I don't know who Tom Sandborn is but this is so nicely done.
Motivation for an opera, a play, an installation? Anyone?
Tom Sandborn
Vancouver Courier
Friday, July 25, 2008
I have a file in my computer called "No Future for Satire." It is dedicated to news items that support my favourite literary theory, the proposition that satire is dead as a form of fiction in the 21st century. The basic assumption here is that it is impossible to make up anything as grotesque as the six o'clock news.
A little-noticed decision by city council last September is now a standout piece of evidence in that file. The folks we elected to conduct city business decided, in their infinite wisdom, to spend $5 million from the $20 million Olympics Legacy Fund on turning two downtown parking lots into enormous outdoor venues. Those of us who can't afford the pricey tickets for Olympic events can gather there and watch them on huge TV screens and enjoy live entertainment. Talk about pay per view!
Motivation for an opera, a play, an installation? Anyone?
Tom Sandborn
Vancouver Courier
Friday, July 25, 2008
I have a file in my computer called "No Future for Satire." It is dedicated to news items that support my favourite literary theory, the proposition that satire is dead as a form of fiction in the 21st century. The basic assumption here is that it is impossible to make up anything as grotesque as the six o'clock news.
A little-noticed decision by city council last September is now a standout piece of evidence in that file. The folks we elected to conduct city business decided, in their infinite wisdom, to spend $5 million from the $20 million Olympics Legacy Fund on turning two downtown parking lots into enormous outdoor venues. Those of us who can't afford the pricey tickets for Olympic events can gather there and watch them on huge TV screens and enjoy live entertainment. Talk about pay per view!
