“A Louisiana House bill that seeks to limit public funds spent on art for state buildings is getting a lot of attention, but would be unlikely save Louisiana much money for priorities like education and health care.”
When The Movies Were Full Of Female Action Stars (Back Before Talkies)
“More than a century ago, before women had even won the right to vote in many countries, actresses headed up some of the U.S’s most popular and successful action movies – even if they performed stunts in skirts that ended only a few inches above their ankles.”
‘Co-Veillance’, ‘Intelligence Amplification’, And ‘Mules’: 20 Terms Every Futurist Should Know
“We live in an era of accelerating change, when scientific and technological advancements are arriving rapidly. As a result, we are developing a new language to describe our civilization as it evolves. Here are 20 terms and concepts that you’ll need to navigate our future.”
Look, We Have Google; Why Would We Still Need Citations?
“Now that we live in a world in which no text need be an island, in which scholarly publications are increasingly delivered digitally and so can be literally interconnected via links and embeds, it is reasonable to ask whether citations are still necessary.”
The Met’s Bid For The Breuer
“If anyone was worried the repurposed building was going to lose its edge, they can rest assured the Met Breuer is still very much the weird old Whitney.”
The Bolsheviks Stole My Great-Grandpa’s Van Gogh, And I Want It Back
“In the early 1900s, Ivan Morozov was a wealthy Russian textile merchant … [who] began making frequent sojourns to Paris, travelling from gallery to gallery and amassing some of the world’s most valuable artworks – then, and now.”
Are These The 100 Best Schools For The Performing Arts In The World?
“This year marks the first time higher education data experts QS have ranked universities by their performing arts capabilities, which they have done for a number of other subjects for the past six years. Ratings were based on the opinion of more than 75,000 academics and nearly 45,000 employers, as well as the analysis of 28.5 million research papers.”
The Bohemian Mystics Of Islam
“On one level, it encompasses much of the popular practice of Muslim religiosity: it is an Islam of saints, miracles, pilgrimages … On another level, it consists of mind-bogglingly complex treatises in philosophical Arabic … [and] an unfathomably rich tradition of poetry written in Arabic, Persian, Urdu and many other languages.”
Weird Foreign Place Names Are Threat To ‘National Dignity,’ China Tells Developers
Who could possibly object to Yuppie International Towers or Merlin Champagne Town? Chinese officialdom does – and it’s demanding that developments have names like “Yellow River” instead.
Do Grammar And Spelling Errors Drive You Nuts? Here’s What Such Pickiness Says About You
“Researchers found that introverts were more likely than extraverts to rate people as poor potential housemates if their spelling or grammar was bad. There were other findings – agreeable people, perhaps unsurprisingly, were easygoing when it came to grammos. Conscientious people tended to see typos as a problem.”
Artist Draws Picture Of Trump And His Penis. Swift Backlash Follows
“The backlash was quick and fierce. Within two days of its posting, Facebook took down the picture and banned Gore from posting on the site. Around the same time, someone claiming to represent Trump called her and threatened legal action. Days later, she received a notice from Facebook that reported her for infringement of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). And then there’s the constant threats online.”
Palmyra Has Been Liberated From ISIS. Now To Tally The Destruction
“There are thousands of archaeological sites across Iraq and Syria, and although the Islamic State seems to be more efficient at moving antiquities, it is operating within a large, established system of looters.”
Ten Times The Arts Influenced Politics
This could be a much longer list – and it doesn’t even mention art’s role in AIDS awareness. But art has often help change our politics…
Could Animals Experience Spirituality?
“If we encountered a group of humans who returned to the same trees over and over and performed the same inexplicable action near them and didn’t seem to have any practical reason to do so, there would be lots of people who would interpret it through the prism of religion.”
Actress Patty Duke Dead At 69
Duke, “who won an Oscar at age 16 for her portrayal of Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker but was more known for her bouncy 1960s TV sitcom The Patty Duke Show, … came to fame as a teenager, combining both a masterful talent for dramatic acting with a sunny, all-American image that enchanted both TV and film audiences. But her admirers had no clue about the much-uglier reality of Duke’s childhood.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.29.16
Community Learning
As I discussed in Transformative Engagement, the foundation of successful community engagement is deep understanding of the communities with which an organization is engaging. This body of information – key players, concerns, identity, etc. – is not necessarily common … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2016-03-29
Darts for Dartmouth: Hood Museum Has Less Moore in Tod Williams Billie Tsien’s Makeover
Win some, lose some: While adding five new galleries and increasing floor space by 50%, the much delayed $50-million expansion and renovation of Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum will be less ambitious than originally planned in … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-03-29
The Iron Lady at home
A quarter-century after she left office, Thatcher remains one of the most polarizing figures in postwar history. Because of this, … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-03-29
Debasing Culture
In the last decade on several occasions subscribers to Seattle Opera, of which I was the General Director, commented to me that they enjoyed opera, wanted others to experience it, but that it would be … read more
AJBlog: OperaSleuth Published 2016-03-29
Monday Recommendation: 2015 Mack Avenue Superbad
Beginning in 2012, the Detroit Jazz Festival has teamed players of varied backgrounds in all-star bands. At the 2015 festival, thorough preparation resulted not in a typical festival jam … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-03-29
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New Report: Here Are America’s “Most Vibrant” Arts Cities (Ranking)
“To assess arts vibrancy across America, we incorporate four measures each under three main rubrics: demand, supply and public support for arts and culture on a per capita basis.”