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Saturday, February 4, 2012

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Mike Daisey Bait. by CultureFuture

From a description of why an app was banned from the iPhone store: They claim the app uses their location services in an unauthorised manner. A much more efficient manner than the one they …

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 05:18PM

PRAGMATIC: Lost Edits by CultureFuture

It's a big question for archivists what to do with the lost edits of a work, especially of that work was collaboratively made. One of my favorite songs is Here Comes The Sun. Turns out, I'v…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 12:43PM

PRAGMATIC: Opacity by CultureFuture

From Isaac: I was wrong.  It isn’t that he’s a bad actor, it’s that he’s an opaque one. Whether by choice or by specificity of talents, Brad Pitt is not going to reveal himself…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:58AM
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

PLUG: Puppet Slam in Chicago by CultureFuture

Sea Beast Puppet Company is curating a puppet slam in Chicago -- the application should be up on their website soon.

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 02:16PM
Sunday, January 29, 2012

ARTS POLICY: Organic, Non-Patchwork Theater by CultureFuture

Kristen Engebretsen (ARTSblog) vents some frustration about the patchwork of arts education funding: I recently read an article about a school that won a $25,000 contest by HGTV to redesig…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 12:23PM

ORANGE HATS: Active Interpretation and Conversation of Culture by CultureFuture

Lynne Conner (ArtsJournal.com) wants to artists to be more receptive to audience interpretation:  Inviting audiences to interpret the art works we present (make, produce, critique) is …

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:53AM

PRODUCING: Things We Learned, Bibliography by CultureFuture

I saw that the previous "Things We Learned" post generated some interest, particularly around the piece of advice to let every employee stop the line. If you're interested in hearing that m…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:30AM
Sunday, January 22, 2012

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Know Your Own Worth by CultureFuture

"I don't want to be embarrassing but I do have a tendency to be a best-selling author."       -- Douglas Adams, declining a standard £600 advance to write a Dr. Who nove…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 04:30PM

HERO: Do Your Job How You Want To by CultureFuture

First nomination for hero of the year: Just because you have a job to do, doesn't mean you can't do it with your own flourish.

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 04:27PM

PRODUCING: Things We Learned by CultureFuture

Organs of State had our (quarterly?) summit, where we get together for way too many hours and talk about what we've done, what we're doing, what we're going to do, and how and why we do…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 04:24PM

PERSONAL: A Quick Apology by CultureFuture

A reader of my blog caught me in the real world asked me why I haven't posted in quite some time, and there have been a lot of good reasons. I went to New Zealand, where I got to…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 02:20PM
Saturday, January 21, 2012

POLITICS: My 15 Minutes of Fame ctd. by CultureFuture

On the heels of my last citation by Andrew Sullivan, another one (I'm the one who took screenshots of InTrade.com). Carve it on my mausoleum.

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:20PM
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

QUOTES OF THE DAY: AEA by CultureFuture

I'm still coming back from my two week vacation (and I've commited myself to reading everything from while I was gone -- for theater, that is) but here's two quotes that look great together:…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:15PM
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

POLITICS: My 15 Minutes of Fame by CultureFuture

I'm quoted at 9:23 PM.

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 09:39PM
Saturday, December 10, 2011

ARTS POLICY: Really? We're Important? by CultureFuture

So sayeth Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel: A few months after his May inauguration, Emanuel said, he decided that he would work out of the mayor's so-called ceremonial office — and not the rel…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 09:43PM

PRAGMATIC: Dark Humor and Rape by CultureFuture

Not a subject I'd ever know how to tackle, but there's an incredible personal essay on the subject here. Read the whole thing.

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 09:15PM

PRAGMATIC: Importance by CultureFuture

A must-read from Rob Weinert-Kendt on the need for importance in theater: But why do I feel the need to go further than to say it's entertaining and leave it at that? I agree with one of t…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 08:32PM

LOCAL: BFG Collective by CultureFuture

Our powers combine to form...: Three of New York City’s top indie theatre companies, Boomerang Theatre Company, Flux Theatre Ensemble, and Gideon Productions, have joined forces to form t…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 08:18PM
Sunday, December 4, 2011

SCIENCE?: The Joy of Theater by CultureFuture

I wish I could believe this, but this shit sounds bananas: According to a new UK study involving Apple and the London School of Economics — reported by Hannah Thomas at Marie Claire — p…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 04:02PM
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

LOCAL: Fractured Atlas Event with Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer by CultureFuture

Fractured Atlas held a meet and greet last Wednesday evening at Topaz Arts featuring NY City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Chair of the Council  on Culture. (Official Press Rel…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:52PM

LOCAL: Not Funny. Don't Laugh. by CultureFuture

"Student Maces Class at Academy for Social Action." Don't laugh. It's not funny. Kids got hurt. Really, don't think about the irony of a bunch of kids studying social action getting the fu…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:30PM
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

HUMOR: The 99% by CultureFuture

Very Philip K. Dick.

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 06:43PM

Quote of the Day II: Dumb as a Bag full of Newts by CultureFuture

I try not to indulge in schadenfreude, but Newt Gingrich completely fails to evoke even the barest of sympathies. So I enjoyed this immensely: "Language is supposed to be a package that …

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 06:39PM

My Mind Lately by CultureFuture

This race is HEATING UP: Open more doors in life: Fellow blogosphere inhabitant RVCBard is working on putting her work in the universe; you can donate to help make that a reality. Anoth…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 06:35PM

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Channelling Abbie Hoffman by CultureFuture

This beautifully designed compendium contains all manner of whimsical scribblings, photographs and cartoons, together with some rock and roll music and vaudevillian ballads.  [...]…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 06:32PM

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT VIII: Disorder Control Memo by CultureFuture

Previous installments: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, an update, and VII The NYPD Disorder Control Memo leaked on Gothamist contains this point as point #1: "A strong military appearance, with s…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 05:37PM

Shorter Newt on Cain by CultureFuture

"There but for the grace of God go I."

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 05:00PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

CHANGE: Lessons in Effective Protest by CultureFuture

Lesson #1: The remaining students, who far outnumber the contingent of police, slowly start to encircle the officers while chanting "Shame on you!" The chants get louder and more menacing a…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:55PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011

POLICY: The "Internet Censorship" Bill by CultureFuture

A lot of buzz on the internet around the bills being debated in the House and Senate (with broad, bipartisan support) that would allow the Government to issue take-down notices to websites, …

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 12:05PM
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

QUOTE OF THE DAY by CultureFuture

From Jeremy at CultureBot: Don’t be suckered. The idea of the critic that Kaiser laments isn’t the idealized public intellectual he tries to paint a picture of. This “serious” criti…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 07:33PM
Saturday, October 29, 2011

MUSIC: The True Story of Abner Jay by CultureFuture

h/t George Lazenby, who says: This guy is unreal. Everything people got wet about with Neutral Milk Hotel, is already here, in 1970. Perfect for this gray morning.

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:11AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards