There’s a “distinction between feeling good, which according to positive psychologists only creates a hunger for more pleasure — they call this syndrome the hedonic treadmill — and doing good, which can lead to lasting happiness.” Maybe they ought to teach this in college?
Tag: 01.07.07
The Howard Stern Gambit
It’s been a year since Sirius satellite radio bet its existence on Howard Stern, hiring him for millions. So was “the king of all media” worth the gamble? “Last week, Sirius announced it had just over 6 million subscribers, up from the 600,000 when the Stern deal was announced in 2004.”
Making Culture A Priority In L.A.
The Mayor of Los Angeles likes to think of himself as a major advocate for art as a center of public life. He’s hardly the first politician to pay lip service to the arts, of course, but after 18 months on the job, reviews of Antonio Villaraigosa’s cultural master plan are winning cautious support from local arts leaders hardened by years of political neglect.
What Constitutes Equal Access?
The arts are supposed to be for everyone. But it’s one thing to talk about wiping out elitism and racial inequality in access to portrait galleries and symphony orchestras. To actually entice new crowds to partake is entirely another.
What Opera Can Gain From Technology
Tim Smith says that the Metropolitan Opera’s willingness to experiment with new methods of distribution and dispense with old notions of what the public will embrace is leading the way for other classical organizations to join the digital revolution. “Things are especially interesting in the opera world, which seems to be embracing the techno-cyber era more than anyone.”