“In conversation with Muslims and Hindus I have been told that children come into the world already knowing God. This theme that children have special access to the divine appears in various traditions, but independent of theological claims, do we have reason to believe that we are born believers in God?”
Tag: 03.05.13
Philanthropist Proposes Plan To Take Over, Revamp Corcoran Gallery
“In broad strokes, [Wayne] Reynolds … would expand the Corcoran College of Art and Design, adding a stronger focus on technology and new media, along with the traditional arts disciplines. He would de-emphasize the gallery, arguing that it can’t compete with the free, federally funded galleries in town. Most controversially, he proposes selling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art that rarely, if ever, gets displayed” and use the proceeds to establish an endowment.
A Growing Divide Between Top Galleries And The Rest
“While there has been considerable growth at both the top and emerging ends of the trade, the middle has stagnated.”
What Ails The Romantic Comedy
“Stop saying “chick flick” like it’s “pile of rotten meat,” and stop saying “chick lit” and “chick book” and “chick movie” and anything else that suggests that love stories are less than war stories, or that stories that end with kissing are inherently inferior to stories that end with people getting shot.”
How Netflix Data Increasingly Helps Decide What You Watch
“The company estimates that 70 per cent of the choices viewers make about what to watch are based on what is suggested to them – the service is now using the data to better understand what viewers want and to decide what content it will produce on its own.”
After Three Years Of Struggle, Louisville Orchestra And Musicians Agree To Contract
“Louisville Orchestra has reached a three-year contract agreement with its musicians that freezes their wages for the next two years. … The agreement comes after a contract dispute that stretched for more than three years and silenced the orchestra for the 2011-12 season.”
Czech Court Acquits US Rock Singer Of Fan’s Death
“A panel of Czech judges ruled Tuesday that concert promoters – and not Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe – were largely to blame for the tragic death nearly three years ago of a teenage fan of the metal band, saying the singer’s actions did not constitute a crime.”
Richard III And The Little Princes: New Evidence?
Amy Licence: “The true story of the unfortunate boys’ murder(s) when they were aged twelve and nine will probably never be known. However, while undertaking research for my biography of Richard III’s wife, I discovered information that could imply their uncle’s guilt.”
Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater Shrinks Season By 40%
“Victory Gardens Theater has announced a truncated schedule for 2013-’14, dropping from its usual five productions to just three. The announcement didn’t include an explanation for the shrinkage, but it’s not hard to guess what the challenges are.”
The Art Of The Steal: Met Museum Lands A David For $840
“Amid the multi-million-dollar record prices and packed salerooms of New York’s Old Master week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art quietly made the steal of the season in the Old Master drawings auction at Swann Galleries on 29 January.”