Everybody in America was talking about TV early in 1949, though comparatively few Americans owned a set of their own. Terry Teachout americaamericancomparatively Change image and share on social
Nobody reads a reference book to be amused, much less charmed. Terry Teachout amusebookcharm Change image and share on social
I loved music from earliest childhood - from as long as I can remember. Terry Teachout childhoodearlylong Change image and share on social
The contemporary notion that it's somehow inherently bad for a film to be 'talky' has done grave damage to the culture of American movie-making, enough so that a growing number of people, myself among them, have all but given up on Hollywood. Terry Teachout americanbadcontemporary share on social
Just as most of us prefer to watch a trapeze artist work without a net, we like to be absolutely sure that a virtuoso is giving us our money's worth, and a seemingly effortless performance, no matter how spectacular it may be, deprives us of that slightly sadistic thrill. Terry Teachout absolutelyartistdeprive share on social
It's certainly no secret that American students are taught less and less about the canonical literary masterpieces of the past, and there is no shortage of people who believe that what little they're required to learn in school is still too much. Terry Teachout americancanonicallearn share on social
Plays are not written but rewritten, and much of the rewriting takes place at the behest of the director, whose job it is to grapple with the myriad complexities of moving a play from the page to the stage. Terry Teachout behestcomplexitydirector share on social
As late as the early '50s, jazz was still, for the most part, a genuinely popular music, a utilitarian, song-based idiom to which ordinary people could dance if they felt like it. Terry Teachout 50sbasedance Change image and share on social
Americans of all ages embraced TV unhesitatingly. They felt no loyalty to network radio, the medium that had entertained and informed them for a quarter-century. When something came along that they deemed superior, they switched off their radios without a second thought. Terry Teachout ageamericancentury share on social
Fred Astaire never let you see him sweat, but he sweetened his deceptively casual virtuosity with just enough charm to make it irresistible. Terry Teachout astairecasualcharm Change image and share on social
