In the face of (the) modernist revolution, Saint-Saëns (kept) churning out tasteful, perfectly formed, self-consciously harmonious music. - The Guardian
David Brooks: "These days, your education level and political values are as important in defining your class status as your income is. Because of this, the U.S. has polarized into two separate class hierarchies—one red and one blue." - The Atlantic
Because of the constant need to fundraise, says the outgoing director of the Wilma in Philadelphia, "the people who are actually creating the work are the only people who are freelancers. How do you run theaters when you are surrounded by administrative staff only?" - The New York Times
It is not at all difficult to find books on the broad scope of human knowledge written by authors who really know nothing other than that there are other people who know a lot about many separate things. - 3 Quarks Daily
"They're employing advances like liquid fingerprinting nanotechnology and tiny rare-earth magnets — as well as futuristic tech that's to persuade thieves and looters to leave art where it is, or to recover stolen items before they disappear for good." - Artnet
At the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, there are currently 13 openings in the violin, viola, bass, flute and percussion sections, a high number of openings for the roughly 100-member ensemble. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
His influence came not only through his own prolific writing — most notably in a series of books that retold ancient European, Egyptian, and Indian myths — but as editorial director of the Adelphi publishing house, where he had surprising success in making challenging books popular. - The Guardian
"The campaign against classical music is worth examining in some detail, for it reveals the logic that has been turned against nearly every aspect of Western culture over the last year. - City Journal
The games are moving beyond the John Williams fanfares and national anthems, writes Michael Andor Brodeur. "And not just as background, but as a means of making the ultimate athletic test of human achievement more human." - The Washington Post on MSN
The "gagging clause" was part of the contract for the oil giant's financial support for this summer's climate change exhibition at the museum, a show titled "Our Future Planet." - Channel 4 News (UK)
The veteran broadcaster, who lost his talk shows on both public radio and PBS after revelations that he had had sexual relationships with subordinates, launched KBLA in Los Angeles in June as an "unapologetically progressive" and "unapologetically Black" news-talk AM station. - Inside Radio
"The future of the museum" — which has had financial and administrative problems ever since it opened in 1987 — "and its affiliated school in a restored bathhouse in Saratoga Spa State Park is unclear. It is being absorbed into the Saratoga Performing Arts Center." - Albany Times Union
A High Court ruled that the transport ministry's project for a two-mile, £1.7 billion tunnel near the monument didn't include a mandated risk assessment and didn't give enough consideration to alternatives that might cause less damage to the site's archaeology. - Artnet
Peter Florence, who founded the famous literary event with his parents in 1988, stepped down after an inquiry confirmed a staffer's accusation of bullying. - The Observer (UK)
