“Until a digital book is a magical object which physically transforms from 50 Shades into the new James Smythe novel according to your whim; until you can walk through a digital library and open books at random; until the technology becomes as satisfying to the physical senses as the text is to the cognitive self, there’s still a need for shiny, gorgeous, satisfying books.”
Tag: 03.30.14
New Interactive Site Lets You Create Your Own Symphonies
“Each letter of the alphabet gets mapped to a unique sound and a playful animation. Holding down a key plays both the sound and the accompanying visual on repeat; smashing several at once layers everything into more complex soundscapes.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.30.14
More Troubles For DIA-Detroit
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-03-30
The Talking Cure, Part II (discussion and debate)
AJBlog: We The Audience | Published 2014-03-30
English director provokes German storm by supporting opera cuts
AJBlog: Slipped Disc | Published 2014-03-30
Woman’s Point of View from a Tough-Guy Novelist
AJBlog: Straight|Up | Published 2014-03-30
What’s the Matter With San Diego, and a Deadly Impostor
AJBlog: CultureCrash | Published 2014-03-27
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Are (American) Orchestras Closing The Gender Gap?
“People are apt to hire people who are more like themselves. Ten to 15 years ago, (orchestra) boards were mostly all male. Now they’re mixed. I think that has created a positive evolutionary change.”
Bach Fans Want To Save His Weimar House From A Parking Lot
Bach fans “are campaigning to buy the site, under which the foundations of Bach’s house remain under heritage protection, and to rebuild the house the composer moved to with his pregnant wife when he was 23.”
Why The Effing Eff Do We Censor The News?
“Even when certain words are necessary to the understanding of a story, the media frequently resort to euphemisms or coy acrobatics that make stories read as if they were time capsules written decades ago, forcing us all into wink-wink-nudge-nudge territory.”
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra’s Board May Be Questioning Its Future
“We want to ask our audience, do people really care? We’d like to think that what we do is better than a lot of the competition out there. We deliver high-quality music, and we have great musicians. We think we have a reason to be here.”
The BBC Doesn’t Serve Black Comedians? Fine, They’ll Make It On YouTube
“The internet is a great opportunity for black comedy, Asian comedy and frankly anybody who wants to get their work on TV but cannot get through the gatekeepers.”
New March Madness Idea: Set Shakespeare Against Himself
“Here’s some comedy: Twelfth Night over The Tempest. Are you crazy? Who’s gonna stop Prospero when he’s in the zone? Viola? The Duke? Malvolio? Malvolio??
British Theatre And Studios Destroyed By Fire
“We looked round and saw smoke pouring out of the corner of the theatre. We went running over with a fire extinguisher, thought ‘well maybe it’s just a small fire’, went in and the whole building was just well alight.”