Whoa: “Elling O. Eide decided to bring the world of Sinology to Sarasota. Already a voracious collector, he doubled down on his passion, buying entire collections of academic journals and books. His research specialty had been China’s most famous poet, Li Po, who lived during the Tang dynasty of the seventh to 10th centuries, often called China’s greatest. That dynasty became his focus. He amassed 75,000 volumes, including 50,000 in Chinese.”
Tag: 04.07.17
The Typewriter Orchestra Is A Real Thing, Making Real Music
The Boston Typewriter orchestra doesn’t travel, but (ironically?) its music is all too available online.
Writing ‘Homeland’ During The First Months Of The Trump Presidency
It wasn’t pretty, says one of the showrunners. Plots had to change quickly to keep up, or even partially keep up, with the changing times: “What began to happen in real life felt in some ways so much more dramatic and so much more terrifying than what we were dramatizing on television.”
It’s The Best Of Times, But About To Subside Back To The Worst Of Times, For Craft Beer
You can blame mergers and a weirdly laissez-faire U.S. Department of Justice. “This unwillingness to use effective antitrust enforcement to protect American economic interests is in stark contrast to how the rest of the world operates.”
Is It Ethical To Make Art Out Of Suicide?
The new podcast “S-Town” and the new Netflix series – named after a popular YA book – “13 Reasons Why” raise a lot of questions. One deals with them well, and ethically, and the other? Not even close.
Bach’s St. John Passion – And All Other Classical Music – Belongs On The Stage, Not Just On A Recording
There are several dangers in listening to classical music only in recordings. But the worst is that “we are in danger of losing touch with the greatest strength of classical music – its liveness. The unrepeatable, unpredictable nature of great music performed in the moment for that moment only.”
British Actor Tim Pigott-Smith Has Died At Age 70, Just As He Finished Work On Perhaps His Best Role Yet
Pigott-Smith is well known for being a constant hard worker both on stage and on screen. “Just before his death, he finished work on a television adaptation of the critically acclaimed play King Charles III, in which he plays the title role of a stubborn King Charles, rebelling against the government in the wake of his mother’s death. His performance in the play’s run in London and New York won him nominations for Olivier and Tony awards.”
Change: YouTube Says It Will No Longer Put Ads On Channels With Fewer Than 10,000 Views
“The video-hosting platform, which is owned by Google, announced the changes in a Thursday blog post, saying the new view count threshold gives YouTube enough information to ensure creators that reap money from their content are following the site’s guidelines and advertising policies.”
Eleven House Republicans Sign Letter Supporting The NEA
“Eleven House Republicans are now among more than 150 members of Congress who have signed a letter calling for a slight increase in federal funds to the endowment — a far cry from its elimination, which Mr. Trump is the first president to propose.”
Study: Study In The Arts Breeds Lifelong Interest In The Arts
“Rather than disengage from art-making and arts attendance upon graduation, students of school-based music and arts education were significantly more likely (than their peers) to create art in their own lives, and to patronize arts events,”