“I sincerely believed that I was going to be South Africa’s first literary redundancy. But as it is, South Africa caught me by surprise again and just said, ‘No, you’ve got to keep writing, man. There are still stories to tell.’ And, possibly, at this moment in our history, the stories that need telling are more urgent than any of the stories that needed telling during the apartheid years.”
Tag: 05.11.15
‘Why Is The Timpani Player Smelling His Drums?’ And Seven Other Awesome Questions From Newcomers In The Audience
“What is obvious to musicians and regular classical music connoisseurs is definitely not obvious to others,” writes Chattanooga Symphony concertmaster Holly Mulcahy. “Over the past couple years I’ve collected some really awesome questions from audience members that offer a fresh and unique perception or perspective. Here are some that caught my attention.”
A New Business Model For Music Royalties That Makes Sense?
Initially, Josh Collum didn’t get much income from Rumblefish — a few hundred dollars here and there. Then, a couple of years ago, something changed. He started seeing real money — tens of thousands of dollar a quarter. “So I called,” he says. “And I’m like, ‘What’s happening? Why the jump?'”
How Sex On TV Began Resembling Sex In Real Life (With All The Awkwardness And Miscommunication)
“Critics debate whether we’ve passed the golden age of television defined by shows like The Sopranos and The Wire and if new TV dramas will live up to those classics. One thing is certain though: We are in a new age of sex on TV. TIME spoke to six of the showrunners who are taking sex seriously.” (includes video)
Philly’s About To Get A New Dance Mecca
As a 32-year series of dance performances ends at the Annenberg Center at U.Penn., the city’s top dance presenter is moving to the newly-available Prince Music Theater.
Elizabeth Wilson, 94, Character Actress With Six-Decade Career
“As much as any actor of her generation, Ms. Wilson was the epitome of the redoubtable trouper: always working; good in almost any role; roundly respected by her peers; yet never rising to the level of star.” Her best-known roles were the mother of Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) in The Graduate and Roz the office snitch in 9 to 5.
Yale To Build A Major New Cultural Commons
“With the transformation, Yale would be among the best equipped universities in the Northeast for arts programming while the expansion would help New Haven, a struggling city where the university is a major employer as well as tourist draw, with its two art galleries and the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.”
Picasso’s ‘Women Of Algiers’ Is Now The Highest-Priced Artwork Ever Sold At Auction
“To a medley of whoops, hollers and gasps on Monday night, Pablo Picasso’s 1955 painting Les Femmes d’Alger (Version ‘O’) sold for $179.4 million including fees at Christie’s ‘Looking Forward to the Past’ sale of artworks spanning the 20th century.”
Berlin Philharmonic Deadlocked On Choice of New Chief Conductor
“Members of the Berlin Philharmonic abandoned a vote on a new chief conductor after more than 11 hours of discussion when they were unable to agree a successor to Sir Simon Rattle when he finishes his contract in three years’ time.”
NPR Launches Next Phase Of Plan To Become The Pandora Of News
“The announcement by National Public Radio that it’s opening access to an application program interface, or API, seemed like it should be of interest only to a relative handful of tech developers. In fact, it is a significant and smart next step in NPR’s strategy to become the Pandora of news.”