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Winter Olympics pics - and why 2012 pictograms score badlyWednesday, 03 March 2010
The Big Picture has a collection of some extraordinary photos of the Winter Olympics here. Below pic credit: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty ImagesMeanwhile, the New York Times has posted a fascinating video piece (below) about Olympic signage and the... Read more... |
Bird's Eye View festivalMonday, 01 March 2010Bird’s Eye View 2010 - a festival celebrating women filmmakers - kicks off this Thursday at various venues around London. The sixth Bird's Eye View festival, which continues until 12 March, comes at a particularly auspicious time for female... Read more... |
Broadway diva arrives without a voiceMonday, 01 March 2010What happens when you show up but your voice doesn't? That scenario - any performer's worst nightmare - was borne out Sunday night at the New Players Theatre, where Broadway star Stephanie J Block cancelled the second of two back-to-back concert... Read more... |
Birthdays on the Tube: 28 February-6 MarchSunday, 28 February 2010
Our ongoing series celebrating musicians’ birthdays. This week’s include Lou Reed, in action in a stupendous version of "Venus in Furs" with the Velvet Underground, Chopin played by the wonderful Martha Argerich, archive footage of Miriam Makeba,... Read more... |
The name of this band is Atoms For PeaceThursday, 25 February 2010
The blogs are alive with the sound of Thom Yorke of Radiohead's new band, which he told us today had the name Atoms For Peace. "It seemed bleedin' obvious," said Yorke of the name on the Radiohead website Dead Air Space. Nerdy, pacifist, retro,... Read more... |
The Bible: A History: The BashThursday, 25 February 2010It could so easily have been just another bit of God-slot box-ticking. But The Bible: A History, in which Channel 4 has invited guest presenters to mull over some aspect of the Good Book, has been exciting a lot of comment from viewers. Summoning... Read more... |
Well, it's one way to shift ticketsThursday, 25 February 2010Busking is a broad church. From the dipsomaniac tin-whistler to the music college prodigy to the factory-model Dylanologist, pavements and pedestrian tunnels echo and thrum to freelance musical output of every stripe. The genuinely world-class... Read more... |
Met Opera goes live around the worldWednesday, 24 February 2010New York's Metropolitan Opera House firmly believes it's the centre of the universe. From a London perspective, it's not, but it does boast most of the big stars, and supremo Peter Gelb seems to be modernising a creaking rep, phasing out a number of... Read more... |
Police called to Philip Ridley playWednesday, 24 February 2010A performance of the current London revival of Philip Ridley’s play Mercury Fur was almost stopped by a police raid. Police were ready to storm the stage last night following a 999 call made by a distressed resident living next door to Theatre... Read more... |
Christopher Wheeldon splits with his ballet companyTuesday, 23 February 2010
In a shock that will deeply upset US and UK ballet, leading young British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon has abandoned his own company, Morphoses, which he set up in the US less than three years ago as a rare example of a choreographer-led... Read more... |
Domingo withdrawsTuesday, 23 February 2010The Royal Opera House announced today that Plácido Domingo is withdrawing from next month's production of Tamerlano at Covent Garden. Domingo, who turned 69 in January, was due to sing the role of Bajazet in Handel's opera over seven performances... Read more... |
Richard Thompson announced as Meltdown 2010 curatorTuesday, 23 February 2010Today, months of speculation end with the announcement that Richard Thompson is to curate the Meltdown 2010 festival at the Southbank Centre.Thompson, considered a national treasure in some circles, and an old folkie in others, frequently tours a... Read more... |
