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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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How Caffeine Can Short-Circuit Creativity (Uh-Oh)
"We do know that much of what we associate with creativity - whether writing a sonnet or a mathematical proof - has to do with the ability to link ideas, entities, and concepts in novel ways. This ability depends in part on the very thing that caffeine seeks to prevent: a wandering, unfocussed mind."
"We do know that much of what we associate with creativity - whether writing a sonnet or a mathematical proof - has to do with the ability to link ideas, entities, and concepts in novel ways. This ability depends in part on the very thing that caffeine seeks to prevent: a wandering, unfocussed mind."
The New Yorker 06/17/13
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Posted 06/19/13@12:48AM
ideas But Dim Lighting Can Spark Creativity (Say Two Researchers)
"'Darkness increases freedom from constraints, which in turn promotes creativity,' report Anna Steidle of the University of Stuttgart and Lioba Werth of the University of Hohenheim. A dimly lit environment, they explain ... 'elicits a feeling of freedom, self-determination, and reduced inhibition,' all of which encourage innovative thinking."
"'Darkness increases freedom from constraints, which in turn promotes creativity,' report Anna Steidle of the University of Stuttgart and Lioba Werth of the University of Hohenheim. A dimly lit environment, they explain ... 'elicits a feeling of freedom, self-determination, and reduced inhibition,' all of which encourage innovative thinking."
Pacific Standard 06/18/13
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Posted 06/19/13@12:48AM
dance A Participatory Dance Performance You Don't Have To Be Afraid Of
"In Yanira Castro's new The People to Come, five dancers each create two 19-minute solos based on material - sketches, photos, patterns, tasks - submitted by audience members. And it all happens right before the viewers' eyes, over the course of four hours."
"In Yanira Castro's new The People to Come, five dancers each create two 19-minute solos based on material - sketches, photos, patterns, tasks - submitted by audience members. And it all happens right before the viewers' eyes, over the course of four hours."
The New York Times 06/16/13
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Posted 06/19/13@12:47AM
media They'd Watch Paint Dry: Norwegians Just Love Their Incredibly Boring Television
"Norway's love affair with slow-moving shows dates back at least to 2009, when an NRK employee suggested putting a camera on top of a train as it made the seven-hour trip from the capital Oslo to the west coast town of Bergen. It was an immediate success."
"Norway's love affair with slow-moving shows dates back at least to 2009, when an NRK employee suggested putting a camera on top of a train as it made the seven-hour trip from the capital Oslo to the west coast town of Bergen. It was an immediate success."
The Wall Street Journal 06/17/13
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Posted 06/19/13@12:46AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013theatre
Canada's National Theatre School Faces An Identity Crisis
"Is the National Theatre School of Canada on its way to becoming the national theatre school of francophone Quebec?"
"Is the National Theatre School of Canada on its way to becoming the national theatre school of francophone Quebec?"
The Globe & Mail (Canada) 06/17/13
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Posted 06/18/13@08:17AM
media Golden Age For TV - But Where's The Golden Revenue?
"This is, ironically, a new golden age of television, with no end of smart, sophisticated content - call it what you will. You might even call it TV, despite the fact you may never own one. TV is dead. Long live TV."
"This is, ironically, a new golden age of television, with no end of smart, sophisticated content - call it what you will. You might even call it TV, despite the fact you may never own one. TV is dead. Long live TV."
The Globe & Mail (Canada) 06/15/13
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Posted 06/18/13@08:16AM
theatre Broadway Has A Great Week, Basking In Tony Glow
"Summer tourism and the PR boost of the Tony Awards combined to land 11 Broadway shows in the millionaires' club last week, with the four trophies scored by "Pippin" helping that revival to break the $1 million barrier for the first time."
"Summer tourism and the PR boost of the Tony Awards combined to land 11 Broadway shows in the millionaires' club last week, with the four trophies scored by "Pippin" helping that revival to break the $1 million barrier for the first time."
Variety 06/17/13
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Posted 06/18/13@08:08AM
theatre Why New York Theatres Should Be Eligible For Regional Tony Awards
"The regional Tony Award, which began from an initiative from the American Theater Critics Association to recognize theater outside New York, is the only chance for these theaters to get significant national attention -- which many then parlay into a fund raising tool for their institution."
"The regional Tony Award, which began from an initiative from the American Theater Critics Association to recognize theater outside New York, is the only chance for these theaters to get significant national attention -- which many then parlay into a fund raising tool for their institution."
Hartford Courant 06/14/13
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Posted 06/18/13@08:01AM
media Has The XBox Become Big Brother?
"The Xbox One, you see, can recognize you from the others in the room. And, it can track up to six people in the room at a time! It can track whether you're actively watching the TV, whether you're watching or just have it on while you're doing other things. It can tell your reaction to what you're watching by looking for smiles or grimaces. It can even measure your pulse to see how the show is causing you to react. And, it can do all this in a room completely in the dark. And it can do this for six of you at a time."
"The Xbox One, you see, can recognize you from the others in the room. And, it can track up to six people in the room at a time! It can track whether you're actively watching the TV, whether you're watching or just have it on while you're doing other things. It can tell your reaction to what you're watching by looking for smiles or grimaces. It can even measure your pulse to see how the show is causing you to react. And, it can do all this in a room completely in the dark. And it can do this for six of you at a time."
JamesGames 06/16/13
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Posted 06/18/13@07:54AM
music How The Van Cliburn Competition Changed With Social Media And Streaming
"They are already accustomed to being insulted by the closed-door decisions of jurors. They may crack under the strain of massive repertoire requirements. Some will quietly withdraw and go into insurance. But probably the most wrenching strain on a competition pianist today is the public battering they are exposed to by critics amateur and professional, now spreading their instant opinions by social media to a global audience."
"They are already accustomed to being insulted by the closed-door decisions of jurors. They may crack under the strain of massive repertoire requirements. Some will quietly withdraw and go into insurance. But probably the most wrenching strain on a competition pianist today is the public battering they are exposed to by critics amateur and professional, now spreading their instant opinions by social media to a global audience."
Facts And Arts 06/15/13
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Posted 06/18/13@07:20AM
issues Police Begin Investigation Into Embezzlement During Bolshoi Renovation
"Russia's Interior Ministry has launched a criminal probe on allegations that some 90 million rubles ($3 million) was embezzled during the six-year reconstruction of the Bolshoi Theater that ended in 2011."
"Russia's Interior Ministry has launched a criminal probe on allegations that some 90 million rubles ($3 million) was embezzled during the six-year reconstruction of the Bolshoi Theater that ended in 2011."
The Moscow News 06/13/13
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Posted 06/18/13@01:00AM
media Greek Court Reverses Shutdown Of National Broadcaster
"A Greek court has ordered that state broadcaster ERT, which was shut down by the government last week, can resume transmissions. However, the court also upheld a plan by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to replace ERT with a smaller broadcaster."
"A Greek court has ordered that state broadcaster ERT, which was shut down by the government last week, can resume transmissions. However, the court also upheld a plan by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to replace ERT with a smaller broadcaster."
BBC 06/17/13
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Posted 06/18/13@12:59AM
music Teetering Nashville Symphony Opens Contract Talks With Musicians
"Officials of the union representing the musicians at the Nashville Symphony Association said negotiations over a new contract are set to begin this week even as the symphony's Schermerhorn Symphony Center is facing a June 28 foreclosure auction."
"Officials of the union representing the musicians at the Nashville Symphony Association said negotiations over a new contract are set to begin this week even as the symphony's Schermerhorn Symphony Center is facing a June 28 foreclosure auction."
The Tennessean (Nashville) 06/17/13
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Posted 06/18/13@12:57AM
visual Ruins Of Ancient Cambodian City Discovered By Aerial Lasers
"The discoveries matched years of archaeological ground research to reveal Mahendraparvata, a lost mediaeval city where people lived on a mist-shrouded mountain called Phnom Kulen, 350 years before the building of the famous Angkor Wat temple complex in north-western Cambodia."
"The discoveries matched years of archaeological ground research to reveal Mahendraparvata, a lost mediaeval city where people lived on a mist-shrouded mountain called Phnom Kulen, 350 years before the building of the famous Angkor Wat temple complex in north-western Cambodia."
The Age (Melbourne) 06/15/13 (includes video)
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Posted 06/18/13@12:56AM
dance Defecting Cuban Dancers Start Over In U.S.
"These dancers could be among the young talent of any ballet company, but for now they are something else: Immigrants in the United States trying to land dancing opportunities while navigating cultural differences. The ballerinas fled from the Cuban National Ballet while on tour in Mexico."
"These dancers could be among the young talent of any ballet company, but for now they are something else: Immigrants in the United States trying to land dancing opportunities while navigating cultural differences. The ballerinas fled from the Cuban National Ballet while on tour in Mexico."
Yahoo! (AP) 06/14/13
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Posted 06/18/13@12:56AM
issues Sacramento Lags In Arts Funding And Economic Benefits, Finds Study
The most recent "Arts and Economic Prosperity" study from Americans for the Arts finds that arts organizers pumped $82 million into the region's economy (with attendees contributing almost $30 million more), but that, compared to cities of similar size such as Portland and Indianapolis, Sacramento sees less arts spending and notably less economic benefit.
The most recent "Arts and Economic Prosperity" study from Americans for the Arts finds that arts organizers pumped $82 million into the region's economy (with attendees contributing almost $30 million more), but that, compared to cities of similar size such as Portland and Indianapolis, Sacramento sees less arts spending and notably less economic benefit.
The Sacramento Bee 06/16/13
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Posted 06/18/13@12:55AM
media Chinese Cinema's Answer To The Social Network
The new hit movie American Dreams in China tells "the story of three friends who launch an online English instruction school for Chinese students." The film, writes David Weigel, "is an oddly fascinating tribute to the three Cs: capitalism, China, and copyright theft."
The new hit movie American Dreams in China tells "the story of three friends who launch an online English instruction school for Chinese students." The film, writes David Weigel, "is an oddly fascinating tribute to the three Cs: capitalism, China, and copyright theft."
Slate 06/17/13
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Posted 06/18/13@12:53AM
music Everything's Looking Up At Lyric Opera Of Chicago After Busiest Season Ever
Ticket revenue is up 15%; attendance is up 4.6%; the company exceeded its fundraising goals. "But the gain that's really cheering company officials is the more than 27,000 new customers - people attending Lyric events for the first time."
Ticket revenue is up 15%; attendance is up 4.6%; the company exceeded its fundraising goals. "But the gain that's really cheering company officials is the more than 27,000 new customers - people attending Lyric events for the first time."
Chicago Tribune 06/18/13
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Posted 06/18/13@12:52AM
people Thomas Pynchon Hides In Plain Sight
"It is not clear why he so intently avoids the public eye. His literary peers - Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, Don DeLillo, among others - regularly appeared before the masses, either to teach fiction or grant interviews about this or that upcoming book. By contrast, Pynchon appears to interact only with people in his own line of work ... It's equally unclear how principled his avoidance of others is."
"It is not clear why he so intently avoids the public eye. His literary peers - Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut, Don DeLillo, among others - regularly appeared before the masses, either to teach fiction or grant interviews about this or that upcoming book. By contrast, Pynchon appears to interact only with people in his own line of work ... It's equally unclear how principled his avoidance of others is."
The Atlantic 06/17/13
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Posted 06/18/13@12:48AM
ideas Empathy Vs. Disgust In The Human Brain
The sight of an injured rat hauling itself along a Manhattan sidewalk prompts Arielle Duhaime-Ross to consider the struggle between the two antithetical impulses.
The sight of an injured rat hauling itself along a Manhattan sidewalk prompts Arielle Duhaime-Ross to consider the struggle between the two antithetical impulses.
Scientific American 06/15/13
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Posted 06/18/13@12:39AM
ideas The Ambivalence Manifesto
"We are the Ambivalents, unable not to see both sides of the argument, frozen in the no-man's land between armies of true believers. We cannot speak our name, because there is no respectable way to confess that you believe two opposing propositions, no ballot that allows you to vote for competing candidates, no questionnaire in which you can tick the box, 'I agree with both of these conflicting views'."
"We are the Ambivalents, unable not to see both sides of the argument, frozen in the no-man's land between armies of true believers. We cannot speak our name, because there is no respectable way to confess that you believe two opposing propositions, no ballot that allows you to vote for competing candidates, no questionnaire in which you can tick the box, 'I agree with both of these conflicting views'."
Slate 06/13/13
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Posted 06/18/13@12:38AM
Monday, June 17, 2013visual
What's Behind The Urge To Deface Public Paintings?
"That is three highly publicised art attacks in less than a year. It looks as if a shared spirit is gripping the assailants. In all three cases over just a few months, each attacker thought she or he was making some kind of public statement."
"That is three highly publicised art attacks in less than a year. It looks as if a shared spirit is gripping the assailants. In all three cases over just a few months, each attacker thought she or he was making some kind of public statement."
The Guardian (UK) 06/16/13
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Posted 06/17/13@07:19AM
people Ralph Graves, 88, LOOK Magazine Editor Who Tried To Save It
"Most people who knew the situation would have agreed that Graves, in fact, did better under rotten conditions than any other plausible candidate would have done. He had been courageous, honest, hardworking and very steady."
"Most people who knew the situation would have agreed that Graves, in fact, did better under rotten conditions than any other plausible candidate would have done. He had been courageous, honest, hardworking and very steady."
The New York Times 06/15/13
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Posted 06/17/13@07:17AM
music Turkish Police Confiscate Piano From Taksim Square
"Turkish police have reportedly confiscated a piano that was being used to serenade Istanbul's protesters. Davide Martello claims that officials seized his grand piano as part of Saturday's raid on Gezi Park."
"Turkish police have reportedly confiscated a piano that was being used to serenade Istanbul's protesters. Davide Martello claims that officials seized his grand piano as part of Saturday's raid on Gezi Park."
The Guardian (UK) 06/17/13
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Posted 06/17/13@04:50AM
visual Detroit City Manager Plan Doesn't Include Sale Of DIA Art
"The report makes no mention of monetizing the museum or its art to raise money to pay down the city's massive debt. But the report does not rule out the possibility that the museum might be asked to contribute revenue as part of the restructuring plan as it evolves."
"The report makes no mention of monetizing the museum or its art to raise money to pay down the city's massive debt. But the report does not rule out the possibility that the museum might be asked to contribute revenue as part of the restructuring plan as it evolves."
Detroit Free Press 06/15/13
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Posted 06/17/13@04:36AM
visual Detroit Attorney General Says DIACan't Sell Its Art
"The art collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts is held by the City of Detroit in charitable trust for the people of Michigan, and no piece in the collection may thus be sold, conveyed, or transferred to satisfy city debts or obligations."
"The art collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts is held by the City of Detroit in charitable trust for the people of Michigan, and no piece in the collection may thus be sold, conveyed, or transferred to satisfy city debts or obligations."
Detroit Free Press 06/13/13
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Posted 06/17/13@04:35AM
media 3D Movies Seem To Be Losing Their Allure
"On the big family films there seems to be a lower proportion of people opting to choose 3D. There were very successful films like Madagascar 3 and Brave, and only about a third of their total revenue came from 3D ticket sales."
"On the big family films there seems to be a lower proportion of people opting to choose 3D. There were very successful films like Madagascar 3 and Brave, and only about a third of their total revenue came from 3D ticket sales."
BBC 06/14/13
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Posted 06/17/13@04:32AM
media Gamers Rally Against Microsoft "Innovation"
"Microsoft is promising new experiences with the Xbox One, which will require a constant Internet connection, because hundreds of thousands of machines in the cloud will enhance an individual console's computational power. But players seem to be hearing only what is being taken away by Microsoft's online monitoring of their gaming: the ability to resell or give away your games to whomever you choose, whenever you choose."
"Microsoft is promising new experiences with the Xbox One, which will require a constant Internet connection, because hundreds of thousands of machines in the cloud will enhance an individual console's computational power. But players seem to be hearing only what is being taken away by Microsoft's online monitoring of their gaming: the ability to resell or give away your games to whomever you choose, whenever you choose."
The New York Times 06/15/13
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Posted 06/17/13@04:27AM
issues Portland, Oregon Struggles To Collect Arts Tax
"The arts tax has been something of a comedy of errors every since voters approved it with a "yes" vote of 62 percent in November."
"The arts tax has been something of a comedy of errors every since voters approved it with a "yes" vote of 62 percent in November."
The Oregonian 06/12/13
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Posted 06/17/13@04:25AM
media PBS' NewsHour Struggles To Survive
"A deep financing crisis forcing layoffs and other cutbacks this week, some public television employees believe that format -- and a general unwillingness to embrace the digital realities facing journalism -- may be jeopardizing the program's future."
"A deep financing crisis forcing layoffs and other cutbacks this week, some public television employees believe that format -- and a general unwillingness to embrace the digital realities facing journalism -- may be jeopardizing the program's future."
The New York Times 06/15/13
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Posted 06/17/13@04:23AM
Sunday, June 16, 2013media
Can Another Damned Serial Killer TV Show Actually Be Good For Women?
"The show brings up countless grisly detective show tropes, only to explicitly shatter them."
"The show brings up countless grisly detective show tropes, only to explicitly shatter them."
Salon 06/16/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:41PM
ideas Why Superman Isn't What He Used To Be - And Why Americans Need Him Back
"The awe and the wonder that powered the Superman mythos slowly bled away, and he became just another guy with his underwear on the outside, just like all the others."
"The awe and the wonder that powered the Superman mythos slowly bled away, and he became just another guy with his underwear on the outside, just like all the others."
The Awl 06/13/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:33PM
dance David Blackburn, 76, Dancer And Director Who Helped Professionalize The Cincinnati Ballet
"David brought the human factor into an art form that demanded perfection."
"David brought the human factor into an art form that demanded perfection."
Cincinnati.com 06/16/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:28PM
media Secret Power Struggles Fill Back Rooms Of The Academy
The new Oscars prez will be in place "to finish a $300 million movie museum whose 200 or so employees will line up with an existing academy staff about 260; to sort out contract renewals for two top executives; and to wrestle anew with perennial questions about the sustainability of the academy's crown jewel and primary source of income, the annual Oscar ceremony."
The new Oscars prez will be in place "to finish a $300 million movie museum whose 200 or so employees will line up with an existing academy staff about 260; to sort out contract renewals for two top executives; and to wrestle anew with perennial questions about the sustainability of the academy's crown jewel and primary source of income, the annual Oscar ceremony."
The New York Times 06/16/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:07PM
visual Are Three Starchitects Ruining Germany?
"How is it possible that these grand masters are responsible for construction sites where many things have been going wrong for years? What are the reasons that public building sites in Germany so often turn into scenes of disaster?"
"How is it possible that these grand masters are responsible for construction sites where many things have been going wrong for years? What are the reasons that public building sites in Germany so often turn into scenes of disaster?"
Der Spiegel 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:07PM
theatre What's The Deal With 'Digital Engagement' And Youngsters?
"Luring millennial generation theatergoers has meant experimenting with a variety of outside-the-box events and tactics that center around a single conviction: Young patrons, Woolly believes, aren't content to show up at theater and passively watch a production."
"Luring millennial generation theatergoers has meant experimenting with a variety of outside-the-box events and tactics that center around a single conviction: Young patrons, Woolly believes, aren't content to show up at theater and passively watch a production."
Washington Post 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:05PM
ideas Twelve Fossil Words That Survive Purely By Idiom
Why the ever-living heck is the second word in "just deserts" spelled with one s but pronounced like desserts?
Why the ever-living heck is the second word in "just deserts" spelled with one s but pronounced like desserts?
Mental Floss 06/12/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:05PM
people Hottest New Job Description In NY Theatre: Security Guard/Sculptor
"The Longacre's house electrician, Richard Rogers, kept feeding Mr. Kimmel encouragement and more wire. Mr. Kimmel improved rapidly at creating a statue made from a single continuous strip, like an impressive one-stroke pen drawing."
"The Longacre's house electrician, Richard Rogers, kept feeding Mr. Kimmel encouragement and more wire. Mr. Kimmel improved rapidly at creating a statue made from a single continuous strip, like an impressive one-stroke pen drawing."
The New York Times 06/15/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:04PM
media How Hollywood Made NSA Surveillance Feel Acceptable (Thanks A LOT, Guys)
The NSA and Hollywood "have been feeling each other up at arm's length for decades, but after the 9/11 era, the romance became official."
The NSA and Hollywood "have been feeling each other up at arm's length for decades, but after the 9/11 era, the romance became official."
The Guardian (UK) 06/16/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:03PM
issues Greek Government Relents A Tiny Bit On Public Broadcasting Station
"A small number of people could be hired to produce news and current affairs programmes until a new public service broadcaster is set up."
"A small number of people could be hired to produce news and current affairs programmes until a new public service broadcaster is set up."
BBC 06/15/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:02PM
music iTunes Radio May Provide A Cash Bonanza For Music Labels
"Just keeping it in the US, if we assume that 50 million people upgrade, and listen to 10 hours of iTunes Radio per month (about 200 tracks), that's $96.9m per month going to the labels. Pure gravy! Order some fresh flowers!"
"Just keeping it in the US, if we assume that 50 million people upgrade, and listen to 10 hours of iTunes Radio per month (about 200 tracks), that's $96.9m per month going to the labels. Pure gravy! Order some fresh flowers!"
The Guardian (UK) 06/16/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:02PM
ideas Humans Of The Future May Look Like Octopi (No, Seriously)
"That's okay. That's a win, if we do that. Because it means we survived, and we changed to meet changing environmental conditions."
"That's okay. That's a win, if we do that. Because it means we survived, and we changed to meet changing environmental conditions."
Wired 06/15/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:02PM
visual Swashbuckling Defenders Of Peru's Artistic Treasures Stake Out The Post Office
"Gladiz Collatupa, an archaeologist, once stashed six mummies at her parents' house for safe keeping. That was when she dug for artifacts in the dirt of Peru, rich with the leavings of past cultures like the Inca and the Moche. Now she digs through packages at the post office instead, searching for ancient treasure being smuggled out of the country."
"Gladiz Collatupa, an archaeologist, once stashed six mummies at her parents' house for safe keeping. That was when she dug for artifacts in the dirt of Peru, rich with the leavings of past cultures like the Inca and the Moche. Now she digs through packages at the post office instead, searching for ancient treasure being smuggled out of the country."
The New York Times 06/13/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:02PM
theatre Returning To The Stage With A Terrifying Task
"Probably this world of theatres and galleries is the strange fantasy, and most people in the world live lives closer to those desperate people on the verge of collapse every day."
"Probably this world of theatres and galleries is the strange fantasy, and most people in the world live lives closer to those desperate people on the verge of collapse every day."
The Observer (UK) 06/15/13
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Posted 06/16/13@06:01PM
ideas What's Up With Our Obsession With Science Fiction And Fantasy?
"Western societies perceive the world as knowably rational and systematic, leading to a widespread loss of a sense of wonder and magic." Hence The Hobbit, etc.
"Western societies perceive the world as knowably rational and systematic, leading to a widespread loss of a sense of wonder and magic." Hence The Hobbit, etc.
The Atlantic 06/13/13
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Posted 06/16/13@09:20AM
theatre What's Next (And What's Past) For The Guthrie Theatre At 50?
"It is a long way from Broadway and the people have a sort of Scandinavian freshness."
"It is a long way from Broadway and the people have a sort of Scandinavian freshness."
The Star-Tribune (Mpls) 06/13/13
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Posted 06/16/13@09:00AM
people Is Kanye West The Andy Warhol Of Hip-Hop?
"He said crazy stuff in this interview, but he also referenced making his album by going to the Louvre five times. He talked about architecture and design. When was the last time you read that in a hip-hop interview? You know, he's just - he's a genius."
"He said crazy stuff in this interview, but he also referenced making his album by going to the Louvre five times. He talked about architecture and design. When was the last time you read that in a hip-hop interview? You know, he's just - he's a genius."
NPR 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:54AM
media Note To Self: Do Not Believe Historical TV Shows Are Actually About History
Blackadder, the (hilarious) British series, "can be viewed as a kind of satire of school history books and the weird mishmash of fact and exaggeration that is left in many people's heads a couple of decades after their last history lesson."
Blackadder, the (hilarious) British series, "can be viewed as a kind of satire of school history books and the weird mishmash of fact and exaggeration that is left in many people's heads a couple of decades after their last history lesson."
BBC 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:50AM
people But What Is To Become Of The Uncouth, Philistine Kids?
The British philosopher Isaiah Berlin inspired progressives with his optimism for humanity - but his letters show an entirely different point of view about young Baby Boomers.
The British philosopher Isaiah Berlin inspired progressives with his optimism for humanity - but his letters show an entirely different point of view about young Baby Boomers.
The Observer (UK) 06/15/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:43AM
media It's The Golden Age Of Television, Blah Blah Blah -- Really?
"People really got smart about this and realized that the material should dictate the medium, not the other way around. That all of our shows here would not make good movies."
"People really got smart about this and realized that the material should dictate the medium, not the other way around. That all of our shows here would not make good movies."
Los Angeles Times 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:35AM
visual Conflict Art May Be Beautiful (And Necessary), But Will Anyone Buy It?
"The social pendulum has swung back towards the ethos of the 1960s. We are seeing a reaction against the big, shiny, flashy tendencies of the past decade; people are making more meaningful work."
"The social pendulum has swung back towards the ethos of the 1960s. We are seeing a reaction against the big, shiny, flashy tendencies of the past decade; people are making more meaningful work."
The Art Newspaper 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:33AM
music A Touring Pianist (Accidentally) Prevents Violence In Turkey's Protests
"Police officers, there to protect the nearby monument bearing the statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the secular Turkish Republic, joined the audience, resting on their riot shields."
"Police officers, there to protect the nearby monument bearing the statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the secular Turkish Republic, joined the audience, resting on their riot shields."
The New York Times 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:24AM
ideas Forget The Jetsons' Robotic Maid - Houses Will Clean, And Repair, Themselves
"The wiring and plumbing of a building will soon start to become integrated and grown like our bodies' nervous and digestive systems. More materials will be able to heal themselves and they'll clean themselves."
"The wiring and plumbing of a building will soon start to become integrated and grown like our bodies' nervous and digestive systems. More materials will be able to heal themselves and they'll clean themselves."
The Observer (UK) 06/15/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:22AM
dance Quick, Grad Students! Turn Your Dissertation Into A Dance!
"A $500 dollar prize will be awarded to the best dances in the categories of physics, chemistry, biology, and social sciences."
"A $500 dollar prize will be awarded to the best dances in the categories of physics, chemistry, biology, and social sciences."
io9 06/15/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:13AM
issues Why Have Egyptian Artists Stormed And Occupied Government Offices?
"The angry protesters say the firing is an example of how the ruling Muslim Brotherhood is trying to control Egypt's cultural scene through the new minister. Some fear the Islamists are trying to suppress artistic expression that runs counter to their conservatism."
"The angry protesters say the firing is an example of how the ruling Muslim Brotherhood is trying to control Egypt's cultural scene through the new minister. Some fear the Islamists are trying to suppress artistic expression that runs counter to their conservatism."
NPR 06/16/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:05AM
music The Composer Blacked Out The Score - But 21st Century Tech Brought It Back
"This is the ghost of Cherubini - we have resurrected his pen strokes."
"This is the ghost of Cherubini - we have resurrected his pen strokes."
BBC 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:03AM
music In The Future Of Music, Will Tech Overtake Touch?
"It's entirely possible - I've tried it - to make this technology think you're playing a beautiful scale but by using a piece of fruit to play your cello instead of a finger. I used an orange."
"It's entirely possible - I've tried it - to make this technology think you're playing a beautiful scale but by using a piece of fruit to play your cello instead of a finger. I used an orange."
The Observer (UK) 06/15/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:02AM
theatre Hollywood Stars Might Be Tiring Of Broadway - Is That Good News?
"You can't blame movie stars for thinking twice about the whole Broadway affair. In addition to the lower pay and smaller audience -- some of the least-watched films or TV shows will still get in front of more eyeballs than the most-watched Broadway plays -- the stage has that crazy work schedule."
"You can't blame movie stars for thinking twice about the whole Broadway affair. In addition to the lower pay and smaller audience -- some of the least-watched films or TV shows will still get in front of more eyeballs than the most-watched Broadway plays -- the stage has that crazy work schedule."
Los Angeles Times 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:02AM
ideas In A Digital Future, Will The Big Companies Control Everything?
We already have books, music, movies, and TV shows that can't be loaned or resold - are video games the tipping point?
We already have books, music, movies, and TV shows that can't be loaned or resold - are video games the tipping point?
The New York Times 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:02AM
music Why Is The Colorado Symphony Ending A Successful Season With A Drive For Money?
The campaign isn't deeply bad news: Things have dramatically improved since last fall when the board of the CSO resigned en masse, but that left a few financial holes.
The campaign isn't deeply bad news: Things have dramatically improved since last fall when the board of the CSO resigned en masse, but that left a few financial holes.
Denver Business Journal 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:02AM
theatre Is A Good Bartender A Performance Artist?
"The dive-bar geezer pouring shots with a surly flourish is offering a solo show, as is the nightclub barmaid popping open a Bud Light grasped between her thigh and calf."
"The dive-bar geezer pouring shots with a surly flourish is offering a solo show, as is the nightclub barmaid popping open a Bud Light grasped between her thigh and calf."
Slate 06/14/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:01AM
issues California Budget: Abysmal For Arts Funding
The budget "positions California to extend its hold on last place in the nation in per capita funding for its state arts agency. It has ranked 50th since 2003, except for a brief escape in 2011 when Kansas temporarily eliminated all arts funding."
The budget "positions California to extend its hold on last place in the nation in per capita funding for its state arts agency. It has ranked 50th since 2003, except for a brief escape in 2011 when Kansas temporarily eliminated all arts funding."
Los Angeles Times 06/15/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:01AM
media Yep, Hollywood Is Totally Broken (And You Know Why: Technology)
"There was none of the extra cash that fueled competitive commerce, gut calls, or real movies, the extra spec script purchase, the pitch culture, the grease that fueled the Old Abnormal: the way things had always been done. We were running on empty, searching for sources of new revenue."
"There was none of the extra cash that fueled competitive commerce, gut calls, or real movies, the extra spec script purchase, the pitch culture, the grease that fueled the Old Abnormal: the way things had always been done. We were running on empty, searching for sources of new revenue."
Salon 06/15/13
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Posted 06/16/13@08:01AM
Friday, June 14, 2013music
There Is No Such Thing As A "Big Five" Orchestras Anymore
"In this burbling stew of toil, trouble and occasional triumph, does the passing of the Big Five represent loss or gain?"
"In this burbling stew of toil, trouble and occasional triumph, does the passing of the Big Five represent loss or gain?"
The New York Times 06/14/13
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Posted 06/14/13@10:32AM
music Salzburg Director Will Leave Job Before Contract Is Finished
"When Alexander Pereira was appointed last week as general manager of Teatro alla Scala, starting in 2015, the presumption was that he would remain in his current post, artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, until his contract ended in 2016. But the notion of a one-year overlap did not sit well with the festival's board, which has decided to let him go at the end of September 2014."
"When Alexander Pereira was appointed last week as general manager of Teatro alla Scala, starting in 2015, the presumption was that he would remain in his current post, artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, until his contract ended in 2016. But the notion of a one-year overlap did not sit well with the festival's board, which has decided to let him go at the end of September 2014."
The New York Times 06/14/13
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Posted 06/14/13@10:25AM
visual German Art Forgery Ring Busted
"The forgers are believed to have sold more than 400 pieces of counterfeit art painted in the style of artists such as Kandinsky and Malevich. The suspects are alleged to also have forged authenticity certificates to give the impression the paintings were previously unknown works."
"The forgers are believed to have sold more than 400 pieces of counterfeit art painted in the style of artists such as Kandinsky and Malevich. The suspects are alleged to also have forged authenticity certificates to give the impression the paintings were previously unknown works."
The Guardian (UK) 06/13/13
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Posted 06/14/13@10:23AM
issues Is Censorship Stifling Australian Art?
"Unfortunately, it seems that challenging Australian art is attacked and censored. And if we are only permitted to view "correct", officially sanctioned work then art's primary function - to reveal us to ourselves - is destroyed. "
"Unfortunately, it seems that challenging Australian art is attacked and censored. And if we are only permitted to view "correct", officially sanctioned work then art's primary function - to reveal us to ourselves - is destroyed. "
The Guardian (UK) 06/14/13
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Posted 06/14/13@10:19AM
theatre This Year's Big Tony Winner? Carnegie Mellon's Theatre Program
"Seven alumni from Carnegie Mellon University took home Tonys in five categories, a glittery haul that was both a school record and a huge source of pride for a theater department that turns 100 next year."
"Seven alumni from Carnegie Mellon University took home Tonys in five categories, a glittery haul that was both a school record and a huge source of pride for a theater department that turns 100 next year."
Yahoo! (AP) 06/14/13
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Posted 06/14/13@09:37AM
visual Trying To Preserve China's Heritage Through Slow Architecture
"By 2030 the mainland will be home to 13 megacities--those with a population of 10 million or more--up from six today, estimates a McKinsey report. That breakneck urbanization is fast obliterating 5,000 years of architecture and culture."
"By 2030 the mainland will be home to 13 megacities--those with a population of 10 million or more--up from six today, estimates a McKinsey report. That breakneck urbanization is fast obliterating 5,000 years of architecture and culture."
BusinessWeek 06/14/13
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Posted 06/14/13@09:35AM
music The Jazz Opera
"What can you think, as a jazz musician, when somebody comes up and asks you to write an opera? For a little while, I was so intimidated I stayed away from it."
"What can you think, as a jazz musician, when somebody comes up and asks you to write an opera? For a little while, I was so intimidated I stayed away from it."
The Wall Street Journal 06/14/13
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Posted 06/14/13@09:32AM
music Lawsuit Seeks To Free "Happy Birthday" From Copyright
The proposed class action asks a federal court to declare the song to be in the public domain and that Warner/Chappel Music Inc, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, return "millions of dollars of unlawful licensing fees" it has collected for reproductions and public performances of the song.
The proposed class action asks a federal court to declare the song to be in the public domain and that Warner/Chappel Music Inc, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, return "millions of dollars of unlawful licensing fees" it has collected for reproductions and public performances of the song.
The Globe & mail (Canada) 06/14/13
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Posted 06/14/13@08:05AM
issues UK Arts Funding Cuts Will Be 5 Percent
"The extent of spending cuts had been expected to be much higher after the Treasury wrote to departments earlier in the year, warning most ministers they would have to cut up to 10 per cent of their budgets for the year 2015-16."
"The extent of spending cuts had been expected to be much higher after the Treasury wrote to departments earlier in the year, warning most ministers they would have to cut up to 10 per cent of their budgets for the year 2015-16."
BBC 06/14/13
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Posted 06/14/13@08:03AM
media Spielberg Predicts Collapse Of The Movie Industry
"Steven Spielberg on Wednesday predicted an "implosion" in the film industry is inevitable, whereby a half dozen or so $250 million movies flop at the box office and alter the industry forever."
"Steven Spielberg on Wednesday predicted an "implosion" in the film industry is inevitable, whereby a half dozen or so $250 million movies flop at the box office and alter the industry forever."
The Hollywood Reporter 06/13/13
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Posted 06/14/13@07:55AM
music Auditors Express Doubt About Nashville Symphony's Viability
"Independent auditors of the Nashville Symphony say 'there is substantial doubt' about the symphony's ability to continue as a going concern, according to a new audit posted on Givingmatters.com."
"Independent auditors of the Nashville Symphony say 'there is substantial doubt' about the symphony's ability to continue as a going concern, according to a new audit posted on Givingmatters.com."
Nashville Business Journal 06/13/13
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Posted 06/14/13@12:58AM
music Minnesota Orchestra Broke No Laws In Its Use Of Public Funds: Auditor
"The state Legislative Auditor's Office has found no improprieties in how the Minnesota Orchestra Association used state money - both general operating funds and a $14 million bonding grant to help renovate Orchestra Hall."
"The state Legislative Auditor's Office has found no improprieties in how the Minnesota Orchestra Association used state money - both general operating funds and a $14 million bonding grant to help renovate Orchestra Hall."
The Star-Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul) 06/14/13
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Posted 06/14/13@12:58AM
visual Banksy Has Competition: Colorful Street Art Is Popping Up Across Southeast London
"Two graffiti artists have painted a series of bright murals on phone and electricity boxes across the area. The brightly coloured illustrations include depictions of local landmarks and references to iconic pieces of literature, such as The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer."
"Two graffiti artists have painted a series of bright murals on phone and electricity boxes across the area. The brightly coloured illustrations include depictions of local landmarks and references to iconic pieces of literature, such as The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer."
The Daily Mail (UK) 06/11/13 (includes gallery)
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Posted 06/14/13@12:57AM
theatre A Playwright Edits Sweet Bird Of Youth
Tennessee Williams "spent nearly two decades writing and rewriting, long after productions had opened and closed, long after film adaptations and printed texts appeared. There are an eye-watering numbers of performable versions. In some of them characters survive, in others, they don't. Endings are sometimes hopeful, in others gruesomely tragic." James Graham writes about sorting through them all for a new production at the Old Vic.
Tennessee Williams "spent nearly two decades writing and rewriting, long after productions had opened and closed, long after film adaptations and printed texts appeared. There are an eye-watering numbers of performable versions. In some of them characters survive, in others, they don't. Endings are sometimes hopeful, in others gruesomely tragic." James Graham writes about sorting through them all for a new production at the Old Vic.
The Independent (UK) 06/12/13
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Posted 06/14/13@12:56AM
dance ABT's Ballet Mistress Remembers Vaganova
Irina Kolpakova: "Vaganova told us to use all parts of our body together at the same time. Not only this movement for the leg, this movement for the arms, this movement you're supposed to learn how to use for your head, neck. No, all together, all the time."
Irina Kolpakova: "Vaganova told us to use all parts of our body together at the same time. Not only this movement for the leg, this movement for the arms, this movement you're supposed to learn how to use for your head, neck. No, all together, all the time."
The Paris Review 06/13/13
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Posted 06/14/13@12:55AM
dance ABT Names New Ballet Master
"Keith Roberts, a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theater, has been named a ballet master, Kevin McKenzie, the theater's artistic director announced Thursday. The appointment is effective this September."
"Keith Roberts, a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theater, has been named a ballet master, Kevin McKenzie, the theater's artistic director announced Thursday. The appointment is effective this September."
The New York Times 06/13/13
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Posted 06/14/13@12:54AM
ideas Why The Distinction Between 'Less' And 'Fewer" Matters
"In fact, far from being a mere linguistic slip, this error does a profound disservice to concepts that are at the very foundation of modern technology. The fundamental distinction that is glossed over in that usage is the one between the continuous and the discrete."
"In fact, far from being a mere linguistic slip, this error does a profound disservice to concepts that are at the very foundation of modern technology. The fundamental distinction that is glossed over in that usage is the one between the continuous and the discrete."
Scientific American 06/11/13
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Posted 06/14/13@12:54AM
people Evelyn Waugh On Truman Capote
"Of Mr. Capote's prose it is hard to speak temperately. It is some sort of jargon quite unfamiliar to me. Of the information he seeks to convey, I am no judge. I have a distant acquaintance with a few of the subjects."
"Of Mr. Capote's prose it is hard to speak temperately. It is some sort of jargon quite unfamiliar to me. Of the information he seeks to convey, I am no judge. I have a distant acquaintance with a few of the subjects."
The Paris Review (The Spectator) 06/13/13
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Posted 06/14/13@12:53AM
theatre A Look At Honolulu's Theater Scene
"Except for Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) there is no resident professional theater in Hawaii." And when one local directeor was doing a fellowship at DC's Arena Stage and was discussing with colleagues the purpose of theater, he surprised them by saying this: "The purpose of the theater is community service."
"Except for Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) there is no resident professional theater in Hawaii." And when one local directeor was doing a fellowship at DC's Arena Stage and was discussing with colleagues the purpose of theater, he surprised them by saying this: "The purpose of the theater is community service."
HowlRound 06/13/13
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Posted 06/14/13@12:49AM
ideas The Power of Parting Words
"Goodbye is larger than just a word. It encompasses an entire ritual." And why do many of us, for instance, end an email message with "Thanks" even when there's been no occasion for gratitude to the reader?
"Goodbye is larger than just a word. It encompasses an entire ritual." And why do many of us, for instance, end an email message with "Thanks" even when there's been no occasion for gratitude to the reader?
Scientific American 06/11/13
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Posted 06/14/13@12:49AM
ideas How To Generate An Out-Of-Body Experience Without Drugs
Some scientists in Switzerland (of all places) seem to have figured out a way. (You didn't think we were going to spill the secret in the blurb, did you?)
Some scientists in Switzerland (of all places) seem to have figured out a way. (You didn't think we were going to spill the secret in the blurb, did you?)
New Scientist 06/13/13
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Posted 06/14/13@12:48AM
Thursday, June 13, 2013issues
More Arts Council England Funding Cuts Signal Lack Of Government Support For Culture
"ACE is telling them a 10% cut to its budget may force it to cut its roster of regularly funded organisations from 696 to around 300. The organisation would also have to rely more on National Lottery money to supplement its government grant."
"ACE is telling them a 10% cut to its budget may force it to cut its roster of regularly funded organisations from 696 to around 300. The organisation would also have to rely more on National Lottery money to supplement its government grant."
BBC 06/13/13
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Posted 06/13/13@07:32AM
visual Oprah Gives $12 Million To DC Museum
"After previously giving $1m (£640,000) to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, her total contribution is its biggest so far. The museum on Washington's National Mall is due to be completed in 2015."
"After previously giving $1m (£640,000) to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, her total contribution is its biggest so far. The museum on Washington's National Mall is due to be completed in 2015."
BBC 06/13/13
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Posted 06/13/13@07:28AM
ideas The Physical Benefits Of Laughter
"At the physiological level, humor reduces levels of stress hormones such as cortisol and is thought to enhance our immune, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems. Laughter also provides a workout for the muscles of the diaphragm, abdomen, and face. A joke can raise our spirits, or ease our tension. If we're able to laugh during a stressful situation, we can put psychological distance between ourselves and the stress."
"At the physiological level, humor reduces levels of stress hormones such as cortisol and is thought to enhance our immune, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems. Laughter also provides a workout for the muscles of the diaphragm, abdomen, and face. A joke can raise our spirits, or ease our tension. If we're able to laugh during a stressful situation, we can put psychological distance between ourselves and the stress."
The American Scholar Summer, 2013
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Posted 06/13/13@07:26AM
media Should We Expect More From Minority Producers?
"I put my hand up and admit I do expect more from minority producers. Is it fair? No, not really. Yet it is a symptom of a bigger problem."
"I put my hand up and admit I do expect more from minority producers. Is it fair? No, not really. Yet it is a symptom of a bigger problem."
New Statesman 06/07/13
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Posted 06/13/13@07:23AM
music Struggling With Who Sets Value For Music
"None of the people I met in D.C. last week were content to create music in a society that doesn't value it, either aesthetically or economically. We should not be content either."
"None of the people I met in D.C. last week were content to create music in a society that doesn't value it, either aesthetically or economically. We should not be content either."
NewMusicBox 06/12/13
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Posted 06/13/13@07:00AM
issues The Architecture Critic Who's Making A Difference In New York
The New York Times' Michael Kimmelman has "all but dispensed with reviewing buildings, focusing instead on 'who benefits from them and who doesn't.' Architecture, as he defines it, encompasses real estate, zoning, transportation, bike lanes, rising sea levels, affordable housing, and the workings of power--not the least of which his own."
The New York Times' Michael Kimmelman has "all but dispensed with reviewing buildings, focusing instead on 'who benefits from them and who doesn't.' Architecture, as he defines it, encompasses real estate, zoning, transportation, bike lanes, rising sea levels, affordable housing, and the workings of power--not the least of which his own."
New York Magazine 06/07/13
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Posted 06/13/13@06:51AM
visual The Connection Between Art Sales And The Venice Biennale
"So why are so many dealers unwilling to acknowledge the commercial side of the Venice Biennale, let alone discuss details of sales?"
"So why are so many dealers unwilling to acknowledge the commercial side of the Venice Biennale, let alone discuss details of sales?"
The Art Newspaper 06/12/13
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Posted 06/13/13@06:42AM
media Study: TV Talent Shows Boost Arts Participation
"A quarter of UK adults have taken more of an interest in singing, dancing and other areas of the performing arts because of reality TV shows, new research has revealed."
"A quarter of UK adults have taken more of an interest in singing, dancing and other areas of the performing arts because of reality TV shows, new research has revealed."
The Stage 06/11/13
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Posted 06/13/13@06:35AM
issues How The "Black Swan" Ruling Could Change How Interns Are Used
"For anyone who has ever had an unpaid internship, the Black Swan situation sounds familiar, which makes this ruling even more encouraging. Indeed, many internships appear to be within the grounds of the very internship that a U.S. federal judge just found illegal, both setting a precedent for future disgruntled worker bees and also scaring potential intern abusers into paying their summer or short-term staffers some actual money."
"For anyone who has ever had an unpaid internship, the Black Swan situation sounds familiar, which makes this ruling even more encouraging. Indeed, many internships appear to be within the grounds of the very internship that a U.S. federal judge just found illegal, both setting a precedent for future disgruntled worker bees and also scaring potential intern abusers into paying their summer or short-term staffers some actual money."
The Atlantic 06/12/13
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Posted 06/13/13@06:16AM
ideas Want To Become A Less Rigid Thinker? Read Novels
"Are you uncomfortable with ambiguity? It's a common condition, but a highly problematic one. The compulsion to quell that unease can inspire snap judgments, rigid thinking, and bad decision-making. Fortunately, new research suggests a simple antidote for this affliction: Read more literary fiction."
"Are you uncomfortable with ambiguity? It's a common condition, but a highly problematic one. The compulsion to quell that unease can inspire snap judgments, rigid thinking, and bad decision-making. Fortunately, new research suggests a simple antidote for this affliction: Read more literary fiction."
Pacific Standard 06/12/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:59AM
media Greece's Public Broadcaster Will Be Back Soon, Say Officials
"The government promised to relaunch ERT within weeks, saying it was taken off air so suddenly only due to fears that workers would damage state equipment. ... Many Greeks have little love for ERT journalists and the state broadcaster is often cited as an example of inefficiency, overspending and jobs given in return for political favors. ... About 2,000 of its 2,600 employees are non-journalists."
"The government promised to relaunch ERT within weeks, saying it was taken off air so suddenly only due to fears that workers would damage state equipment. ... Many Greeks have little love for ERT journalists and the state broadcaster is often cited as an example of inefficiency, overspending and jobs given in return for political favors. ... About 2,000 of its 2,600 employees are non-journalists."
Reuters 06/12/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:57AM
people Joni Mitchell On Being Venerated
"Depends on the venerator. You know, I mean, in a certain way, honour died in World War II. You know, it just kinda died. Not very many people know how to do it anymore. If they honour you wrong, it makes you arrogant, because it stung. If they honour you right, it's humbling because it's inspiring."
"Depends on the venerator. You know, I mean, in a certain way, honour died in World War II. You know, it just kinda died. Not very many people know how to do it anymore. If they honour you wrong, it makes you arrogant, because it stung. If they honour you right, it's humbling because it's inspiring."
CBC 06/10/13 (includes video)
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Posted 06/13/13@12:56AM
theatre L.A.'s Center Theatre Group Can't Stop The Deficits
"The 2012-13 fiscal year that ends June 30 is expected to yield the fifth consecutive splash of red ink since mid-2008 for the company that runs the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre."
"The 2012-13 fiscal year that ends June 30 is expected to yield the fifth consecutive splash of red ink since mid-2008 for the company that runs the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre."
Los Angeles Times 06/12/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:55AM
music Pittsburgh Symphony Settles On New Musicians' Contract A Year Early
"Management and musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have settled a new contract more than a year before the current one expires. The agreement calls for a 4 percent wage increase for the 2013-14 season, a wage freeze in 2014-15 and a 3 percent increase in 2015-16."
"Management and musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have settled a new contract more than a year before the current one expires. The agreement calls for a 4 percent wage increase for the 2013-14 season, a wage freeze in 2014-15 and a 3 percent increase in 2015-16."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 06/11/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:54AM
media Pay Your Interns, Judge Orders Hollywood Studio
"A Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled on Tuesday that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated federal and New York state minimum wage laws by not paying production interns who, Judge William H. Pauley III said, were effectively regular employees on the set of Black Swan."
"A Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled on Tuesday that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated federal and New York state minimum wage laws by not paying production interns who, Judge William H. Pauley III said, were effectively regular employees on the set of Black Swan."
Salon 06/12/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:53AM
issues The Most Dire Scenario Yet For England's Arts Funding
"More than four-fifths of English subsidised arts companies could lose their funding completely, the Arts Council has warned, after it modelled the effect of potential government cuts to the culture budget."
"More than four-fifths of English subsidised arts companies could lose their funding completely, the Arts Council has warned, after it modelled the effect of potential government cuts to the culture budget."
The Guardian (UK) 06/12/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:52AM
dance Eliot Feld Expands His Dance Education Project Into NYC Public High School
"Every year, roughly 30,000 students ... audition for Ballet Tech, formally known as the New York City Public School for Dance, which provides dance training run by Mr. Feld along with academic study for 156 students in grades 4 through 8. ... Beginning in the fall of 2014, the organization will team up with the Professional Performing Arts High School, allowing the students to continue ... through 12th grade."
"Every year, roughly 30,000 students ... audition for Ballet Tech, formally known as the New York City Public School for Dance, which provides dance training run by Mr. Feld along with academic study for 156 students in grades 4 through 8. ... Beginning in the fall of 2014, the organization will team up with the Professional Performing Arts High School, allowing the students to continue ... through 12th grade."
The New York Times 06/13/13 (includes slide show)
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Posted 06/13/13@12:51AM
dance Are We Going Too Far In Training Single-Minded Young Ballet Dancers?
"Videos of sweet children dancing is one thing - but watching ever-younger kids attempt an adult art form is questionable."
"Videos of sweet children dancing is one thing - but watching ever-younger kids attempt an adult art form is questionable."
The Guardian (UK) 06/13/12 (includes video)
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Posted 06/13/13@12:50AM
ideas What Creativity Researchers Know About Performers
"Three seeming contradictions - energy/rest, extroversion/introversion, and openness/sensitivity - are not separate phenomena but together seem to form the core of the creative performer's personality."
"Three seeming contradictions - energy/rest, extroversion/introversion, and openness/sensitivity - are not separate phenomena but together seem to form the core of the creative performer's personality."
Scientific American 06/10/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:49AM
theatre Here's One Way David Mamet Is Like Arthur Miller And Tennessee Williams
"[He] has now had six critical and/or box-office disappointments in a row. So what has happened to Mamet? In one sense, he is indeed carrying on a great tradition: late-period collapse."
"[He] has now had six critical and/or box-office disappointments in a row. So what has happened to Mamet? In one sense, he is indeed carrying on a great tradition: late-period collapse."
The Guardian (UK) 06/12/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:48AM
people Yoram Kaniuk, 83, Maverick Israeli Writer
A scion of Jewish Palestine's high-culture aristocracy, a veteran of Israel's war of independence, a prolific author with an innovative (not to say quirky) prose style, and a provocative commentator on his nation's social and political issues, Kaniuk struggled for acceptance in literary circles (and a decent income) until a 2010 memoir made him into a national celebrity.
A scion of Jewish Palestine's high-culture aristocracy, a veteran of Israel's war of independence, a prolific author with an innovative (not to say quirky) prose style, and a provocative commentator on his nation's social and political issues, Kaniuk struggled for acceptance in literary circles (and a decent income) until a 2010 memoir made him into a national celebrity.
The Guardian (UK) 06/10/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:47AM
people The Dozens Of Deaths Of Yoram Kaniuk
Nicole Krauss: "He used to say that in 1941, he was killed by the Einsatzgruppen in Ternopil, Ukraine, even though he was eleven at the time, and busy eating sour cream on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv. When he was seventeen, he volunteered for the Palmach, the strike force of the Haganah, fought bloody battles for Israel's independence in the Judean hills, was shot in the leg, and died in the arms of a nun who quoted the second century rabbi Ben-Azzai in Germanic Hebrew."
Nicole Krauss: "He used to say that in 1941, he was killed by the Einsatzgruppen in Ternopil, Ukraine, even though he was eleven at the time, and busy eating sour cream on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv. When he was seventeen, he volunteered for the Palmach, the strike force of the Haganah, fought bloody battles for Israel's independence in the Judean hills, was shot in the leg, and died in the arms of a nun who quoted the second century rabbi Ben-Azzai in Germanic Hebrew."
The New Yorker 06/12/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:47AM
media Trauma Queens: Women Who Love Law & Order: SVU
Emily Nussbaum: "The audience was two-thirds female, young women, for the most part - the same demographic that drives fan fiction, romance novels, and vampire stories. 'Oh, you enjoy this, do you?' an angry john says, in the SVU pilot. 'Is this how you get your rocks off?' He's talking to some detectives, but he might as well have been addressing viewers, for whom the show's pulp appeal was simultaneously addictive and faintly shameful."
Emily Nussbaum: "The audience was two-thirds female, young women, for the most part - the same demographic that drives fan fiction, romance novels, and vampire stories. 'Oh, you enjoy this, do you?' an angry john says, in the SVU pilot. 'Is this how you get your rocks off?' He's talking to some detectives, but he might as well have been addressing viewers, for whom the show's pulp appeal was simultaneously addictive and faintly shameful."
The New Yorker 06/10/13
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Posted 06/13/13@12:46AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013dance
NYCity Ballet's Master Marks 30 Years
"At age 66, Peter Martins, the ballet master in chief, has weathered 30 years at its helm. He may well end up lasting longer than the 35 years enjoyed by the company's founding ballet master, George Balanchine."
"At age 66, Peter Martins, the ballet master in chief, has weathered 30 years at its helm. He may well end up lasting longer than the 35 years enjoyed by the company's founding ballet master, George Balanchine."
The New York Times 06/11/13
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Posted 06/12/13@09:38AM
issues Much-Awaited Report On Liberal Arts Education To Land Among Controversy
"The report, requested with much fanfare in 2010 by a bipartisan group in Congress and produced by a blue-ribbon commission assembled by the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is likely to land as controversy continues to surround Leslie Cohen Berlowitz, the academy's embattled president and one of the report's prime movers."
"The report, requested with much fanfare in 2010 by a bipartisan group in Congress and produced by a blue-ribbon commission assembled by the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is likely to land as controversy continues to surround Leslie Cohen Berlowitz, the academy's embattled president and one of the report's prime movers."
The New York Times 06/11/13
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Posted 06/12/13@09:35AM
visual Massive Remaking Of The Way China Looks
"All over China, planners are busy emptying the countryside of people, leveling villages, and replacing the small-plot agriculture that defined rural parts of the country for millennia with American-style industrial agriculture. Urban areas, meanwhile, have lost most of their distinctive characteristics."
"All over China, planners are busy emptying the countryside of people, leveling villages, and replacing the small-plot agriculture that defined rural parts of the country for millennia with American-style industrial agriculture. Urban areas, meanwhile, have lost most of their distinctive characteristics."
New York Review of Books 06/12/13
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Posted 06/12/13@09:31AM
theatre Intiman Theatre's Rebirth Alters Seattle's Theatre Scene
"With the demise of the old Intiman and its 2012 rebirth with a summer "microseason," the local theater scene has been radically altered."
"With the demise of the old Intiman and its 2012 rebirth with a summer "microseason," the local theater scene has been radically altered."
Crosscut 06/10/13
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Posted 06/12/13@09:21AM
media Chicago WBEZ Public Radio Ditches Its Arts Critics
"They want audience participation. They want call-ins. Given that, they don't have any use for experts."
"They want audience participation. They want call-ins. Given that, they don't have any use for experts."
Chicago Reader 06/11/13
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Posted 06/12/13@09:20AM
music Minnesota Orchestra Disputes How Many Players Are Leaving The Orchestra
But a commenter responds: "If you want to keep saying that it's totally normal for a major American symphony orchestra to have two dozen empty seats, well, then I don't know what to say. We don't live in the same reality."
But a commenter responds: "If you want to keep saying that it's totally normal for a major American symphony orchestra to have two dozen empty seats, well, then I don't know what to say. We don't live in the same reality."
MinnPost 06/11/13
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Posted 06/12/13@09:17AM
issues Report: Los Angeles Is The "Creative Capital" Of The World
It is they said, the "Creative Capital of the World " with one of every six people employed in a creative field, and generating over $ 120 billion dollars annually in gross revenue.
It is they said, the "Creative Capital of the World " with one of every six people employed in a creative field, and generating over $ 120 billion dollars annually in gross revenue.
Huffington Post 06/11/13
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Posted 06/12/13@09:12AM
visual Feds Seize Millions' Worth Of Allegedly Smuggled Antiquities From Jailed Dealer
"Federal agents have seized an estimated $100 million in art over the last two years from a prominent Manhattan antiquities dealer they describe as one of the most prolific antiquities smugglers in the world. Subhash Kapoor, a 64-year-old American citizen, awaits trial in India, where he is accused of being part of an antiquities smuggling ring that American and Indian investigators say spanned continents."
"Federal agents have seized an estimated $100 million in art over the last two years from a prominent Manhattan antiquities dealer they describe as one of the most prolific antiquities smugglers in the world. Subhash Kapoor, a 64-year-old American citizen, awaits trial in India, where he is accused of being part of an antiquities smuggling ring that American and Indian investigators say spanned continents."
Los Angeles Times 06/11/13 (includes slide show)
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Posted 06/12/13@12:56AM
media Greece Shuts Down Its Public Broadcaster For Reorganization
"The Greek government has shut down the public broadcaster ERT, calling it a 'haven of waste'. ... While all 2,500 employees would be sacked, [said a government spokesman,] they would be paid compensation and would be able to apply for work when the corporation relaunches as a smaller, independent public broadcaster."
"The Greek government has shut down the public broadcaster ERT, calling it a 'haven of waste'. ... While all 2,500 employees would be sacked, [said a government spokesman,] they would be paid compensation and would be able to apply for work when the corporation relaunches as a smaller, independent public broadcaster."
BBC 06/11/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:55AM
dance Covent Garden Clash: Royal Ballet Quits Royal Opera Production
"After what the [Royal] Opera House called 'artistically differing approaches to the project' between the director Stefan Herheim and choreographer Johan Kobborg, Mr Kobborg has left the production [of Verdi's Les Vêpres siciliennes], along with 32 dancers from the Royal Ballet, the Royal Ballet School and the Royal Danish Ballet."
"After what the [Royal] Opera House called 'artistically differing approaches to the project' between the director Stefan Herheim and choreographer Johan Kobborg, Mr Kobborg has left the production [of Verdi's Les Vêpres siciliennes], along with 32 dancers from the Royal Ballet, the Royal Ballet School and the Royal Danish Ballet."
The Independent (UK) 06/07/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:54AM
ideas Your Hidden Censor: What Your Mind Will Not Let You See
Over the last generation, "hundreds of studies have backed up the idea that when attention is occupied with one thing, people often fail to notice other things right before their eyes."
Over the last generation, "hundreds of studies have backed up the idea that when attention is occupied with one thing, people often fail to notice other things right before their eyes."
Scientific American 06/11/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:53AM
people Ai Weiwei Says America's NSA Is Becoming Like China
"Even though we know governments do all kinds of things I was shocked by the information about the US surveillance operation, Prism. To me, it's abusively using government powers to interfere in individuals' privacy. ... I lived in the United States for 12 years. This abuse of state power goes totally against my understanding of what it means to be a civilised society, and it will be shocking for me if American citizens allow this to continue."
"Even though we know governments do all kinds of things I was shocked by the information about the US surveillance operation, Prism. To me, it's abusively using government powers to interfere in individuals' privacy. ... I lived in the United States for 12 years. This abuse of state power goes totally against my understanding of what it means to be a civilised society, and it will be shocking for me if American citizens allow this to continue."
The Guardian (UK) 06/11/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:50AM
people Now Iran Has A Jon Stewart - And His Satire is Illegal
"[Kambiz] Hosseini's scathing and hysterical news podcast is an essential part of the weekly media diet of Iran's middle class. Produced by the New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, and incorporating sound bites from the week's headlines and commentary from Hosseini, the show channels the pathos of a generation desperate to intervene in a meaningful way in Iran's political charades."
"[Kambiz] Hosseini's scathing and hysterical news podcast is an essential part of the weekly media diet of Iran's middle class. Produced by the New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, and incorporating sound bites from the week's headlines and commentary from Hosseini, the show channels the pathos of a generation desperate to intervene in a meaningful way in Iran's political charades."
The Atlantic 06/11/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:49AM
music 'Spectacular Blow-Up': Why Opera Australia's Ring Conductor Really Resigned
"A 'spectacular blow-up' between conductor Richard Mills and a senior cast member of the Melbourne Ring cycle was due to Mills's inexperience in conducting the massive opera," according to an unnamed backstage source.
"A 'spectacular blow-up' between conductor Richard Mills and a senior cast member of the Melbourne Ring cycle was due to Mills's inexperience in conducting the massive opera," according to an unnamed backstage source.
The Australian 06/11/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:48AM
dance Sylvie Guillem Performance In Italy Is Cancelled So Theater Workers Can Demonstrate
"Guillem has arrived in Florence to pre pare for Wil liam For sythe's Step text. How ever with the uncer tainty of the future of the Mag gio Musicale Fiorentino, and with the almost cer tain elim in a tion of its dance com pany, MaggioDanza, the 10 June performance [was] can celled 'to allow the theatre work ers to par ti cip ate in a demonstration'."
"Guillem has arrived in Florence to pre pare for Wil liam For sythe's Step text. How ever with the uncer tainty of the future of the Mag gio Musicale Fiorentino, and with the almost cer tain elim in a tion of its dance com pany, MaggioDanza, the 10 June performance [was] can celled 'to allow the theatre work ers to par ti cip ate in a demonstration'."
Gramilano (Milan) 06/08/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:47AM
issues Britain's National Statistics Agency To Include Arts In Measures Of Well-Being
"The Office for National Statistics is to use responses from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's Taking Part Survey - which details consumption of and participation in the arts and culture - in response to public demand for their inclusion in the Measuring Well-being Programme."
"The Office for National Statistics is to use responses from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's Taking Part Survey - which details consumption of and participation in the arts and culture - in response to public demand for their inclusion in the Measuring Well-being Programme."
The Stage (UK) 06/10/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:46AM
theatre Adapting A Play For YouTube
"In a small theater on the campus of East Los Angeles College, actor Christopher Gorham was performing a scene from the David Henry Hwang play Yellow Face over and over again as a camera crew went through several set-ups of the dialogue-heavy sequence."
"In a small theater on the campus of East Los Angeles College, actor Christopher Gorham was performing a scene from the David Henry Hwang play Yellow Face over and over again as a camera crew went through several set-ups of the dialogue-heavy sequence."
Los Angeles Times 06/10/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:46AM
people Why Natalie Dessay Is Leaving Opera For Theater
"There's nothing left for me to sing. I've done most of the roles I could do. I don't want to play Juliette. At my age? Please! Or Lucia or Adina or anything else like that. That's why I'm quitting. You have to love your repertoire. For a while I thought it was fun, but no. On to something else."
"There's nothing left for me to sing. I've done most of the roles I could do. I don't want to play Juliette. At my age? Please! Or Lucia or Adina or anything else like that. That's why I'm quitting. You have to love your repertoire. For a while I thought it was fun, but no. On to something else."
Examiner.com 06/10/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:45AM
people What Pussy Riot Won't Do
Rioter Yekaterina Samutsevich: "Legal, paid music performances: We're offered them to this day and we always turn them down. It's just not what we're interested in. In addition, there's all sorts of commercial activities; we've been approached to make profit, and we're against that. We're also against any sort of public statement. What we specialize in are guerrilla performances."
Rioter Yekaterina Samutsevich: "Legal, paid music performances: We're offered them to this day and we always turn them down. It's just not what we're interested in. In addition, there's all sorts of commercial activities; we've been approached to make profit, and we're against that. We're also against any sort of public statement. What we specialize in are guerrilla performances."
Salon 06/10/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:44AM
music Joyce DiDonato Shows How To Handle A Cell Phone Interrupting A Concert
During a recital the mezzo gave at La Scala last weekend, just as she was the quiet ending of a Rossini aria, someone's phone went off. She finished like the pro she is, but when she came back for a bow, she asked the audience if it had been Rossini calling to check in.
During a recital the mezzo gave at La Scala last weekend, just as she was the quiet ending of a Rossini aria, someone's phone went off. She finished like the pro she is, but when she came back for a bow, she asked the audience if it had been Rossini calling to check in.
Gramilano (Milan) 06/10/13
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Posted 06/12/13@12:43AM
Tuesday, June 11, 2013visual
Met Museum Returns Sculptures To Cambodia
"The life-size sculptures, known as the "kneeling attendants", had been displayed at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for nearly 20 years. The museum pledged to return the artefacts after evidence suggested they had been illegally exported."
"The life-size sculptures, known as the "kneeling attendants", had been displayed at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for nearly 20 years. The museum pledged to return the artefacts after evidence suggested they had been illegally exported."
BBC 06/11/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:37PM
music Kiri Te Kanawa Talks About Her Suspicion Of Talent Contests
"There's got to be a period of study, from age 16 to 22, and then it moves along. You can't just think: 'Oh, I can sing in the bathroom, I'll be fine tonight on stage.' Not at all. There is such a demand on the voice for it to be able to produce night after night."
"There's got to be a period of study, from age 16 to 22, and then it moves along. You can't just think: 'Oh, I can sing in the bathroom, I'll be fine tonight on stage.' Not at all. There is such a demand on the voice for it to be able to produce night after night."
The Guardian (UK) 06/10/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:14PM
issues Art Everywhere? Is That Really A Good Thing?
"This is a scheme that prioritises the accessibility of art over quality. The most obvious problem is that they will be prints of real pictures, pictures that are better seen in the flesh, so to speak."
"This is a scheme that prioritises the accessibility of art over quality. The most obvious problem is that they will be prints of real pictures, pictures that are better seen in the flesh, so to speak."
The Scotsman 06/11/13
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Posted 06/11/13@11:11AM
music New Scan Illuminates Historic Opera Score
"When contemporary critics complained that the three-hour opera was too long, composer Luigi Cherubini blacked out its coda, according to legend. Now musicians have the full length of the original 1797 piece."
"When contemporary critics complained that the three-hour opera was too long, composer Luigi Cherubini blacked out its coda, according to legend. Now musicians have the full length of the original 1797 piece."
San Jose Mercury News 06/11/13
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Posted 06/11/13@11:03AM
media Why Does Hollywood Kill Off Its Gay Characters?
"Since Philadelphia there have been, by my count, 257 Academy Award-nominated portrayals of heterosexual characters, and 23 of gay, bisexual or transsexual characters. Of the heterosexual characters, 16.5% (59) die. Of the LGBT characters, 56.5% (13) die. Of the 10 LGBT characters who live, only four get happy endings. That's four characters in 19 years."
"Since Philadelphia there have been, by my count, 257 Academy Award-nominated portrayals of heterosexual characters, and 23 of gay, bisexual or transsexual characters. Of the heterosexual characters, 16.5% (59) die. Of the LGBT characters, 56.5% (13) die. Of the 10 LGBT characters who live, only four get happy endings. That's four characters in 19 years."
The Guardian (UK) 06/11/13
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Posted 06/11/13@08:35AM
theatre Tony Awards Show Progress In Racial Casting
"While casting minority actors in roles that would traditionally go to white performers has been common for decades, as a way to offer fresh perspectives on a classic or to recognize an actor's talents (or, yes, to sell tickets), the awards for Ms. Tyson and Ms. Miller helped ensure that these Tonys would be remembered."
"While casting minority actors in roles that would traditionally go to white performers has been common for decades, as a way to offer fresh perspectives on a classic or to recognize an actor's talents (or, yes, to sell tickets), the awards for Ms. Tyson and Ms. Miller helped ensure that these Tonys would be remembered."
The New York Times 06/10/13
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Posted 06/11/13@08:30AM
ideas Algorithms Are Running Everything Now - Even Movies
"Thousands of times every second, above your head, someone will search for something on Google. It will be an algorithm that determines what they see; an algorithm that is their gatekeeper to the internet. It will be another algorithm that determines what adverts accompany the search--gatekeeping does not pay for itself."
"Thousands of times every second, above your head, someone will search for something on Google. It will be an algorithm that determines what they see; an algorithm that is their gatekeeper to the internet. It will be another algorithm that determines what adverts accompany the search--gatekeeping does not pay for itself."
More Intelligent Life 06/13
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Posted 06/11/13@07:26AM
visual Michigan Governor Says Detroit Museum's Collection Is An 'Asset' (So Why Not Sell It?)
"Earlier this week there was a brief spark of hope that the Michigan Legislature would swiftly pass a bill to try and prevent a potential sale of the Detroit Institue of Arts' (DIA) collection. That spark has been put out, at least for now, by both the State House of Representatives and Governor Rick Snyder."
"Earlier this week there was a brief spark of hope that the Michigan Legislature would swiftly pass a bill to try and prevent a potential sale of the Detroit Institue of Arts' (DIA) collection. That spark has been put out, at least for now, by both the State House of Representatives and Governor Rick Snyder."
Hyperallergic 06/07/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:59AM
music Why Do The Chinese Love Western Classical Music?
Former ambassador Nicholas Platt: "One of the things that strikes me is that most of the literature and the music and the philosophy and so forth are very practically oriented, directed toward the solution of problems, the description of events, or program music with pictures of moonlight on water. You know the routine. And it's beautiful. But it's not very abstract. And I think classical music has some appeal to the Chinese because of its abstractness. It may fill a hole in their needs. There are simpler explanations. They love grand things - big buildings and big bridges - and Western classical music is grand."
Former ambassador Nicholas Platt: "One of the things that strikes me is that most of the literature and the music and the philosophy and so forth are very practically oriented, directed toward the solution of problems, the description of events, or program music with pictures of moonlight on water. You know the routine. And it's beautiful. But it's not very abstract. And I think classical music has some appeal to the Chinese because of its abstractness. It may fill a hole in their needs. There are simpler explanations. They love grand things - big buildings and big bridges - and Western classical music is grand."
The Philadelphia Inquirer 06/09/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:58AM
music Philadelphia Orchestra Ends China Tour In A Casino
"Where else does your hotel serve cupcakes and ice cream for breakfast? And offer wake-up calls from Shrek? In Cantonese? [Macau, the] pleasure capital of Asia - one that is said to outstrip Las Vegas for superficial splendor - is only the latest unlikely host of the Philadelphia Orchestra."
"Where else does your hotel serve cupcakes and ice cream for breakfast? And offer wake-up calls from Shrek? In Cantonese? [Macau, the] pleasure capital of Asia - one that is said to outstrip Las Vegas for superficial splendor - is only the latest unlikely host of the Philadelphia Orchestra."
The Philadelphia Inquirer 06/10/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:57AM
dance It's Official: Bolshoi Dumps Nikolai Tsiskaridze
A Bolshoi spokesperson confirms that the principal dancer and Russian media celebrity - who has spent at least the last two years loudly criticizing the Bolshoi's management, artistic product and renovation, and has repeatedly demanded that he himself be appointed the theater's director - will not have his contract renewed when it expires at the end of this month.
A Bolshoi spokesperson confirms that the principal dancer and Russian media celebrity - who has spent at least the last two years loudly criticizing the Bolshoi's management, artistic product and renovation, and has repeatedly demanded that he himself be appointed the theater's director - will not have his contract renewed when it expires at the end of this month.
The Guardian (UK) 06/10/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:56AM
ideas Does 'Yeah, No...' Mean Yes Or No (Or Both)?
"In fact, according to research by a couple of Australian linguists, 'yeah, no' (and its less popular sibling 'yes, no') has a hidden logic all its own and can be used in a number of discrete ways. Listen to Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo dissect a construction that appears to be contradictory but is actually quite useful."
"In fact, according to research by a couple of Australian linguists, 'yeah, no' (and its less popular sibling 'yes, no') has a hidden logic all its own and can be used in a number of discrete ways. Listen to Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo dissect a construction that appears to be contradictory but is actually quite useful."
Slate 06/10/13 (audio)
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Posted 06/11/13@12:55AM
issues Is It Okay (Or Even Legal) To Make Art From Other People's 'Abandoned' DNA?
"It has been described as both 'creepy' and 'cool'. But amid the publicity surrounding a provocative art project that creates 'facial reconstruction' sculptures based on the analysis of DNA on cigarette butts, chewing gum, and other detritus collected from the streets of New York City, one question has remained unasked: is it legal?"
"It has been described as both 'creepy' and 'cool'. But amid the publicity surrounding a provocative art project that creates 'facial reconstruction' sculptures based on the analysis of DNA on cigarette butts, chewing gum, and other detritus collected from the streets of New York City, one question has remained unasked: is it legal?"
New Scientist 06/10/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:55AM
media Russian LGBT Film Festival Declared 'Foreign Agent' And Fined
"A St. Petersburg LGBT film festival has been branded a 'foreign agent' and fined 500,000 rubles ($15,500) under a recently adopted law which is largely seen as a tool to crack down on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)."
"A St. Petersburg LGBT film festival has been branded a 'foreign agent' and fined 500,000 rubles ($15,500) under a recently adopted law which is largely seen as a tool to crack down on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)."
The Hollywood Reporter 06/07/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:54AM
people Opera Conductor Bruno Bartoletti, 86
"[While he] conducted around the world, including in Rome, at London's Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and, for many years, at the Maggio Musicale festival in Florence," he was best known for his 35 years as artistic director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, which he heped make into one of the world's top companies.
"[While he] conducted around the world, including in Rome, at London's Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and, for many years, at the Maggio Musicale festival in Florence," he was best known for his 35 years as artistic director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, which he heped make into one of the world's top companies.
The Washington Post 06/10/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:53AM
people Descartes Gets No Respect Anymore, But He Still Matters
"It's a sign of his range that Descartes has made such a wide variety of enemies. Psychologists, feminists, biologists, animal rights activists, and Al Gore have all lined up to denounce him. ... Unloved, his arguments served up to undergraduates as target practice, Descartes has fallen on hard times."
"It's a sign of his range that Descartes has made such a wide variety of enemies. Psychologists, feminists, biologists, animal rights activists, and Al Gore have all lined up to denounce him. ... Unloved, his arguments served up to undergraduates as target practice, Descartes has fallen on hard times."
Slate 06/07/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:53AM
theatre UK National Theatre's Cinemacasts A Surprise Hit
"On 16 May, the NT Live broadcast of This House played to 45,000 people in cinemas around the UK. ... Another 20,000 watched overseas. More will follow with encore screenings. Since the first such broadcast in 2009 - when Helen Mirren's Phèdre was seen by 50,000 people worldwide - NT Live has achieved a total audience of 1.3 million."
"On 16 May, the NT Live broadcast of This House played to 45,000 people in cinemas around the UK. ... Another 20,000 watched overseas. More will follow with encore screenings. Since the first such broadcast in 2009 - when Helen Mirren's Phèdre was seen by 50,000 people worldwide - NT Live has achieved a total audience of 1.3 million."
The Guardian (UK) 06/09/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:52AM
visual Christie's Pulled Works From Auction Over Forgery Concerns
"Christie's withdrew ten works by Brazilian artists from its auctions of Latin American art in New York last month ... 'pending additional research', says a spokeswoman for the auction house. All of the works came from the Rio de Janeiro-based Ralph Santos Oliveira collection."
"Christie's withdrew ten works by Brazilian artists from its auctions of Latin American art in New York last month ... 'pending additional research', says a spokeswoman for the auction house. All of the works came from the Rio de Janeiro-based Ralph Santos Oliveira collection."
The Art Newspaper 06/05/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:51AM
ideas Sorry, Most People Aren't Going To Finish Reading Your Article
"TL;DR" isn't just an obnoxious crack, we're afraid. Farhad Manjoo looks at some depressing statistics on how people read online - and how much they've actually read when they tweet or share a link.
"TL;DR" isn't just an obnoxious crack, we're afraid. Farhad Manjoo looks at some depressing statistics on how people read online - and how much they've actually read when they tweet or share a link.
Slate 06/06/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:50AM
issues Can China's Equivalent Of Colonial Williamsburg Become A Hotbed Of High Culture?
"About 75 miles southwest of Shanghai is a beautifully restored, 1300-year-old 'water-town' called Wuzhen where Chinese tourists flock each year." Yet with a landmark new performing arts center and an equally new international theater festival that's both artistically challenging and a big box-office success, Wuzhen is making a bid to become a cultural destination along the lines of Avignon, Aix, and Edinburgh.
"About 75 miles southwest of Shanghai is a beautifully restored, 1300-year-old 'water-town' called Wuzhen where Chinese tourists flock each year." Yet with a landmark new performing arts center and an equally new international theater festival that's both artistically challenging and a big box-office success, Wuzhen is making a bid to become a cultural destination along the lines of Avignon, Aix, and Edinburgh.
Salon 06/08/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:50AM
issues Royal Albert Hall Did Record-Breaking Business In 2012
"With a wide-ranging programme that included the BBC Proms, Cirque du Soleil, concerts by Gary Barlow and Emeli Sande, boxing and tennis tournaments and the world premieres of Skyfall and Titanic in 3D, ... [the London venue] reported a record year for business in 2012 with operating income growing 4.3% to £16.8 million to produce an operating surplus of £4.5 million."
"With a wide-ranging programme that included the BBC Proms, Cirque du Soleil, concerts by Gary Barlow and Emeli Sande, boxing and tennis tournaments and the world premieres of Skyfall and Titanic in 3D, ... [the London venue] reported a record year for business in 2012 with operating income growing 4.3% to £16.8 million to produce an operating surplus of £4.5 million."
The Stage (UK) 06/06/13
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Posted 06/11/13@12:49AM
people Esther Williams, 91, Aquatic Movie Star (And Godmother Of Synchronized Swimming)
"With her beauty, sunny personality and background as a champion swimmer, Williams shot to stardom in the 1940s in the 'aqua musical,' an odd sub-genre of films that became an enormous hit with the moviegoing mainstream, fanned popular interest in synchronized swimming and turned Williams into Hollywood's Million Dollar Mermaid."
"With her beauty, sunny personality and background as a champion swimmer, Williams shot to stardom in the 1940s in the 'aqua musical,' an odd sub-genre of films that became an enormous hit with the moviegoing mainstream, fanned popular interest in synchronized swimming and turned Williams into Hollywood's Million Dollar Mermaid."
Los Angeles Times 06/06/13 (includes video)
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Posted 06/11/13@12:48AM
people Watch One Of The First Female Standups Own The Room On Live TV
"At a time when many moms on television were paragons of domesticity, [Jean] Carroll's act lampooned that image. In this clip, she's dressed in a party dress, a choker, and heels. (She often wore fancy clothes to perform.)"
"At a time when many moms on television were paragons of domesticity, [Jean] Carroll's act lampooned that image. In this clip, she's dressed in a party dress, a choker, and heels. (She often wore fancy clothes to perform.)"
Slate 06/10/13 (video)
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Posted 06/11/13@12:47AM