“[The scripts outline] not just what hurts but how to express it. They tell us how much to give away, and when. … The scripts dig deep into our fictive lives: the ages of our children and the diseases of our parents, the names of our husbands’ real-estate and graphic-design firms, the amount of weight we’ve lost in the past year, the amount of alcohol we drink each week.”
Archives for February 6, 2014
‘Emotionally, It’s a Demolition Job’: What It’s Like to Play Miss Julie
Louise Brealey (Sherlock): “This kitchen is a very dangerous place. What happens between John and Julie is horrifying – something putatively domestic suddenly feels like Greek tragedy.”
MoMA Mulls Making Its Sculpture Garden Free to Public, And Not Everyone Is Thrilled
“The idea that you buy your giant pretzel and walk in off the street is, I’m sorry, just not the same,” says one visitor. Grouses an architect, “How is this different than just a shopping mall with sculptures? That’s where it’s headed.”