“Three days of clashes between protesters and riot police in Istanbul have prompted the Istanbul Music Festival to call off its opening night gala concert, scheduled for Tuesday.” For now, organizers say that the remainder of the festival, Turkey’s largest classical music event, will continue as planned.
Tag: 06.03.13
How Likely Is It Really That Pinochet Had Pablo Neruda Killed?
Justin Peters gives a quick rundown of the (mixed) evidence.
Apple E-Book Price Fixing Trial Begins
“A three-week trial got under way before a federal judge in New York in a case pitting the Justice Department against the popular iPad and iPhone maker that could shine a light on the secretive Silicon Valley giant’s business practices. ‘Apple told publishers that Apple – and only Apple – could get prices up in their industry’,” said prosecutors in opening arguments.
Stolen Banksy Mural Now On Sale For Well Over $1M
“The mural Slave Labour was taken from Wood Green in February. It later appeared at a Miami auction, but was withdrawn after protests. The graffiti art has been offered for sale in London by the Sincura Group. The minimum bid is £900,000″ ($1.38 million).
Science Listens To The Voices In Our Heads
“But although philosophers have long been interested in the relationship between language and thought, many believed that inner speech lay outside the realms of science. That is now changing, with new experimental designs for encouraging it, interfering with it and neuroimaging it. We are beginning to understand how the experience is created in the brain; its subjective qualities – essentially, what the words ‘sound’ like; and its role in processes such as self-control and self-awareness.”
Royal Ballet Loses Its Star Couple
“Much of the UK ballet world is in mourning today, following the announcement that Alina Cojocaru and her partner Johan Kobborg will be leaving the Royal Ballet at the end of this season.”
Oslo Okays New Waterfront Munch Museum
“Plans to move the Munch Museum to a new glass structure on Oslo’s waterfront finally got the official green light on Tuesday last week – four years after the Spanish architectural firm Herreros Arquitectos won the competition to design the new building.”
Mario Bernardi, 82
“He brought a unique combination of imagination and discipline that enabled him to not only build an orchestra, but also a renowned international summer opera festival.”
This Year’s Venice Biennale – Ins Versus Outs
“The tension between national representation and artistic subversion runs throughout the Biennale. It is expressed most powerfully in many of the pavilions and projects outside the Giardini.”
The Art Google Blurs
“The blurred artworks in the Google Art Project look like glitches, but exist due to pragmatic legal decisions and stem from Google’s immersive method of documenting museum and gallery spaces.”