“Researchers from Museum of London Archaeology uncovered more than 400 wooden tablets during excavations in London’s financial district for the new headquarters of media and data company Bloomberg. So far, 87 have been deciphered, including one addressed ‘in London, to Mogontius’ and dated to A.D. 65-80 – the earliest written reference to the city, which the Romans called Londinium.”
Tag: 06.01.16
Top Posts From AJBlogs 06.01.16
Formerly famous
In a popular culture, fame is cheap. That’s what Andy Warhol meant when he said that in the future, everybody would be famous for fifteen minutes. (Remember JenniCam?) It’s also what I had in mind … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-06-01
Snapshot: Junior Brown sings and plays “Highway Patrol”
Junior Brown sings and plays “Highway Patrol” in an undated TV clip. … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-06-01
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Turning A Salman Rushdie Novel Into An Opera
A report on how composer Jack Perla and playwright Rajiv Joseph (a Pulitzer finalist for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo and Lortel and Obie winner for Guards at the Taj) developed their adaptation of Shalimar the Clown, which premieres next week at Opera Theater of St. Louis.
Tate Director: We Won’t Be Doing Satellite Tates
Nicholas Serota: “Although other big institutions earn or are negotiating lucrative fees from branded projects abroad—the Pompidou receives around €1m a year for its pop-up space in Malaga, Spain, and the proposed Guggenheim Helsinki’s annual operations fee is €1m—Serota ruled this out as a source of funding or profile-raising.”
Bolshoi Dancer Convicted Of Acid Attack On His Boss Now Out On Parole
“Bolshoi soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko, who was sentenced to six years in prison in 2013 for orchestrating the attack on artistic director Sergei Filin, has been granted parole and is already ‘back at home in Moscow,’ his lawyer Sergei Kadyrov told TASS news agency.”