A greater demand for transparency and responsiveness has supplanted millennials’ trust in government (see Snowden, Edward) and it’s as close to a unifying political philosophy as millennials have offered.
Tag: 04.21.15
When Hip Hop Went Corporate
“Back then, part of the excitement within the hip-hop subculture, as it still was at that time, was the dawning realization of the potential for hip-hop marketization,” says Eithne Quinn, a senior lecturer in American Studies at the University of Manchester, in the United Kingdom. “Many artists, from poor backgrounds as they often were, didn’t see this as selling out.”
One Of ABT’s Stars Has Become Its Unofficial Backstage Photographer
“Who is to stop Daniil Simkin, a principal dancer at American Ballet Theater, from photographing his friends inside the ‘bubble’ of one of the world’s leading classical ballet companies?”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 04.21.15
Give or Get
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2015-04-21
First came The Bradys. Now come The Imaginists.
AJBlog: Lies Like Truth Published 2015-04-21
Recommendation: Charles Lloyd
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-04-21
The Long Journey
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2015-04-21
Circuitry
AJBlog: PianoMorphosis Published 2015-04-21
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TV Critic Mary McNamara Wins Pulitizer For Criticism
“McNamara was honored for 2014 columns on the death of Joan Rivers, Stephen Colbert’s departure from Comedy Central, the media circus attending the Sochi Olympics and myriad television shows. She often ranged beyond television to examine broader cultural trends and controversies, including the debate about the role on-screen sexism might play in real-world violence.”
Claim: Hidden Funding Cuts Endanger The Health Of The Arts
“It is pointless having a top-down commitment to access and diversity from the government-supported institutions if considerable cuts to funding are forcing local authorities to narrow their cultural programmes and opportunities.”
Julia Wolfe Wins 2014 Pulitzer Prize For Music
The Pulitzer citation describes the work as “a powerful oratorio for chorus and sextet evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life around the turn of the 20th Century.” The prize is for a “distinguished musical composition by an American that has had its first performance or recording in the United States” during the previous calendar year and comes with a cash award of ten thousand dollars.
Hollywood Theatres See Possibilities Of Banner Box Office Year
“Fueled by such hits as “Furious 7” and “Fifty Shades of Grey,” and a string of upcoming franchise movies, some analysts predict that ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada will climb 8% to $11.2 billion this year, a new high water mark for domestic box office revenue.”