“Gellhorn and Hemingway first met in 1936 at a bar called Sloppy Joe’s in Key West, Florida. Their relationship blossomed during their coverage of the civil war in Spain. Both were phenomenal writers, known for daring reportage from the battlefield. Their similarities made them natural allies, and passionate competitors, in journalism.”
Can The Arts Help Fix California’s Broken Prison System?
“By introducing inmates to everything from dance to drumming to drama, the program’s supporters believe, Arts-in-Corrections can inspire deep and lasting change.”
Marie-Helene Bernard’s Big Plans For The St. Louis Symphony
“The Symphony saw significant increases in both attendance and ticket revenue during its just-ended 2015-2016 season, with total ticket sales for all performances reaching $6.87 million, up 3.8 percent compared with last season.”
Two Detroit Artists Face Four Years Of Jail For Their Political Graffiti
Antonio Cosme “and fellow Raiz Up artist and activist William Lucka, 22, are facing up to $75,000 in fines and four years in prison for allegedly painting ‘Free the Water’ in large block letters up the side of a water tower in Highland Park. Accompanying the text is a black graphic of a fist covering the height of the tower.”
Cellist Told By Airline She Needed A US Visa For Her Instrument
“Jane Bevan, 35, based in Switzerland, was attempting to board a flight from Zurich to Baltimore, where she was attending a course with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, when she was stopped at check-in and told she needed a USA ESTA travel visa for her cello.”
An Artist Gets Personal About Gun Violence In The U.S.
“Visitors are meant to be included — and implicated — in the work, as they will be able to see one another in peekaboo vistas across the vast installation. ‘It’s about being able to face one another,’ [artist Nick] Cave said. ‘We can no longer hide behind the surface.'”
A Display Of Classic War Photography Has Been Vandalized In Leipzig
“The works, which depict scenes of conflict including the Spanish Civil War, were covered in black paint.”
The Young Dancer Who Thought He Was In For Something Entirely Different
“When he was in fifth grade, his mom signed him up for what she thought was a summer reading program. It actually turned out to be a hip-hop dance program. He decided to stay and he got hooked.”
How An Opera Planned For The Met Got Stuck In Italy
“You can thank the impossibility of creating one-size-fits-all sets for the world’s leading opera houses, muddled administrative leadership and a strained friendship. While the opera world is now flatter than ever, because of the growing number of global coproductions, taking shows on the road is rarely simple.”
Why Don’t Nonfiction Books Get More – Or, In Some Cases, Any – Fact-Checking?
“People are often surprised to learn that books, those bulky, fact-rich forever things, frequently receive less scrutiny from an independent fact checker than the stories they skim in magazines before tossing them in the recycling bin.”
The Artist JR Gets An Olympic Moment
“For the sculptures, JR photographed young athletes who may one day make it to the Games, people who are still ‘working hard for the passion of sport.'”
The Queen Of Beale Street Sang With Everyone, Including BB King And The Four Tops
Remember the singer at the top of the Robert Altman movie ‘Cookie’s Fortune’? That was Ruby Wilson.
The Department Of Homeland Security Seems To Have A Problem With The King Of Bollywood
“To detain one of India’s biggest celebrities would itself attract international headlines, but this, he said, was the third time that he had been held then released while traveling in the United States.”
When One Of Kanye West’s Collaborators Makes Remarks That Are ‘Racially Insensitive’
“Beecroft became known in the U.S. in the mid-1990s for staging performances that featured monochromatic arrangements of nude or barely clothed models in body paint who often glared at viewers with empty or defiant stares. About a decade ago, she left the art world and began collaborating with West — orchestrating his fashion spectacles, which are held in locations like New York’s Madison Square Garden arena.”
The Dance Impresario Who Tries To Make A Business Out Of Love
Sergei Danilian is nothing if not determined. He has long supported the work of Mr. Eifman, an expressive Russian choreographer who inspires strong feelings in audiences, love or hate and little in between. While Mr. Danilian’s taste can be questionable — recent iterations of “Kings,” which felt cheaply commercial, as well as many appearances by Mr. Eifman — he is driven by a love of dance.
How Sotheby’s Increased Its Profits In A Downturn
“Pictures at $70 million are good P.R., but the revenues are in the middle market,” he said, where sellers tend to pay full commissions and guarantees are nearly unheard of. “That’s the most lucrative way to do business.”
Depressing: Racist Fan-Bullying On Social Media Is Becoming Commonplace
“Online harassment has become a depressingly common workplace hazard for people of color in the public eye. The incident illuminates some strange similarities between the bands of internet trolls stalking the web and the legions of online fans seeking to stir up some drama.”
How Iván Fischer Became A Great (And Unconventional) Conductor
“The so-called great orchestras – the old, great orchestras – like to preserve certain musical values such as their sound. They think: ‘This is us, this is our trademark.’ Now a conductor comes and he has limited influence on the so-called great orchestra. So they attract conductors who love to wave their hands while not changing anything. Sometimes when you go to famous orchestras, you feel as if you are working with a prima donna singer who has her sound, and your only role is to be impressed by it. I would much rather go to an orchestra that is receptive to my ideas because I can then create something.”