News - Powered by Yahoo NewsOBIES 2012: What Off-Broadway Needs No
It would seem churlish to say that Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway lack for anything. We have more than 200 brick-and-mortar theaters (to say nothing of parks, repurposed churches, and semi-legal lofts), producing nearly 2,000 shows per year. We have comedies, tragedies, experiments, aerial act...
Tue, 22 May 2012 15:18:25 -0700 -
'Please don't think me churlish.': How soldier-turned-poet Robert Graves twice turned down the offer of an honour from ..
Robert Graves, pictured, the soldier-turned-poet, twice turned down the offer of an honour from Downing Street, new documents have revealed.
Sat, 19 May 2012 21:02:32 -0700 -
Movie Review: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake in 3-
Looking at the string of awards belonging to Matthew Bourne's 1995 re-working of Swan Lake it seems churlish to say so, but it's not my favourite interpretation of the famous classic. Nonetheless I was excited to see the film version. It's not every day that dance productions hit the silver screen, and in 3-D too. Did the film version change my mind? Well, no. As advertised, it is a filming of ...
Wed, 02 May 2012 22:46:38 -0700 -
How Zuckerberg's wedding reveals Facebook's proble
On visiting the Facebook announcement of its CEO's wedding, I was served ads for insurance and heart attack prevention. Slightly inappropriate? Originally posted at Technically Incorrect
Sun, 20 May 2012 10:29:11 -0700 -
Tuesday Grok: Groupon surges on latest results, and savage cuts to marketin
Groupon released its latest financial results for its most recent quarter, and the headline numbers look great. They look stunning in fact. A cynic might suggest they are almost too good to be true. It went from a $146.5 million loss in the corresponding quarter last year to an $11.7 loss this quarter in this latest result.*
Mon, 14 May 2012 22:20:53 -0700 -
Argentina Clausura Results: Viatri wondergoal takes Boca back to the summi
10 minutes into his comeback from a cruciate ligament injury, the talented Xeneixe striker turned on the style to break the deadlock against Racing and inspire victory
Tue, 22 May 2012 07:50:00 -0700 -
Los Angeles Kings succeeding despite failings of power pla
The Kings have converted on only 8.6% of their man advantages in the playoffs. Although they're still in good shape, their path to the Stanley Cup finals could be made easier with more power-play goals. Special-teams play is considered crucial to playoff success, but the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup a year ago with a so-so power play and the Kings reached the Western Conference finals this ...
Tue, 22 May 2012 05:13:52 -0700 -
'Damsels in Distress' review: a cult director's wobbly but welcome retur
Whit Stillman, gone from movies for 13 years, brings his familiar dry tone to a tale of college students with crackpot ideas.
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:02:27 -0700 -
The yin and the yang on writin
Douglas Glover and Marianne Apostolides are both writing about writing, but they couldn?t approach the subject more differently
Mon, 21 May 2012 11:24:21 -0700 -
Roberto Di Matteo's negative strategy can be forgiven when it brings Chelsea the ultimate rewar
Roberto Di Matteo's negative strategy can be forgiven when it brings Chelsea the ultimate reward, writes Alan Hansen.
Sun, 20 May 2012 23:37:04 -0700 -