“But I kept doing it, trying not to do it, and then doing it. There’s such a blessed unrest that you feel all the time, but maybe that’s what keeps you going.”
Archives for December 1, 2013
How Will – Or Can – We Preserve The History Of Video Games?
“We should preserve the apparatus of a game, but it’s impossible to save the culture of a game, which is really the most important part.”
Walt Disney Had Some (Possibly Surprising) Opinions On Women Working In Animation
The currently hot “Frozen” is the first feature film from Disney Animation with a woman director, but perhaps not because of Walt (in 1941): “The girl artists have the right to expect the same chances for advancement as men, and I honestly believe they may eventually contribute something to this business that men never would or could.”
In France, It’s Science Versus Old-School Conservationists
The Musée Unterlinden decided to restore its greatest treasure: Matthias Grünewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece. Then the cultural brawl began.
How Do You Get Toddlers Into Orchestral Music? Use A Penguin, Of Course
“We have to be a bit careful of the way music and story go together. … It can ignite immediate joy or sadness or fear in young children.”
It’s Nearly 2014, And Ballet Still Has A Big Issue With Black Dancers
“The problem in modern ballet is the problem of the color line. Scan the rosters of the nation’s top companies and African American dancers are rare, while African American ballerinas are nearly nonexistent.”