Because they’re focused on the phenomenon, they misunderstand how individual episodes work.
Tag: 03.24.16
Jawn – The History Of Philadelphia’s Strangest Word
“The word ‘jawn’ is unlike any other English word. In fact, according to the experts that I spoke to, it’s unlike any other word in any other language. It is an all-purpose noun, a stand-in for inanimate objects, abstract concepts, events, places, individual people, and groups of people. It is a completely acceptable statement in Philadelphia to ask someone to ‘remember to bring that jawn to the jawn.'”
Bosch’s Hometown Gets In The Spirit For His 500th Anniversary
“The Dutch city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch is as unlike Hell as a place could be. … But this month, in honor of the five hundredth anniversary of his death, a major exhibition at the Noordbrabants Museum and several citywide celebrations of Bosch’s work have studded the innocuous landscape of his home town with tributes to the infernal bacchanals he depicted.”
Fort Worth Symphony Musicians Occupy Management’s Offices
“Fort Worth Symphony musicians staged a sit-in at symphony offices near Bass Hall on Thursday after management canceled upcoming contract negotiation meetings, they said. Symphony management and union representatives met earlier this month and had agreed to additional meetings over the next two weeks. However, the meetings were canceled without being rescheduled.”
Musicians Probably Need Resilience Training
Because it’s tough out there. “Each concert we produce is a battle on our own frontline with our own increasing expectations and with an ever more discerning audience that will likely be anticipating a CD-level performance. Every piece we write is a wrestling match with the achievements of our predecessors, our heroes, and our own internal struggles. “
What Happens When Debut Novelists Make Risky, Assured Choices?
“Everything is a choice that seems like it could make the whole house of cards fall down — unless you don’t live in a web of doubt. But I write in a dark room of doubt.”
Ann Patchett’s Bookstore Takes To The Road
“The bright blue bookmobile, which hit the road this week, is a roving offshoot of Parnassus Books, a popular independent bookstore. It will roam around town, stopping at food truck rallies, farmers’ markets and outside restaurants.”
After Police Broke Open The Door And The University Closed The Station For Six Weeks, This Classical Music Station Is Back
“Some of the station’s 45,000 listeners grew alarmed over the past six weeks when the station ceased live broadcasts — and played nothing but canned programming.”
New Biopics Of Jesus Use Artistic License To Fill Gaps – Just As Gospels Did
“Though the idea might seem heretical to some, modern film-makers are doing what the Gospel writers did: showing and telling. By filling in the gaps, they are inventing their own non-canonical Gospels, in which they ask Jesus who he might be, and whether he thinks he is who some say he is.”
Sir Peter Moores, Arts Philanthropist Who Funded Opera In English, Dead At 83
“There was nothing dilettantish about Moores’s commitment. His tastes were discriminating and his knowledge extensive – particularly in the field of opera – and he was personally involved in every funding decision.”