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Monday, February 8, 2021

How The Novel Became Women’s Work by Artsjournal2

At least in the 18th century. “Wherever they were writing, these women had dared to move out of the conventional female role of service and self-sacrifice to pursue their own needs and dri…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AM
Sunday, February 7, 2021

Who, Or What Collective, Should Create 45’s Official Portrait? by Artsjournal2

One suggestion: 43, aka painter George W. Bush. – Hyperallergic

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:36PM

There’s A ‘Museum Of Comfort’ In Spain by Artsjournal2

Well, on Instagram, actually. Yes, another InstaMuseum. Did Spanish people invent something to make life easier, better, more comfortable? Into the “museum” it goes. Part of its goal: �…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:36PM

Theatres Are Closed, Staff Are Furloughed, Colleagues Have Died, So How To Move Forward In 2021? by Artsjournal2

With joy. No, truly: “We must now work urgently, with purpose, centered in joy. … This is not joyful expression solely for the purpose of joy; they are the tools that work in community …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:36PM

Waterstones Doesn’t Want To Pay Its Furloughed Workers Minimum Wage by Artsjournal2

Some furloughed workers says they can’t make rent, can’t buy food, can’t make it in general, at 80 percent of their pay – and of course, that means the workers weren’t being paid m…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:33PM

Upending A ‘Typical Immigrant Story’ With Steven Yeun by Artsjournal2

Yeun, who got the job as Glenn on The Walking Dead five months after he moved to Los Angeles, is starring in Minari right now – the movie famous at the moment because the Hollywood Foreign…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:33PM

Madrid’s Far-Right City Councilors Want To Destroy A Mural With Rosa Parks And Other Strong Women by Artsjournal2

The mural, which also depicts women including Nina Simone, was the result of a popular vote four years ago. But “the far-right party Vox had called for the mural in the Madrid neighborho…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24PM

Smiley Face Eyeroll Laughing Face Could Become Some Of The Clearest Work Communication by Artsjournal2

At least, that’s what one emoji-loving CEO proposes. “Millennials and post-millennials now make up at least 65% of the workforce in the U.S. Emojis are an essential part of how most of t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24PM

Israeli TV Is Having A Global Moment by Artsjournal2

Hollywood, in search of the next Shtisel, a hit show for Netflix. Apple TV+ and HBO Max are also trying to cash in, both by buying shows already in existence and funding new Israel-focused s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24PM

How To Write About The Internet by Artsjournal2

A book critic considers. “Relative to the amount of space it takes up in the collective and capitalist imagination, the internet has had less of an impact on contemporary fiction than one …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24PM

The Last Agency Holdout Agrees To A Deal With Writers Guild In Hollywood by Artsjournal2

Nearly two years after screenwriters fired their agents in a fight against agency actions that were costing TV writers quite a bit of money, the Writers’ Guild Union approved a new deal wi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24PM

Robert Jones, Film Editor Of Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner And Love Story, 84 by Artsjournal2

Jones dropped out of college, and yes, started his career working in the shipping room at 20th Century Fox. “The Los Angeles native scored Academy Award noms for his work on comedy film se…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24PM

Let Us All Now Praise Christopher Plummer by Artsjournal2

Look … “He wasn’t just a pro. If there were a fabulous comic-book A-team of character actors — an Expendables, a Wild Bunch, an Avengers Initiative — Christopher Plummer would have…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24PM

Edinburgh’s Royal High School, With Its Greek Revival Architecture, Was Saved From Development by Artsjournal2

Or from bad development, anyway. Now it’s up for bids not for sale but for “sustainable longterm uses.” The fight against a luxury hotel development galvanized Edinburgh preservationis…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24PM

The Future (And Some Of The Present) Of Comics Is Black by Artsjournal2

Yes, Black Panther is returning to comics, but also, so very much more than Black Panther. Here’s a guide for newbies. – The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24PM

The Coronavirus Is Devastating Film And TV Careers by Artsjournal2

Yes, it’s devastating all kinds of careers in the arts. One TV director: “The big question is ‘will I ever work again?’ And if not, how can I best say goodbye to an industry I have b…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:24PM

Sundance Went Virtual This Year, And That Worked OK by Artsjournal2

The last big film festival from 2020 had its virtual tryout this year. It wasn’t terrible, but, says one critic: “I’m usually whiny and cranky about Sundance. Why are we in the snow? W…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:06AM

In Britain, Thousands Protest The Idea Of Closing To The Public A Library That Was Left To The Nation by Artsjournal2

The Wallace Collection “is in internal consultation” about closing the library and archive that was left to the country in 1897. Is that even legal? Will anyone notice during the pandemi…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:06AM

This Indian Comedian Was Thrown In Jail For Jokes He Hadn’t Told by Artsjournal2

This is not a democratic move: “The Muslim comic [was] thrown in a Madhya Pradesh jail on January 1, 2021 with four others on suspicion that he might make some jokes about Hinduism.�…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:03AM

If Britain Takes Its Vaccination Strategy From ‘Contagion,’ A Movie, So What? by Artsjournal2

A lot of science fiction and fantasy predicts the future – so why not a well-researched movie about a pandemic? (It’s worth noting that Britain’s vaccine response has been one of the f…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:03AM

Even The Met Is Considering Selling Some Art To Make Ends Meet by Artsjournal2

The Met’s director, Max Hollein: “Every museum in the U.S. is having these conversations. … For us not to discuss this now would be irresponsible.” – The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:03AM

Director Kelly Reichardt On The Commitment To A Daily Process Of Making Art by Artsjournal2

The director of Meek’s Cutoff and First Cow is also feeling, well, a bit cynical. “There’s so much celebration of women and people of color this year and I’m thinking ‘that’s gre…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AM

Anne Feeney, Singer-Songwriter Whose Fiery ‘Have You Gone To Jail For Justice’ Inspired Peter Paul And Mary, 69 by Artsjournal2

Peter Yarrow said Feeney was “joyous and fiery in her determination to use her music to elevate those who are most marginalised and to move towards greater justice in the land.” – The …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:03AM

Turns Out Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Was Inspired By Composers by Artsjournal2

Gorman: “I love Black poets. I love that as a Black girl, I get to participate in that legacy. So that’s Yusef Komunyakaa, Sonia Sanchez, Tracy K. Smith, Phillis Wheatley. And then I lo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:54AM

Ballet Dancers, Getting Real (And Sometimes Really Funny) On TikTok by Artsjournal2

If Instagram is about selling your moves – and your clothing line, your toe shoe line, your skin care routine, etc. – then TikTok is about being yourself. Kind of. “Casual, confessiona…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:54AM
Monday, February 1, 2021

If One Could Only Read Samuel Beckett’s Thoughts On His Best-Known Phrases by Artsjournal2

“All in all, the oracular quality of these lines, their sheer wisdom, makes of Beckett, much against his will, no doubt, something of a sage.” – The Irish Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:30AM
Sunday, January 31, 2021

Bob Avian, Broadway Choreographer, 83 by Artsjournal2

Avian co-choreographed A Chorus Line with Michael Bennett, and choreographed Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard. He “directed a 2006 revival of A Chorus Line that ran on Broadway for almost …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

The Lonely Struggle Of The Street Artists Of Paris by Artsjournal2

The artists of the Place du Tetre are feeling squeezed out by restaurants, and then there’s the emptiness. One of the artists: “It’s a hard time for everyone, but it’s especially dep…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

The Most Valuable Award In British Poetry Goes To Bhanu Kapil by Artsjournal2

Poet Lavinia Greenlaw, who chaired the committee for the T.S. Eliot prize, said of Kapil’s How to Wash a Heart, “This is a unique work that exemplifies how poetry can be tested and remad…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Judi Dench Is A Bit Bored In Lockdown by Artsjournal2

Someone hire her, quickly. “Lockdown, I fear, is not the life Dench was born to. She used to practically eat and drink on the stage, but the theatres have closed, who knows for how long. S…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

Leslie Odom Jr Almost Passed On Playing Sam Cooke by Artsjournal2

Those who have seen One Night in Miami will appreciate that the actor, singer, and star of Hamilton made a different choice, especially with his movie-closing performance of “A Change Is G…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:25PM

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