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Noah Baumbach: Visibly Human
Scott Foundas
Mar 4
In his films, Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Kicking and Screaming) punctuates “cruelty with tenderness, always taking pains to make sure his characters remain visibly human,” writes Village Voice critic Scott Foundas, who interviews Baumbach at the Walker April 5. Here he reflects on Baumbach works that tend to focus on issues of “intellectual one-upmanship and questionable parenting.”
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The Nine Lives of the Internet Cat Video Festival
Paul Schmelzer & Scott Stulen
Mar 1
The world’s first Internet Cat Video Festival brought 10,000 people—some in costumes, others cradling kitty companions—to the Walker’s lawn last August. Since then, the event has spawned other lives: a national tour, more media interest, and the just-announced 2013 edition. Festival producer Scott Stulen discusses cat culture, viral trends, and how the Internet is the cat lover’s version of the dog park.
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This Is Not a Trojan Horse
Steve Dietz
Feb 27
Steve Dietz, founder, president, and artistic director of Northern Lights.mn, deconstructs Open Field 2010 artists-in-residence Futurefarmers’ process, practice, and motivations.
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Forecasting Change: A Meteorologist and an Artist on the Climate Crisis
Paul Schmelzer
Feb 27
Paul Douglas considers himself an “albino unicorn.” A moderate Republican, he’s also a meteorologist who believes climate change is real. Music-theater artist Cynthia Hopkins decided to make art about the crisis after a 2010 Arctic expedition. In a recent interview, the pair discusses global warming and ways that art, science, and spirituality can work together to change minds about a changing planet.
