Chris Boyd, the director of the national broadcaster’s English-language radio network, and human resources director Todd Spencer were placed on indefinite leave of absence after investigations – including one by the CBC’s own flagship news program – into the way they handled complaints over now-fired radio star Ghomeshi’s conduct.
Tag: 01.05.15
Andy Warhol Foundation Finishes Spree Of Art Giveaways
“The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts said it has finished one of the biggest art giveaways of all time, sending the remaining contents of what rocker Lou Reed once dubbed ‘Andy’s Chest’ to museums and colleges and universities in 48 states and 10 foreign countries.”
Leon Wieseltier Lands At “The Atlantic”
“Mr. Wieseltier spent 31 years as the The New Republic‘s literary editor until his highly public ouster as a part of the magazine’s reinvention last December.”
Merce Cunningham Trust Makes Cash Grants For First (And Maybe Last) Time
“The Merce Cunningham Trust, established in 1990 to further the choreographer’s legacy, has announced an award of $250,000 to the Baryshnikov Arts Center and of $375,000 to the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. … [A trustee] said that this was the first time the trust had awarded cash grants, and that it was unlikely to happen again.”
New Orleans At War With Itself Over All The Music (Hey, It’s Loud!)
A strange combination of old zoning laws and local tradition makes live musical performance in the birthplace of jazz a more complicated matter than you’d expect. As the city continues to recover from Katrina, the conflicting forces of gentrification, preservation, amplification and tourism are leading to some ferocious political battles.
From Babe The Pig To Chuckie The Rugrat – The Many Voices Of (The Late) Christine Cavanaugh
“If you’re a young adult of a certain age, Christine Cavanaugh’s distinct voice probably plays a role in the pop culture memories from your childhood … Cavanaugh died last month at the age of 51, and in tribute to her work we’ve highlighted some of her best turns as both a voice actor and as a character actor.” (video)
This Organ Performance Will Last Longer Than You Will (Or Your Children Or Grandchildren)
A look in on the German project that’s taking John Cage’s piece As SLow aS Possible very, very seriously.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 01.05.15
Did Worcester Museum’s “Rethinking” Work? A FollowUp
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-01-05
Postmodernism and the Human Condition
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2015-01-05
Mis-Communications? Exodus of Guggenheim’s Top PR Officials
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-01-05
Monday Recommendation: Nat Hentoff
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-01-05
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Our Patent System Is Utterly Borked, But There Are Ways To Fix It
“How ironic that we live in a democratized technological ecosystem in which anyone can invent and patent anything, yet it is mostly just the rich and powerful who can effectively partake of its resources. The patent system is thus hostage to a costly and exclusionary legal system. So let’s liberate it.”
Panto Is Popular – Very Popular – In Northern Ireland
“In 2013, more than a quarter of all theatre tickets sold in Northern Ireland (27%) were for pantomime shows, with the north-east close behind at 24%. Pantomime was proportionally least popular in London (2%) and the north-west (11%).”