In the States, unions are very strong and rigorous, and they protect their members until they retire. I found the British scene to be more flexible and accommodating when it comes to artistic matters. Musicians never mind staying an extra five minutes and they never go home right away when the rehearsal is over. - Gramophone
Dance “people” will recognize the innate beauty of her pose that is rooted in the cartoon version of OO as gangly. Even in her clodhopper shoes, this Olive Oyl is luscious. - ArtsMeme
Not if the Bury historical mavens have anything to do with it. No blue plaque for the punk rock band is their unanimous decision. One punk fan says, "It’s actually an even better response that they have said 'no' – I think anyone involved in punk would absolutely love that.” - BBC
But seriously: “Sophisticated imaging technology has helped reveal that dance’s multifaceted demands engage the mind as intensively as the body; that dance can root our minds more firmly in our physical selves; and that dancing together can help us relate to each other.” - The New York Times
“A high-pressure trial against a movie star turned into an interrogation of the prosecution’s conduct. And it came after a series of missteps by different teams of prosecutors left Mr. Baldwin in legal limbo for more than two years.” - The New York Times
“Tobacco is clearly and definitively harmful. The research on social media is more ambiguous and complicated. While some youth are harmed by it … others benefit from or even thrive on it.” - Slate (MSN)
The artist replaced the artifact - a silver coin minted during the British Civil War - with a replica, and used years of planning to succeed in his quixotic quest. - Hyperallergic
“The plaintiffs allege Wilson’s unprofessional behavior included abandoning the project for extended periods and making ‘unauthorized and improper disclosures about the film.’” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
“She did not want the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, of which she was co-founder and president, to continue in perpetuity. ‘We are working toward a sunset in 2026,’” says the foundation’s executive director, who said that “there was still some artwork and roughly $40 million in cash.” - Boston Globe
Uh, investor update: “Under its traditional mountain and stars, it shouts PARAMOUNT, using the all-caps styling and arched text of the Skydance logo instead of a more gently whispered Paramount.” - The Verge
Some things are similar. For instance, like a lot of us, "Harry and Sally are a pair of lonely people who got their hearts broken by people they fell in love with before they really got to know them.” But can straight men and straight women really be just friends? - Salon
He grew up on a dairy farm, but took tap and ballet. He “was in middle school when a recruiter from Richmond’s Virginia School of the Arts visited the Wolfmeyer School and invited him to spend his high school years there,” launching the dance portion of his career. - Oregon ArtsWatch
“So much of Munro’s work was about someone forgiving someone else (especially a woman forgiving a man) for something unforgivable, or about making some other horrible compromise of the soul — and also about how wretched these compromises are.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
