“In a series of studies, a Yale University research team led by psychologist Matthew Fisher shows that people who search for information on the Web emerge from the process with an inflated sense of how much they know—even regarding topics that are unrelated to the ones they Googled.”
Tag: 04.01.15
How Rome’s Santa Cecilia Orchestra Came Back To Thrilling Life
“As Italy’s unofficial national symphony for more than 100 years,” the orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia “has long commanded respect and attracted the finest conductors. And while it is regularly ranked among the world’s top orchestras, it has had its ups and downs, like most such groups.” Over the past ten years, things have been up, thanks to music director Antonio Pappano.
How Much Has Pierre Boulez Done For Music In His 90 Years? Wow …
“As a composer and theorist, he shaped the path of modernism in postwar Europe. As a conductor, he redefined concert programming. As an educator and administrator, he oversaw the creation of groundbreaking music facilities.”
Did The Internet Ruin April Fool’s Day?
“It used to be that an April Fool’s joke was, very obviously, an April Fool’s joke. … [But] the World Wide Web is an epistemological free-for-all.”
Six Facts About Trust And Gullibility
What we need for April Fool’s Day: “Here’s a brief wander through some of the most interesting findings Science of Us could dig up on trust, skepticism, and gullibility, specifically as they apply to our relationships with each other.
Top Posts From AJBlogs 04.01.15
The Ethics of Engagement
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2015-04-01
The Whitney Tests the Market: $$$ And Hours
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-04-01
Grousing about Klaus: Biesenbach and MoMA Get Björked
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-04-01
Juilliard Dance Tackles Masterworks
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2015-04-01
Humph
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-04-01
Paren(t)hesis
AJBlog: Infinite Curves Published 2015-04-01
Keeping the lights on in a glorious old picture palace
AJBlog: Lies Like Truth Published 2015-04-01
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Old TV Shows Getting New Life In The Digital Marketplace
“Many cable networks abandoned classic TV shows once the baby boomers who watched them moved out of the 18-to-49 age group that advertisers covet most. That’s created an opening for multicast TV networks — the channels that viewers can watch over the air for free with a digital antenna — to come to their rescue.”
Wondering If The Show You’re Seeing Uses Union Actors? Here’s How To Find Out
Actors’ Equity has been aiming to educate the consumer and protect its members with an “Ask If It’s Equity” campaign that today expanded to Washington and eight other cities. (It tested earlier in Chicago.) The website www.askifitsequity.com will allow visitors to check touring shows city by city, and the D.C./Baltimore market will be seeing a digital ad and Twitter effort.
The US Tax Code Lands On Artists
“The biggest offender is still the alternative minimum tax, despite the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which brought long-overdue reform. Two provisions of the A.M.T. hit a disproportionate number of actors, screenwriters and directors: In calculating it, taxpayers can’t deduct employee business expenses, nor can they deduct state, local and property taxes.”