Originally assembled as ‘an invitation’ to the fair during its six-month run, this short features artfully captured shots of Expo 67’s many attractions – including a still-standing geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller, breezy monorail rides, avant-garde art and architecture, and a curious number of clowns. – Aeon
Tag: 04.29.19
Analyst: Ads On Netflix Are Inevitable
“I think there will become a tipping point where ads come back. Netflix is ad-free now. I can’t imagine a world where Netflix will be ad-free forever. If you look at their content costs … that’s where addressable advertising and new ad formats will come in.” – CNBC
Counting Costs Of The Chicago Symphony Strike
The relationship between musicians and management stands foremost in need of repair, with pointed words having been exchanged in both directions. Is there any positive feeling left? – Chicago Tribune
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Wins 2019 Regional Tony Award
“The award recognizes the influence TheatreWorks has had on the art form locally and nationwide, as an incubator for scores of artists, developing and premiering countless new works, many of which have gone on to long life elsewhere.” – San Francisco Chronicle
Filmmaker John Singleton Dead At 51 Following Stroke
“[He] was the first African American and the youngest-ever Academy Award nominee for best director [for Boyz N the Hood]. He wrote [that film’s] screenplay, which was also an Oscar contender, as a student at the University of Southern California.” His career later became more commercial, with such films as 2 Fast 2 Furious, Four Brothers, and a remake of Shaft starring Samuel L. Jackson. – The Washington Post
Philadelphia Museum Of Art To Lend Works To Smaller Museums Around Pennsylvania
“Dozens of works of art from the Philadelphia Museum of Art will be lent over the next three years to a network of … eight regional museums, from Allentown to Erie, in an initiative art officials say is one of the largest in-state sharing programs in the nation.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Washington Ballet Finds Its Next Executive Director At Florida Orchestra
Michael Pastreich served as CEO of the Tampa Bay-based Florida Orchestra, the state’s largest, for 11 years. He steps in at the Washington Ballet for outgoing executive director Michael Mael. – The Washington Post
1,000 Experts Beg Macron: Don’t Rush The Rebuilding Of Notre-Dame!
“[1,169] leading conservators, curators, academics, architects and engineers” — among them former Met Museum director Philippe de Montebello and Delphine Christophe, chief conservator at France’s Centre des Monuments Nationaux — “have signed an open letter urging the French president Emmanuel Macron not to bypass experts in his rush to rebuild Nôtre-Dame-de-Paris after it was ravaged by fire on 15 April.” – The Art Newspaper
Is Bollywood In The Tank For Indian Prime Minister Modi?
In the lead-up to India’s current elections, a recent Modi biopic, a film about a 2016 military raid against Pakistan, and a high-profile trip of two dozen stars to take selfies with the PM all have critics wondering if India’s film industry is trying to campaign for the incumbent. Reporter Amrit Dhillon suggests that it’s not that simple — or, rather, that it’s simple in a different way. – The Guardian
Les Murray, Australia’s Leading Poet, Dead At 80
“One of Australia’s most successful and renowned contemporary poets, Murray’s career spanned more than 40 years. He published close to 30 books. … In 2016, he was named by The Atlantic as one of the greatest English language poets of his time.” – The Guardian