“Right now the producers of 'Modern Family' have no idea how many people watch our show each week on all platforms, and nobody seems to want to tell us. If a disproportionate number of any show's viewers watch in alternative ways, then, under the current system, that show may not appear to be as strong as it actually is.” PeopleIfsWayWantMayIdeasShowsSeemsStrongNumbersWatchesWeekModernRight NowCurrentsProducersAlternativesNo IdeaPlatformsViewersModern Family Author:Steven Levitan
“Among those today who believe that modern poetry must do without rhyme or metre, there is an assumption that the alternative to free verse is a crash course in villanelles, sestinas and other such fixed forms. But most... are rare in English poetry. Few poets have written a villanelle worth reading, or indeed regret not having done so.” BelieveDoneTodayFormCoursesReadingWrittenModernPoetRegretAlternativesFixedAssumptionVersesCrashRhymeWorth ReadingFree VerseModern PoetryEnglish Poetry Author:James Fenton
“The ’60s was the last time when large groups of people in the West searched for alternative modes of being. In a society like India’s, which is still not fully modern or totally organized, and has a great deal of tolerance for otherness in general, they find the cultural license to try other things, to be whatever they want to be.” PeopleWantTryingLastsDealsGroupsModernIndiaWestToleranceAlternativesOrganizedLast TimeLicenseOthernessLarge Groups Author:Pankaj Mishra
“I don't want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garage bands and alternative music, but that's more my personal taste.” WantWellsKindModernRocksTasteBandMusic IsAppreciateGuitarPopsAlternativesGarageGrungePersonal TasteAlternative Music Author:Al Yankovic