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Sunday Review opinion piece from the NY Times that questions how much our use of media may or may not lead to "connecting" with others. Is technology keeping us from learning how to carry on a conversation? How to interact with human beings in-person? How much is one's self-curated (and self-edited) identity representative of the total package that is the self?

first in a series of articles exploring how the Met's longstanding & successful HD simulcasts of productions might be "changing" opera as a form...

I knew that the Cinemark 17 in Springfield actually airs a few annual performances, so I checked today and the Italian Opera La Traviata by Verdi played at 6:30, I would have liked to have gone. This Opera will be playing at the Hult Center next December. I think its great that in remote areas such as Springfield, Oregon, people can see these high caliber performances live for a much cheaper ticket of about $20.

A discussion on the expectation of a standing ovation at the end of [Broadway] shows, and an argument for the "seated ovation." Who set these cultural expectations to begin with? Who/what sustains them? 

If you've not enjoyed an episode or several of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (or MST3K), this article provides and excellent overview. Hodgson teaches a master class on riffing, focusing on the art of storytelling and relating it both to the story being told (film) and the audience experience. Interesting points are also lightly touched on regarding the implications of something like movie riffing in the age of social media.  Also, if you've not done so previously, I recommend RiffTrax, the downloadable mp3 tracks meant to be played along with popular, contemporary movies, as opposed to the B-list flicks riffed on in MST3K. (These tracks are not paired with the movies themselves due to, of course, copyright issues.)

Meghan, did you get to see this film?

Poke through the list of columns by Virginia and peruse a few that align with our general unit theme of "social" stuff & media...