Dave Meier unpacks the implications of saying you believe in Bigfoot, God, Jesus Christ, the new Boston Red Sox manager, evolution, and/or that Dad is out in the garage.
Tag: 01.21.13
Johnny Cash’s Prison Reform Crusade
“Cash’s famous live albums recorded at Folsom Prison and San Quentin are the stuff of music legend … But it’s much less well-known that these were only two of many prison concerts Cash played over the course of almost 30 years … for inmates all over the US, always unpaid, and in the process, [he] became a passionate and vocal spokesman for prisoners’ rights.”
Iowa Court Extends Free-Speech Protections To Online Publishers
“The Iowa Supreme Court has given protections against libel lawsuits to Internet publishers but declined to extend them to average citizens, a ruling that media lawyers called significant Monday.”
Hundreds Of William Blake Engravings Discovered In Manchester
“Researchers at the University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library have stumbled upon a treasure trove of … about 350 engraved plates designed by Blake in the collection.”
What It’s Like To Be Stalked Online
“These latest accusations, in particular, seemed too self-evidently preposterous to worry about. Who could possibly believe that I was some kind of literary racketeer who had stolen her material to sell it off to other writers? It was too ridiculous to take seriously.”
Why America Needs A Secretary Of Culture
“Clearly Obama has had other preoccupations than cabinetizing culture. But that divisiveness is precisely why we need a Cabinet-level spokesperson for culture.”
Did Vatican Endanger Sistine Frescoes When It “Restored” Them?
“Ironically, the ‘cleaning’ of the ceiling, which arguably constitutes the greatest single restoration calamity of the 20th century, occurred at a time when picture restorers had skilfully rebranded themselves as safe, scientifically validated “conservators” of all that is valuable.”
Epic Failure – A Show Goes Bust
“Being new to the business, never having done entertainment, I think they didn’t know what to expect.”
Bolshoi Ballet Director’s Eyesight Saved Following Acid Attack
“Russian doctors said Monday that the Bolshoi ballet’s artistic director,” Sergei Filin, “would regain sight in at least one eye following a brutal acid attack his co-workers blamed on infighting at the famed theatre.”
Turkey Plays Hardball To Get Antiquities Returned
“According to cultural chiefs in Berlin, Paris and New York, Turkey has threatened to bar foreign archaeologists from excavation sites in the country by not renewing their digging permits if governments refuse to return artefacts that Ankara says were unlawfully removed from Turkish soil. It has also threatened to halt the lending of its treasures to foreign museums, they say.”