An artist calling himself Frizk says that he snuck a Banksy painting of a half-peeled banana onto the wall of the Mamma Andersson: Memory Banks exhibition at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center. (The Banksy was meant to fit in and not be noticed, but it was spotted quite promptly.) — Hyperallergic
Tag: 01.01.19
Aldo Parisot, Prominent Cellist And Revered Teacher, Dead At 100
He recorded and toured the world as a soloist and chamber musician through the 1960s and ’70s, but he’s best remembered for his 60-year tenure on the faculty of the Yale School of Music, from which he retired only last summer. — The New York Times
Saudi Arabia Asks Netflix To Block An Episode Of Hasan Minhaj’s Show; Netflix Promptly Complies
In one episode of the comedian’s Netflix series, Patriot Act, Minhaj let loose on the Saudi government’s murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Said government, unamused, demanded that Netflix block that episode from being streamed in the Kingdom, citing its law banning “production, preparation, transmission, or storage of material impinging on public order, religious values, public morals, and privacy.” — NPR
Happy New Year: Quotes To Inspire A Lovely 2019
“Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” (Mark Twain)
— Doug Ramsay
Lookback: A child’s Christmas in Smalltown, U.S.A.
An excerpt from City Limits: Memories of a Small-Town Boy, my first book, published in 1991. — Terry Teachout