Who fell for it? An eminent Dickens biographer and (more than once) The New York Times, among others.
Tag: 04.10.13
Why I Brought Baroque Opera To Tasmania (Of All Places)
Impresario Leo Schofield recounts how he discovered a little jewel-box of a theatre in the island’s capital – and managed to convince state ministers, wealthy philanthropists and even Covent Garden’s music director to help launch a festival of Baroque music there.
Romeo & Juliet Isn’t Childish – It’s About Being Childish
Noah Berlatsky: “In Romeo & Juliet play-acting with the categories of adult and child can lead to exhilarating delight, pleasurably moralistic revulsion and, sometimes, to tragedy.”
OMG, Txtspk Isn’t (Or Isn’t Just) Debasing The Language (LOL)
“For alongside their loosening and cheapening of words, our young tools have combined the instant and the infinitely reproducible – and are steadily blurring the bounds between private utterance and public performance. It is a context within which even the most laughable-seeming simplicities conceal possibilities that demand our attention.”
New Euro Coin Misquotes James Joyce
“A silver €10 coin issued by Ireland’s central bank to commemorate James Joyce’s Ulysses misquotes a line from the modernist masterpiece.”
Researchers: Music Helps You Sleep
“Music appears to be effective in treating acute and chronic sleep disorders. It is low-cost and safe, and could be used to improve sleep quality in various populations with different ages and cultural backgrounds.”
Will Showing Art On The Big Screen In Movie Theatres Work?
“On first inspection, such presentations seem no-brainers. Take a camera crew after hours to a once-in-a-lifetime art show by a commanding, popular painter in a distinguished museum or gallery. See his or her masterpieces without having to stand on tiptoe or peer under an armpit, scramble for tickets or book airfare and a hotel.”
Smithsonian Would Get Budget Boost In Obama Budget
“The Obama administration is seeking a $59 million budget increase for the Smithsonian Institution next year, including money to advance one of the president’s education initiatives and to continue work on the National Museum of African American History and Culture, scheduled to open in 2015.”
A Resurgence In Vinyl Records
Vinyl recorded “$171 million in global vinyl sales in 2012, up 52 percent from the year before. That echoes other reports, including Nielsen’s most recent Soundscan, which have found strong growth in vinyl sales over the past five years — not to mention a steady uptick in vinyl-related Kickstarters and analog fan blogs.”
Minnesota Orchestra – An Orchestra With No Musicians…
“An hour after the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra announced a tentative contract settlement with its locked-out musicians on Wednesday, Michael Henson, president of the Minnesota Orchestra, expressed cautious hope his orchestra’s locked-out musicians would respond in kind, with an offer to start negotiating a new contract.”