The benefits of price discrimination
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2015-01-20
Excited audience
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2015-01-20
The Will of Eva Perón, Painted in Tango
AJBlog: Fresh Pencil Published 2015-01-20
The Prototype Festival’s Scarlet Ibis
(and the day I almost ate glue)
AJBlog: Condemned to Music Published 2015-01-19
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Tag: 01.20.15
Just In: This Year’s National Book Critics Circle Awards Nominees
“For the first time in the 39-year history of the awards, one book is a finalist in two different categories.”
Pakistan’s Cross-Dressing Dancers – “Safe” Gender Exploration In A Conservative Culture
“Male and female roles are clearly defined in Pakistan, and transgender people often face harassment and abuse. One role where they are tolerated is as dancers at weddings and other celebrations at which men and women are strictly segregated. In between the dancing and showers of rupee notes, they must fend off groping from drunken guests.”
2014 Was A Record Year For Art Auctions
“Christie’s has maintained its $800m lead at auction over Sotheby’s in 2014, as both houses reported record nominal sales for 2014.”
Choose The Books You Want To Read Carefully, For You Have A Limited Time On This Planet
“Life is too short for Martin Amis. Life is too short for Ayn Rand. Life is too short for 1,000-plus pages of Infinite Jest and life is too short to give Philip Roth another chance.”