“The video showed three men and three unveiled women dancing on the streets and rooftops of Tehran. Pharrell Williams, whose song was nominated for an Oscar earlier this year, had protested at the arrests.”
Tag: 05.21.14
Orange County Museum Of Art Gets A New Director
“The Newport Beach museum announced that it has named Todd DeShields Smith as its new chief executive and director. Smith has served as executive director of the Tampa Museum of Art in Florida for the last six years.”
Here Are The Popular Culture Words That Finally Made Merriam-Webster Dictionary This Year
“The US encyclopaedia has unveiled a series of terms destined to enter their collegiate dictionary in 2014. Those include many pop-culture phrases including hashtag, catfish, freegan, selfie and steampunk.”
Iran Arrests Kids For Posting “Happy” Video
“The song has sparked similar videos all over the world, with people dancing down streets and smiling in choreographed crowds. But in Iran, some see the trend as promoting the spread of Western culture, as laws in the Islamic Republic ban women from dancing in public or appearing outside without the hijab.”
Arthur Gelb, 90, New York Times Editor And Critic
“By sheer force of personality, [he] was a dominant figure in the newsroom at The New York Times for decades, lifting its metropolitan and arts coverage to new heights.”
‘Imagine A Cross Between ‘Opera News’ And BuzzFeed’
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra musicians’ website, full of interesting, varied, and playful stuff, “was recently overhauled by a group of its web-savvy younger players: an Internet start-up born in the orchestra. But right now it is as notable for what it does not dwell on as for what it does” (meaning the contract negotiations).