As with the previous titleholder, this painting was sold privately rather than at an auction.
Tag: 02.29.16
Scientists Scan Shakespeare’s Grave
“There has been speculation about a possible family vault under the stones – and questions about whether such a ground-penetrating scan would show other items buried with Shakespeare.”
Is The “Golden Age Of TV” About To End?
“In Canada and the United States, there’s a clear push to give more power to viewers over what they pay to see and, while that sounds good in some respects, TV executives recognize that it is delivering the business to a crossroads.”
A Quiet Berlin Museum Makes Big Changes (Not Driven By Art)
“The new leadership has a sharp eye for the collection’s most interesting pieces. But the move is not driven by the needs of the collection; instead it is being used for a different purpose: to create another Berlin spectacle.”
You Know What ‘The Witch’ Really Gets Right? Early American Colonists’ Desperate Hysteria
“People who ‘travailed a vast ocean’ to find a new life turned starving and paranoid, surrounded by their dead, uncertain of their identities or their missions. To put it bluntly: People living through those first settlement years often lost their goddamn minds.”
‘An iPhone Isn’t A Safe, It’s An Extension Of The Mind’ – The Apple Vs. FBI Battle Is Missing The Point
“The issue at the heart of this debate, then, is not merely whether the state, in attempting to prevent terrorism, might overstep traditional protections of privacy or accidentally make our credit card information more accessible to Russian hackers. … How much of ourselves should we give over to the state?”
Oscar Ratings Sank This Year. How To Fix This Bloated Show?
“A show that’s pushing four hours should be cut down to about two-and-a-half. Cutting the fat and speeding through those technical awards in the middle is how you do it, so that you make it back to the awards that are given to famous people without feeling like you’ve weathered your own harrowing Revenant to get there.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 02.29.16
Filming Dance/Dancing Film
This year the Dance on Camera Festival celebrated its 35th anniversary and the 60th anniversary of Dance Films Association, as well as honoring the 20-year association of those two organizations with the Film Society of Lincoln Center. As usual, it was astonishing how many screenings, panels, master classes, workshops, and exhibits were … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-02-29
Ripple Effect of My “Edlis Effect”: Crain’s Chicago Business, Lawyer Michael Dorf
My views on the Edlis Effect at the Art Institute of Chicago struck a chord with Crain’s Chicago Business‘ Lisa Bertagnoli, who interviewed me about James Rondeau‘s appointment as the museum’s director for … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-02-29
Talking About (& Plugging) Take Five, The Book
The other day at the Portland Jazz Festival someone asked me how my biography of Paul Desmond came about. I gave him the short version, but it occurs to me that folks interested in Desmond might want to hear a fuller account. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-02-29
Marching Through Springsteen Chapter Titles: Definitive Pianists, Composers to Follow
Bruce Springsteen’s memoirs announced, sample chapters include: Blood on the Turnpike, Human Town, Lucky Touch, Hear Those Tires SQUEAL, Chuck Berry Stole All My Riffs (So I Stole Some Song Titles), Prince Almost Stole My Mojo, … read more
AJBlog: blog riley Published 2016-02-29
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Music Might Cut Costs For Dementia Care
“Manchester Camerata orchestra’s Music in Mind (MIM) projects, which involved 7,200 people in care homes and community projects across Greater Manchester last year, have had such dramatic effects on participants that academics at Manchester and Lancaster universities are backing a research student to create the world’s first in-the-moment, multi-sensory assessment tool to quantify that effect.”
Is Music Reviewing Dead?
“With every new album available at our fingertips completely for free at the instant of its release for our own personal judgment, you’ve got to wonder: Do we still need the album review?”