“Today, Hitchcock’s fantasy of direct access to the brain is a reality in neurological operations such as deep-brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease. Experiments using the same technology aim to cure depression by stimulating more joyful emotional circuits. In turn, Hitchcock’s films are used by neuroscientists to study emotions in the brain.”
Tag: 02.08.16
Is It Possible To Teach Students Passion For Reading?
“Those students most in need of great books are by and large too strafed by their environments to invest the necessary force of mind.”
You Could Buy Michelangelo’s Villa
“The deeds to Michelangelo’s old Tuscan villa, a three-structure complex complete with Renaissance-age fixtures, functional wood-burning fireplaces, and an olive grove, could be yours for just $8,369,602.” (includes photos and floor plans)
The Play That Samuel French Tried To Stop An Hour Before Curtain? Here’s What Happened Next
The show went on – with some ingenious last-minute adjustments by the show’s creator/performer, Erin Pike. For instance, the performance started with the voicemail message a Samuel French executive left Pike saying that the performance was “illegal” and the agency would “go after [their] presenter.” (includes audio of voicemail message)
Philly’s Fledgling Summer Opera Festival Still Hasn’t Paid Last Year’s Performers
“About the only ones who don’t want to be quoted [for this story] are those suing the company who have been advised by legal counsel to stay quiet.”
Will Streaming Music Kill Songwriting?
“If streaming is the future of music, songwriters may soon be back to where they started. Stephen Foster, America’s first professional songwriter, was also the first to die broke.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 02.08.16
Squawking in Milwaukee: My Upcoming WSJ Review of the Milwaukee Art Museum
For my article on the “Arts in Review” page of tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal, (online later today, if all goes according to plan), I had the challenging task of reviewing an entire museum in 900 words. … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-02-08
Monday Recommendation: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis
The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, All My Yesterdays (Resonance) This is an alert to an event—a recording documenting the birth of an ensemble that electrified listeners and set a new standard for big band jazz. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-02-08
Dancing a Fairytale, Its Joys and Tribulations
The New York City Ballet premieres Justin Peck’s new ballet and offers works by Thatcher, Binet, Schumacher, and Wheeldon. Justin Peck’s The Most Incredible Thing. Sterling Hyltin and Taylor Stanley dance in front of the… … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-02-06
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The FCC Is About To Give You (Physical) Control Over Your Cable Box
“Even as computers, wireless phones and other electronic devices have become cheaper, the cost of renting cable boxes has been increasing. That’s because cable companies have made it incredibly hard for customers to buy and use their own machines.”
The Second Act Of Pamela Anderson
“Pamela became a celebrity in a different age. … Her heirs to the throne of tabloid notoriety have no such luxury, nor do they desire it. The celebs created by Instagram and YouTube became famous to be seen; what’s the point of privacy? Now that every would-be Kardashian can send out a constant, direct-to-consumer stream of staged intimacy and selfies, access—the longtime currency of fame—has been upended. Pamela, whose image was ubiquitous before ubiquity could be juiced with retweets, is left in the strange position of having to renegotiate the nature of her own public image.”
The English National Opera’s Chorus Is Voting On A Strike
“‘We do feel the proposals put forward to us, although probably well meant, actually are going to destroy English National Opera once and for all,’ she said. The announcement of the ballot was made in appropriately dramatic fashion with the chorus singing Hail Poetry from The Pirates of Penzance at a press conference in central London.”