Performance anxiety. Alva Noë explains.
Tag: 04.05.13
Montreal Symphony Says Kent Nagano Is Not Leaving
“OSM officials are denying that Kent Nagano will be on his way in 2016 – without quite affirming that the Californian conductor is planning to stay.”
How (And Why) I Translated Dante’s Divine Comedy
Clive James recounts how his wife showed him what made Dante’s verse so great – the way it hurtles forward – and how he attempted to recreate the effect in English.
Mao’s Last Dancer
Li Cunxin’s “drama-filled defection ranks alongside those of Nureyev and Baryshnikov as examples of ballet’s inexplicable ability to focus political tensions into one desperate and iconic personal moment; displaying the power of one individual to embody and to transcend the curdled complexities of history and politics.”
HMV Sold (Rescued?)
“HMV, the UK’s last surviving national music retailer, collapsed in January after months of financial crisis. No figure has been officially announced, but the deal is believed to be worth about £50m.”
The End Of All That (Why?)
“Nature and truth. Money and markets. Men and marriage. Faith and reason. They’ve all ended. Power ended in March, but that makes sense because leadership ended last year. History ended more than two decades ago, while the future ended just two years ago.”
The Problem Of Ownership In A Digital World
“There are problems every step of the way as a matter of law and as a matter of technology.” The 1976 Copyright Act “treats these as reproductions, as copies, not as a single unitary material object” — like those old CDs — “that you’re moving from place to place.”
Roger Ebert Criticized, But His Generosity Always Remained
“Somehow, in the midst of reviewing five movies a week and working on a half-dozen other writing projects, he found time and energy to respond to his commenters. It is partly this ubiquity that makes his loss feel so personal.”
Verbing Nouns Not Only Isn’t Pretty, It’s Got A Rather Ugly Side
“Often they conceal power relationships and reduce our sense of what’s truly involved in a transaction. As such, they are an instrument of manipulation, in politics and in business.”
Stephen King Hated (Hates?) ‘The Shining.’ Is That Cool?
“Hell hath no fury like a hardcore fan scorned. Often, the most hardcore fans of all are the authors.”