2014 6:35 pm

“I definitely feel there’s some force for good that’s been with me through life, and I think that comes from all the dead great composers.”

PEOPLE Published: 03.01.14

Read the story in The Observer (UK) Published: 03.01.14

Yes, Mad Men, Black People Have Been In The Advertising Biz For A While Now

ISSUES Posted: March 2, 2014 6:15 pm

“In the ‘parallel universe’ of Mad Black Men, protagonist Ron Rapper gets a job in the Colored Marketing Department at Sterlin Copper.”

ISSUES Published: 03.01.14

Read the story in NPR Published: 03.01.14

Does Going To College Create Yet More Inequality?

ISSUES Posted: March 2, 2014 6:00 pm

“Higher education is becoming a caste system, separate and unequal for students with different family incomes.”

ISSUES Published: 03.01.14

Read the story in The New York TImes Published: 03.01.14

Will The Visual Effects Picket At The Oscars Accomplish Anything?

ISSUES Posted: March 2, 2014 4:55 pm

“It all comes down to foreign tax incentives, says David S. Cohen, who covers the special effects beat for Variety. Cohen says California cannot compete with the lavish subsidies studios get from Canada, Australia, the UK and New Zealand. He says other places can offer about 10 percent to even more than 50 percent back on the labor costs for visual effects.”

ISSUES Published: 03.01.14

Read the story in NPR Published: 03.01.14

Is Matthew McConaughey Going To Win An Oscar Because Of ‘True Detective’?

MEDIA Posted: March 2, 2014 4:50 pm

Were most Academy voters too afraid to see “12 Years A Slave”? And many, many other (disturbing) questions raised by these “brutally honest” ballots from Academy voters.

MEDIA Published: 03.02.14

Read the story in The Hollywood Reporter Published: 03.02.14

What Does The Explosion Of Pre-Academy Awards Do For (And To) Movies?

MEDIA Posted: March 2, 2014 4:45 pm

“An increasingly eclectic group is also capitalizing on the Oscar-season feeding frenzy, taking advantage of celebrities’ and filmmakers’ willingness to be seen just about anywhere, accepting virtually anything, in a bid to generate heat for the prize that really matters.”

MEDIA Published: 02.28.14

Read the story in The Wall Street Journal Published: 02.28.14

Will The Oscars Honor Camera Assistant Killed On Film Set?

ISSUES Posted: March 2, 2014 4:40 pm

“The 27-year-old was killed last week and has inspired the ‘Slate for Sarah’ social media campaign where crew members post photos and comments with Jones’ name written on their film slates.”

ISSUES Published: 02.28.14

Read the story in Backstage Published: 02.28.14

Do The Oscars Mean Anything At All? [AUDIO]

MEDIA Posted: March 2, 2014 4:35 pm

Bob Mondello: “I don’t think they mean anything. And it drives me nuts they’re taken so seriously. Let me give you an example. In 1952, the picture that won best picture was ‘Greatest Show on Earth,’ the circus movie. ‘Singing in the Rain’ was not nominated. What kind of sense does that make?”

MEDIA Published: 02.28.14

Read the story in NPR Published: 02.28.14

Here’s The New York Times’ Oscars Live Blog

MEDIA Posted: March 2, 2014 4:30 pm

It’s far from the only live blog, but here’s one option for “real-time fashion highlights, interviews from the red carpet and backstage, live commentary during the telecast, reviews of the night’s best and worst looks and star turns, video, photos, social media features and more.”

MEDIA Published: 03.02.14

Read the story in The New York TImes Published: 03.02.14

NY’s Frieze Art Fair In Talks With Labor Leaders

VISUAL Posted: March 2, 2014 10:35 am

“The fair, which is set to return to Randall’s Island in May, has been criticised by artists and activist groups for employing non-union workers to build its sprawling tent and transport art.”

VISUAL Published: 02.28.14

Read the story in The Art Newspaper Published: 02.28.14

Are You Betting On The Oscars?

MEDIA Posted: March 2, 2014 10:30 am

“‘It’s by far the biggest non-sports occasion for us,’ says Kevin Bradley, sports book manager for Bovada, a sports betting site licensed in Canada. Bradley puts his site’s Oscar wagering in the ‘healthy’ six-figure range, adding that a lot of money comes from Hollywood.”

MEDIA Published: 03.01.14

Read the story in Los Angeles Times Published: 03.01.14

How Can Amazon Ease The Pain Of A Prime Price Hike? Music.

IDEAS Posted: March 2, 2014 10:10 am

“Amazon needs to figure out how to hold onto Prime members, its most valuable retail customers. Since keeping them happy is so vital, any additional Prime offerings can’t just be afterthoughts. If Amazon does music, it has to do it right.”

IDEAS Published: 02.28.14

Read the story in Wired Published: 02.28.14

Amazon Can Bury Your Novel, Unless You Pay Up

WORDS Posted: March 2, 2014 10:05 am

“I don’t know if my publisher, Little, Brown, has given Amazon a white envelope thick with green bills, but in recent weeks my novel has distanced itself from Sweet Valley High (‘What do you mean you broke up with Scott!’). Now, whenever you search for the book, you’ll find its company more appropriate.”

WORDS Published: 03.02.14

Read the story in Salon Published: 03.02.14

You Know What Makes More Money Than Google? Television

MEDIA Posted: March 2, 2014 10:00 am

“On a profit-per-employee basis, 21st Century Fox (annual net income: $7.1b) is even richer than Google ($12.9b), according to calculations by BuzzFeed business editor Peter Lauria. That’s pretty astonishing.”

MEDIA Published: 02.28.14

Read the story in The Atlantic Published: 02.28.14

Writing A Bestselling, Super-Famous Book At Age 18 Might Not Be The Best Thing For You

PEOPLE Posted: March 2, 2014 9:40 am

“Instead of leaving for Chile with a band of gangsters, one stays in Paris and writes a novel. That seems to me a great adventure.”

PEOPLE Published: 02.28.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 02.28.14

Hello, Paradise: The Godfather Showing In Royal Albert Hall With A Live Orchestra

MUSIC Posted: March 2, 2014 9:30 am

“There is little film music as instantly recognizable as Nino Rota’s opening music played on trumpet, and only a handful of films as masterfully made as The Godfather.”

MUSIC Published: 02.28.14

Read the story in The Hollywood Reporter Published: 02.28.14

Sure, The Book Was Better – But Is That Always True About Stage Adaptations?

THEATRE Posted: March 2, 2014 9:30 am

“Text is only a very small part of the experience, unlike the stage adaptations of old, which were often merely an attempt to provide a substitute for the novel.”

THEATRE Published: 02.25.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 02.25.14

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