University of Maryland Blindsided by Corcoran’s Surprise Deal
Source: CultureGrrl | Published on 2014-02-21
My Own Secret Drone Program
Source: PostClassic | Published on 2014-02-21
Are Artists Really Eccentric?, and Forgetting the Beatles
Source: CultureCrash | Published on 2014-02-21
Risk and privilege
Source: The Artful Manager | Published on 2014-02-21
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“We were far too busy gathering family, collecting what we could from our devastated home and fleeing the city to notice that the Court Theatre – the largest theatre company in the country – was effectively dead. No home, no show.”
“The money is heading toward smaller bookstores, which are under pressure from competitors like Amazon and e-books. Patterson’s own books are big sellers everywhere — he doesn’t depend on small bookstores to succeed. But his giveaway is driven by a broader concern.”
“Tito Muñoz, who currently serves as music director of the Opéra National de Lorraine and Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy in France, will take the baton at Phoenix’s Symphony Hall for seven classics concerts in the 2014-15 season. A native of Queens, N.Y., he is 30 years old — the same age of his predecessor, Michael Christie, when Christie came to the Valley in 2004.”
“Like humans, dogs appear to possess brain systems that are devoted to making sense of vocal sounds, and are sensitive to their emotional content. These systems have not previously been described in dogs or any non-primate species.”
“The lawsuit says the foundation stopped authenticating his works in 2012. It alleges the goal was to limit the number of authenticated works so they would be worth more money.”
Rather than single out 2013 as an exceptional year for drama on stage and screen, I posit a different reason for its noteworthiness: It marked the period in which grade inflation by critics became a commonly deployed strategy for dealing with the cultural and economic insecurity that shows no signs of abating in post-recessionary America.
“Closed captioning is designed to help the deaf and hearing-impaired enjoy television and receive important news and weather reports. Unfortunately, captions are often riddled with typos and incomplete sentences that leave viewers struggling to make sense of what is being said.”
“With his square chest, broad shoulders, and tapered legs, Oscar is an art deco god. But, as familiar as he may be, it turns out we don’t know Oscar very well. For one, Oscar’s name isn’t Oscar.”
David M. Rubenstein has donated $200 million to cultural institutions that belong to, and are usually funded by, the Federal government: the National Archives, the Kennedy Center, the National Zoo, and even the Washington Monument.
