05.18.15 – ArtsJournal Wayback

Time For Lit Magazines To Rethink How They Choose What To Publish?

“Let’s be honest about the situation at lit mags: most are funded out of the editors’ pockets or else given a small budget from a university, most have unpaid editors (often MFA students getting a year’s experience), and most receive far more submissions than the editors could ever read. And if we are being really, really honest, most magazines don’t even have much of a readership, so no real way to raise money by charging readers.”

San Luis Obispo Symphony Members Threaten To Quit Over Firing Of Longtime Music Director

Michael Nowak had led the orchestra for 31 years when the orchestra’s board fired him. “We asked for a reason, and we were told that no reason was required according to the terms of the contract, and we would not have a reason.”

New Model: Corporate Relationships Between Bands And Sponsors

“In cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, a growing number of concerts are popping up that are either free or dirt-cheap for fans. The catch? They’re sponsored by the likes of Mountain Dew, Red Bull or Converse. Corporate sponsorship has infiltrated almost every corner of music culture, from mega-sized festivals such as South by Southwest and venues such as the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre to the Polaris Music Prize. Riding this success, companies are increasingly seizing the chance to run shows of their own.”

Could The Arts Be Funded With User Taxes?

“When I was Director of the California Arts Council, I floated the idea of adding 25 cents to the price of a movie ticket (in California), the money to come to the Arts Council and support Arts Education (a bit of an easier sell than general arts organization funding). Again, I didn’t think an extra quarter would discourage movie goers.”

What If Everyone Had A Basic Liveable Income That Wasn’t Tied To Work?

Those skeptical of basic income might ask: If you give people enough to live on, won’t they stop working? Won’t they get lazy? Evidence from pilot studies by Guy Standing, a professor of development studies at the University of London and a co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network, points the other way.“When people stop working out of fear, they become more productive,” Standing says.

Eight True Things About The Way People Lie

For a start, almost of us tell little lies, but few tell major whoppers. We lie to ourselves a lot, too. Even animals lie. But there’s a good way – an embarrassingly obvious one – to get people to lie less.

Why Hong Kong Is Down On Creative Writing Programs

“In its abrupt closure of a small programme, City University has chosen to make the act of writing a political battle. For five years, we occupied a small and unique place: a learning environment in which there were no hard and fast dicta, but in which we cultivated the awareness that language is thinking. Language can diminish and language can enlarge. For our young people, to read and to be read matters.”

Writers’ Organization Boots Controversial Poet Off Planning Committee

“The association, which represents more than 500 campus-based writing programs, as well as thousands of writers, acted after many members pushed for Place’s removal. They object to her Twitter account (below right), on which she is posting, line by line, the text of the novel Gone With the Wind. The Twitter feed also features a photograph of Hattie McDaniel as the profile picture. McDaniel was the actress who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Mammy in the film version of the novel.”

Storing Information In Other People’s Heads

“When we can’t fit everything in our own heads, we have to outsource information to others. But how do we keep track of who knows what? Commentator Tania Lombrozo shares some recent findings.”

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