“One of Australia’s former leading art dealers, Ronald Coles, faces up to 10 years in jail after being charged today with 87 offences relating to an alleged multimillion-dollar investment art fraud scheme.”
Tag: 01.16.12
Video Projections On Stage – And What They Can’t Do
“There is certainly a place for video projection in theatre and it has expanded theatre’s vocabulary in all sorts of ways. One thing it can’t do, however, is create credible settings for onstage action. Using video technology for settings is nothing but the 21st-century equivalent of the painted backdrop, only with none of the humility about its limitations.”
Why New Writers Ought To Get Tax Breaks
“New writers could expect an average advance of £10,000 around 20 years ago: “Now they’re lucky to get between £1,000 and £3,000.” Research by the society shows that 75% of writers earn less than £20,000 a year and 46% less than £5,000.”
English National Ballet Expands Program For Parkinson’s Patients
Results of the company’s pilot scheme of ballet classes as physical therapy for people suffering from the neurological disorder are proving so promising that the program is being extended to four new cities.
Apple Will Alter E-Book Publishing, And Maybe The Nature Of Journalism
“Should every three-part newspaper series be turned into an ebook? Should every sports season produce a newspaper-generated ebook made up of the year’s game stories, player profiles, and so on? Should a compilation of a newspaper’s restaurant reviews be pushed out as a $2.99 ebook each year?”
WIkipedia Will Shut Down Wednesday To Protest Internet Privacy Act
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales tweeted on Monday, “Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday!” WIkipedia’s far from the only website to go dark on Wednesday – but Hollywood says the tech companies are reacting stupidly. What’s the deal?
Men With Women On The Brain Don’t Perform As Well (Cognitively Speaking)
For heterosexual men, even the thought of a woman can be be hard on brain function. “This mental-depletion dynamic can be triggered by the simple idea of such an encounter — even when a man has no clue regarding a woman’s attractiveness or availability.”
An Architect, Crocheting Clouds To Learn More About Them
Argentinean architect Ciro Najle “says crochet is the perfect medium for representing fractal structures because its surfaces can be subdivided again and again by varying the length of neighbouring crochet lines.”
Early Music Gets A Massive Boost
“On Tuesday, the Juilliard School is announcing a $20 million gift to endow its graduate-level program in historical performance. The sheer size of the gift is enough to make heads snap in the early-music world, whose practitioners typically struggle to stay a step ahead of poverty.”
Print Won’t Die, But E-Books Will Be Bigger Than We Think
“People are collecting e-books like nuts for the winter. They are easy to buy and download, much like music. And, frankly, it’s fun to fill up your iPad with a colorful, robust set of thumbnails in your library.”