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Aug. 1st, 2008
NYT: The Trolls Among Us
Aug. 1st, 2008 01:15 pmtalk of 4chan, trolls, lj, kathy sierra, oh my.
The Trolls Among Us
The Trolls Among Us
By MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ
This article will appear in this Sunday's Times Magazine.
One afternoon in the spring of 2006, for reasons unknown to those who knew him, Mitchell Henderson, a seventh grader from Rochester, Minn., took a .22-caliber rifle down from a shelf in his parents’ bedroom closet and shot himself in the head. The next morning, Mitchell’s school assembled in the gym to begin mourning. His classmates created a virtual memorial on MySpace and garlanded it with remembrances. One wrote that Mitchell was “an hero to take that shot, to leave us all behind. God do we wish we could take it back. . . . ” Someone e-mailed a clipping of Mitchell’s newspaper obituary to MyDeathSpace.com, a Web site that links to the MySpace pages of the dead. From MyDeathSpace, Mitchell’s page came to the attention of an Internet message board known as /b/ and the “trolls,” as they have come to be called, who dwell there.
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The Trolls Among Us
The Trolls Among Us
By MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ
This article will appear in this Sunday's Times Magazine.
One afternoon in the spring of 2006, for reasons unknown to those who knew him, Mitchell Henderson, a seventh grader from Rochester, Minn., took a .22-caliber rifle down from a shelf in his parents’ bedroom closet and shot himself in the head. The next morning, Mitchell’s school assembled in the gym to begin mourning. His classmates created a virtual memorial on MySpace and garlanded it with remembrances. One wrote that Mitchell was “an hero to take that shot, to leave us all behind. God do we wish we could take it back. . . . ” Someone e-mailed a clipping of Mitchell’s newspaper obituary to MyDeathSpace.com, a Web site that links to the MySpace pages of the dead. From MyDeathSpace, Mitchell’s page came to the attention of an Internet message board known as /b/ and the “trolls,” as they have come to be called, who dwell there.
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Cates Will Portray Cancer Survivor in New Musical Unbeatable Off-Broadway
By Adam Hetrick
August 1, 2008
Wicked's Kristy Cates will star in the forthcoming Off-Broadway musical Unbeatable at New World Stages this fall.
According to the official Unbeatable website, Michael Barnard, artistic director of Arizona's Phoenix Theatre, will direct and choreograph the Off-Broadway production that begins performances Oct. 7 and officially opens Oct. 10.
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By Adam Hetrick
August 1, 2008
Wicked's Kristy Cates will star in the forthcoming Off-Broadway musical Unbeatable at New World Stages this fall.
According to the official Unbeatable website, Michael Barnard, artistic director of Arizona's Phoenix Theatre, will direct and choreograph the Off-Broadway production that begins performances Oct. 7 and officially opens Oct. 10.
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Buckley, Lee, Gemignani, Brown, Childs, Ebersole and More to Play Birdland
By Andrew Gans
August 1, 2008
A host of Broadway favorites — including Tony Award winners Betty Buckley and Christine Ebersole — are scheduled to play the Manhattan nightclub Birdland this fall.
The fall season at the famed jazz club follows:
Sept. 3-6: John Abercrombie Quartet
Sept. 8: The Jeff Blumenkrantz Songbook
Sept. 10-13: Heath Brothers Quartet
Sept. 15: Laurel Massé
Sept. 16-20: OREGON
Sept. 22: Michele Lee
Sept. 23-27: Betty Buckley
Sept. 29: Alexander Gemignani
Oct. 1-4: Lou Donaldson Quartet with Dr. Lonnie Smith
Oct. 6: Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen
Oct. 8-11: Dave Holland Sextet
Oct. 13: Jason Robert Brown
Oct. 20: Ron Abel
Oct. 21-25: Jane Monheit
Oct. 27: Kristen Childs
Oct. 29-30: Enrico Peranunzi Trio
Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Enrico Peranunzi Quintet
Nov. 4-9: Music of Django Reinhardt
Nov. 11-15: John Pizzarelli
Nov. 19-22: Tierney Sutton
Nov. 26-29: Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch
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By Andrew Gans
August 1, 2008
A host of Broadway favorites — including Tony Award winners Betty Buckley and Christine Ebersole — are scheduled to play the Manhattan nightclub Birdland this fall.
The fall season at the famed jazz club follows:
Sept. 3-6: John Abercrombie Quartet
Sept. 8: The Jeff Blumenkrantz Songbook
Sept. 10-13: Heath Brothers Quartet
Sept. 15: Laurel Massé
Sept. 16-20: OREGON
Sept. 22: Michele Lee
Sept. 23-27: Betty Buckley
Sept. 29: Alexander Gemignani
Oct. 1-4: Lou Donaldson Quartet with Dr. Lonnie Smith
Oct. 6: Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen
Oct. 8-11: Dave Holland Sextet
Oct. 13: Jason Robert Brown
Oct. 20: Ron Abel
Oct. 21-25: Jane Monheit
Oct. 27: Kristen Childs
Oct. 29-30: Enrico Peranunzi Trio
Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Enrico Peranunzi Quintet
Nov. 4-9: Music of Django Reinhardt
Nov. 11-15: John Pizzarelli
Nov. 19-22: Tierney Sutton
Nov. 26-29: Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch
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