“Marcelo Lehninger, the young Brazilian German maestro who serves as an assistant conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has been named music director of the New West Symphony, which is based in Thousand Oaks.”
Tag: 05.24.12
Cracking Up The Crowds (And Avoiding The Censors) In Qatar
“Mohammed Fahad Kamal, the funniest comedian in SUCQ, explained the unofficial rules of comedy in Qatar: you can make fun of only things that only you can make fun of. ‘Most of my material is about my family,’ Kamal said. ‘It’s about the tradition here and the culture. I’m trying to take it step by step. We’re not used to laughing at ourselves.'”
Now We Can All Read Queen Victoria’s Diaries – Online
“The diaries, which run to 141 volumes and more than 43,000 pages, begin when Victoria was 13 and end 10 days before her death in 1901, at age 81.”
Is It Possible To Lack A Joy Gene? Ask Germany
“Whether it’s with food, alcohol, vacation or relaxing – Germans apparently don’t have the leisure to enjoy things. In fact, they can’t even let go when they’re having sex.”
Going The DIY Route With Your Book? Good Luck Making Any Money
A new study shows that – despite the incredible success stories, like Amanda Hocking – most self-published authors make less than $500.
Philadelphia Orchestra Submits Reorganization Plan To Bankruptcy Court
“Thirteen months after entering Chapter 11, the Philadelphia Orchestra Association Wednesday night filed its plan for exiting bankruptcy. With consent – sometimes hard-won – now in place from key creditors, the orchestra’s blueprint for recovery will be considered by U.S. Bankruptcy Court.” If the plan is approved, “the orchestra expects to be out of bankruptcy by July 31.”
Kander Has A New Partner, Eight Years After Ebb’s Death
Kander and Ebb were the legendary team who created Cabaret, Chicago and well over a dozen other musicals over five decades. Fred Ebb died in 2004, but composer John Kander, now 85, has a new lyricist partner: Greg Pierce, 34, “more earnest and less deadpan than Ebb, but just as determined and, lately, just as busy.”
Hollywood Finds, To Its Surprise, That Films About Older People Put Older People’s Butts In Seats
“Anytime a film costs $10 million to make and ticket sales approach $100 million, Hollywood pays attention. But jaws really drop when a movie starring actors in their 70s and aimed at people over 50 pulls off that trick. Wait. Stop. Older people will go to the movies if we give them something to watch besides superheroes and special effects?”
‘So How Does It Feel To Have One’s Core Beliefs Turned Upside Down?’ – Ada Louise Huxtable On The New Barnes
“The ‘new’ Barnes that contains the ‘old’ Barnes shouldn’t work, but it does. It should be inauthentic, but it’s not. … The architects have succeeded in retaining its identity and integrity without resorting to a slavishly literal reproduction. This is a beautiful building that does not compromise its contemporary convictions or upstage the treasure inside. And it isn’t alchemy. It’s architecture.”