A conversation with Seattle
But criticism descends to crochet when he complains that the Balanchine triple bill got just one performance, while PNB “squandered three performances of their short, prestigious New York visit with this trivial ‘Roméo’.”
Trivial? Continue reading Maillot’s “Roméo” Makes Alastair Macaulay Wriggle
We’re just barely into the Memorial Day Weekend, and I’ve already drunk so deeply from the SIFF well that I can’t do the films justice in mini-reviews. Especially the really amazing stuff. Continue reading Tony’s Memorial Day Weekend SIFF Pig-Out
As murky as the crystal ball remains, the film recalls the panicky moment when nothing seemed certain, when the Times engineered the sale-leaseback of its own building to generate capital. That and the mass layoffs, says Stelter now, feel “like the reactions of a trauma surgeon. For a while, I don’t think I knew how dire the straits were in ’08 and ’09, at times. It feels markedly better now.” It’s at this moment that The Atlantic chose to speculate on the unthinkable: the death of The New York Times, a story that still inspires some heated rejoinder. Continue reading Brian Stelter on Page One, Twitter, and Storm-Chasing
Here’s Governor Gregoire in the New York Times: “Social engineering works in some places, like banning cigarettes in some places,” said Gov. Christine Gregoire, a Democrat. “Telling people you no longer can ride in your car isn’t going to work because this city is going to grow.” Continue reading Op Ed: Do You Remember Electing a Democrat as Governor?