How “The Hobbit” Could Change How You See Movies (Twice As Many Images)

“Frame rates are the number of images displayed by a projector within one second. Twenty-four frames per second (fps) has long been the standard in cinema, but industry leaders James Cameron and Peter Jackson are among those who propose high frame rates such as 48 or 60, reducing or eliminating jutter and other motion artifacts.”

Obama Administration Launches Arts Education Project To Turn Around Failing Schools

“Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker are adopting some of the nation’s worst-performing schools and pledged Monday to help the Obama administration turn them around by integrating arts education. The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities announced a new Turnaround Arts initiative as a pilot project for eight schools.”

Court Quashes Final Attempt To Stop Fisk-Crystal Bridges Art-Sharing Deal

“Artist Georgia O’Keefe gave the 101-piece Stieglitz Collection to Fisk [University] in 1946 with the stipulation that it could not be sold. At issue for the last several years has been whether Fisk can accept 30 million dollars to share the art with Crystal Bridges museum in Arkansas.” The Tennessee Supreme Court has rejected the state’s attempt to block that arrangement.