“We had to think about what the community demands of us. The lock out was a stark call that we needed to be in control of our own destiny. We can never again take for granted this ready source of work and income.”
The (Twitter) Ratings Are In For “House Of Cards” (It’s All We’ve Got)
“Over a similar 11-day period, there was a 430 percent increase in tweets about the show from 2013 to 2014. Last year, the firm recorded 254,460 tweets; this year, the number was 1,350,400. In fact, more tweets were written about “House of Cards” 10 days after its debut in 2014 than on the day of the series premiere in 2013.”
Research: How Bias Gets In The Way Of What We See
“In two experiments, participants (74 Princeton undergraduates in the first, 85 adults recruited online in the second) looked at a series of 80 paintings and rated the artistic merit of each on a one-to-nine scale.”
So The Corcoran Is Going Away? But Its Mission Is More Important Now Than Ever
“It is exactly this kind of painting — deeply tied to Washington, rich in local history and meaning — that is most in peril as the Corcoran is broken apart, its collection scattered, its community dispersed.”
Evgeny Kissin’s Remarkable Performance
Anne Midgette: “I wish that Kissin were creating a new world of possibilities for all star performers, but I’m not sure anyone else has the virtuosity to step this far outside the box with such honesty and dignity and power. I also wish this concert had been recorded. As it is, it is an evening I will remember all my life.”
Trying To Grow Your Audience? Maybe Your Demographics Are Wrong
“Generally, we begin screwing up by turning demographic research into inaccurate stereotypes. We find out how our audience differs from the general population, define it by those differences, and then aim our outbound communication at an imaginary person who embodies every one of those differences.”
Disney Launches Its Own Digital Movie Service
“Once fully deployed, the free service, called Disney Movies Anywhere, will allow consumers to buy a Disney, Marvel or Pixar movie once and watch it on any web-ready TV, mobile device or computer.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman + National Enquirer + Libel Suit = New Playwriting Award
How David Bar Katz, the longtime friend of the late actor who found his lifeless body, convinced (that’s as good a word as any) the tabloid to endow an annual $45,000 prize called the Relentless Award.
Oakland’s Own Dance Genre
It’s turfing, a style of street-dance that was created in the city about twenty years ago and is now booming.