“Washington Post art critic Blake Gopnik recently attracted a Twitter impostor of his own. As with the fake [Frank] Luntz feed, the impostor generally posted non-malicious comments that likely seemed plausible to the casual observer. But after the fake Gopnik posted a dismissive comment about a museum, the real Gopnik received some snarky remarks on an art blog at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The fake Twitter feed has been removed.”
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Fim Composer Maurice Jarre, 84
“Jarre, father of the composer Jean-Michel Jarre, rose to prominence relatively late in life. His breakthrough came in 1962 when he wrote the score for Lawrence of Arabia, for which he was awarded an Oscar. He won two further Oscars for Doctor Zhivago and A Passage to India, and composed music for more than 150 films.”
The Jay Jopling Phenomenon
“The 6ft 3in art dealer — or “gallerist”, to use the art-world jargon — is at a crossroads. After all, for the past 15 years, since he set up the gallery White Cube, Jopling, known as “JJ”, has managed his London stage like a ringmaster. Ubiquitous, supremely confident, signature-styled in spectacles and suit, Jopling has become more than a dealer, almost a figurehead. Jopling, whether he liked it or not, became an emblem of London’s artistic renaissance in the 1990s.”
The American Pet – Recession-Proof
“According to the American Pet Products Association, the pet industry – which includes everything from old-fashioned kibble to new-age veterinary acupuncture – grew by $2 billion in 2008. For 2009, the association predicts $45 billion in sales. Fifteen years ago, that number was $17 billion. “We’re as recession-resistant as any industry I can think of,” declares Bob Vetere, the association’s president.”
Reno Symphony Hires New Music Director
“The Reno Philharmonic has hired Laura Jackson as its new music director and conductor. In 2007, she completed a three-year appointment as assistant conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.”
The Battle Over What Replaces The Paper Book
“We can’t discount the fact that readers — of newspapers, magazines and books alike — now have better alternatives than ever to satisfy their information appetites. Google, Sony, Amazon and others are pushing very hard to get us to change our reading habits in a decidedly digital way.”
A Dance Of Attention – A Website That Uses Dance To Think Design
“The site (synchronousobjects.osu.edu) is both a research tool for exploring the structures of a dance and a wildly creative extrapolation of the way that those structures can be pictorially expressed.”
The Medical Benefits Of Music?
“Listening to finer music and attending concerts on a consistent basis makes your real age about four years younger. Whether that’s due to stress relief or other properties, we see decreases in all-cause mortality, reflecting slower aging of arteries as well as cancer-related and environmental factors. Attending sports events like soccer or football offers none of these benefits.”
Dance, Computer Animation, And The Ways Of Movement
By applying animation and graphics to the swirling, diving dancers in the piece, the site shows “how the action is organizing itself,” [choreographer William] Forsythe said. “We could never explain this until the advent of these technologies. Finally, dance is able to speak on its own terms.”
Why Shocking Theatre Has Lost Its Ability To Shock
“A lot of what drives the latest wave of shock theater is a desire to be hip and current and cool, and to compete with the dominant media of our time: movies and television. Playwrights seize the tools of these essentially visual media – graphic imagery, turbo-powered plotting, and a heightened version of reality that can feel more involving than reality itself – and apply them to a medium that is quintessentially not visual but verbal. It’s a mistake on two levels.”