“A lot of my students just can’t tell a story. They can write sentences but they don’t know how to make a story go from there all the way through to the end without people dying of boredom in between. It’s a difficult thing to do and it’s a great skill to have. Can you teach that? I don’t think you can.”
Tag: 03.03.14
The Novel That Predicted Russia’s Invasion of Crimea
Published in 1979, the book “ends with Russia annexing Crimea after its citizens are snookered into requesting the invasion themselves: in other words, it eerily anticipates this week’s news.”
David Robertson Re-Ups at St. Louis Symphony Through 2017-18
Currently in his ninth season in Missouri, the American conductor has brought the orchestra back to (and maybe beyond) the national prominence it enjoyed under Leonard Slatkin. (He also recently began a second major post: artistic director at the Sydney Symphony.)
Rediscovered Leonardo Sold for $75 Million
The oil-on-panel Christ figure, titled Salvator Mundi, was identified during a 2011 estate sale; Sotheby’s brokered its sale last May. (And no, they’re not going to tell us who bought it.)
The Art Of Becoming “The Everything Store”
Jeff Bezos, who grew up reciting lines from Star Trek, at one point considered calling the company MakeItSo.com, after the iconic command of his hero Captain Jean Luc Picard.
Researchers: Why We Get So Much Satisfaction From Busywork
“With rote work, you get a feeling of accomplishment, but you haven’t exerted a lot of mental activity. It gives you a feeling of fulfillment, but there’s not frustration or stress.”
Want To Read 1000 Words Per Minute? Designers Work On Reinventing Reading
Spritz Inc. is attempting to redesign reading–and renaming it “spritzing”–by streaming one word at a time at speeds varying between 250 and 1,000 words per minute. Words are centered around an “Optimal Recognition Point” in a special display called the “Redicle.”
State Audit: New York Schools Are Failing Arts Education Mandates
“New York State public schools administrators aren’t taking art seriously, according to a new report filed by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli last Tuesday. The audit sampled 310 students who attended 166 public high schools from 2007 to 2011 and found that between 46% and 64% of them graduated without ever meeting the the minimum arts education requirements.”
It Was The Most-Watched Oscars Telecast In Ten Years
The 86th Academy Awards were seen by 43 million Americans Sunday, drawing the biggest audience of any entertainment program since the finale of hit sitcom “Friends” in May 2004, according to estimates by ratings service Nielsen.
What It Takes To Be A Dance Therapist
“Creative arts therapy, also known as expressive therapy, includes dance, drama, art and music, according to Ehrman-Shapiro. She said not just any artist can be a therapist. For dance therapy, it requires a master’s degree and more than 3,000 hours of supervision from a dance therapist, just like a social worker.”