Tag: 06.10.21
The “Other” Brains In Our Bodies
We get constant messages about what’s going on inside our bodies, sensations we can either attend to or ignore. And we belong to tribes...
Big Thinker Edward de Bono, 88
Through his 60-plus books, including The Mechanism of Mind (1969), Six Thinking Hats (1985), How to Have A Beautiful Mind (2004) and Think! Before...
Jon Meacham, The Ubiquitous Historian
He is the intellectual of the moment, this soft-spoken biographer of great men. Meacham whispers in the president’s ear and appears on TV constantly....
Have A Look At The New ‘Pop-Up’ Grand Palais In Paris
"The Grand Palais Éphémère, the €40 million temporary building that will host the Fiac and Paris Photo art fairs in Paris while the Grand...
When A Movie Understands A Generational Dilemma
In the Heights might have opened to disappointing box office numbers this weekend, but those who did see it had the chance to learn...
Everybody Plagiarizes
And that's fine. "Published authors, more often than not famous ones, have had few scruples when it comes to committing literary larceny. 'Authors are like privateers,' claimed Samuel Johnson, 'always...
Brexit May Cause A Royal Mess With Copyright, Authors Warn
Living authors like Kate Mosse and Philip Pullman are worried because as Britain exits the EU, protections have changed. "Authors and publishers fear that...
HBO Max Walks A Tightrope Of Media Rights
Success in streaming, as Netflix has shown, ultimately requires reaching subscribers in every corner of the planet. But taking a streaming service around the...
Why Has Philosophy Failed?
For almost any abstract notion, some philosopher has wondered what it really is. Yet, despite this wealth of questions and the centuries spent tackling...
Behind The Debate On Critical Race Theory
“The debate isn’t about whether there’s been racism; it’s about what racism has meant and what it’s done to America. Is it something that’s...
Carlos Acosta Calls For Ballet That Reflects Now
"I don’t want to keep riding with own Swan Lake or The Nutcracker – that’s fine, I love them, that made my career...
As LA’s Center Theatre Group Director Retires, The Enterprise Needs A Rethink
"The character of Michael Ritchie’s audience has not been shaped in this devout manner. The marketing of hits has replaced more time-consuming forms of...
So Women Can’t Act In ‘Godot’, Eh? Take *This*, Beckett Estate!
In Godot Is a Woman by the theatre company Silent Faces, "three glum, bowler-hatted clowns … are waiting for the Beckett estate to answer...
Gottfried Böhm, The German Expressionist Of Brutalist Architects, Dead At 101
He was one of postwar German's most prominent architects, and had been the country's only living Pritzker Prize winner. "His most revered works resemble...
Narendra Modi Launches A Culture War Against Bollywood
" is using powerful tools to curtail the creative freedom of Bollywood — in particular the influence of Muslims, who have an outsize presence...
Do You Know About Virtual YouTube?
A virtual YouTube is a channel that follows an animated or virtual character instead of a real-life person. These virtual YouTubers (VTubers for short)...
By The Numbers: Who Are The Bosses At US Ballet Companies And What Are...
" that the position of Artistic Director is held by far more men than women, while the position of Executive Director is much more...
Scottish Government Gives Multi-Million Rescue Package To Edinburgh Festivals
"The Edinburgh festivals have been offered millions of pounds in emergency funding in the face of widespread fears they may never fully recover from...
Britain Now Has Its First All-Black-Female Shakespeare Troupe
Says actor Gabrielle Brooks, one of four co-founders of the Mawa Theatre Company, "Shakespeare remains a staple of British theatre. He's still the most...
Sampling Beats and Youth Research Participants – in Real Time
In research terms, a convenience sample is a group of folks who feature in a study because — well, they happened to be there....
From “Cole Toll” to Turnpike Toll: Newark’s “Arch of Nero” Relocates 87 Miles South...
I hope that officials of the Newark Museum of Art felt at least a twinge of seller’s remorse (if not a rush of shame)...
In Vegas, The Shows Are Coming Back. Will The Tourists Come To See Them?
"The change since last spring, as measured by the return of surging morning-to-midnight crowds, is head-snapping. While just 106,900 tourists visited Las Vegas in...
Performance Venues Are COVID-Safe At Full Capacity If Audience Wears Masks: Study
"According to the results, the wearing of masks cuts the spread of aerosol droplets by 99 per cent, with those transmitted also travelling much...