Anastasia Tsioulcas: “Not only have many ‘regulars’ within classical music had their say, but the conversation has also reached a mainstream audience. Outlets that usually don’t touch classical music – ABC, Time, Salon and Jezebel among them in the U.S. alone – seized on the uproar, and we’ve had more than 500 reader comments here on Deceptive Cadence. After so much discussion, I feel compelled to add a few more thoughts.”
Tag: 06.03.14
More Evidence That Learning A Second Language Can Slow Mental Decline In Old Age
“A study that tracked hundreds of Scottish people for decades is the strongest evidence yet that speaking an extra language slows the mental decline that accompanies ageing. The benefits hold regardless of your IQ and even if you learn your second tongue as an adult.”
Why We Need Not Fear Our New Computer Overlords
Adam Frank: “When computers finally become self-aware, will their first act be enslaving the obviously inferior human race? The answer, I think, is ‘no.’ But they won’t spare us out of altruism or a sense of responsibility to their creators. No, they will leave us alone because we bore them.”
James Joyce Had Syphilis, Says Harvard Scholar
Kevin Birmingham: “Without the diagnosis, Joyce’s letters make him seem as if he’s a grousing hypochondriac or someone who just isn’t particularly healthy. The truth is that he was in serious pain.”
‘Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America’
That’s the title of the filmmaker’s new book, and that’s exactly what he did. He reports back to WNYC’s Brian Lehrer. (audio)
NY Phil Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow: The Exit Interview
“After 34 years at the New York Philharmonic, concertmaster Glenn Dicterow will play his final concert on June 28. Dicterow has had the longest tenure of any Phil concertmaster, and he’s done everything from traveling with the orchestra to North Korea in 2008 to taking over when a conductor gets lost.” (audio)
Amazon Seems To Be “Restocking” Books It Blocked
“It seems like Amazon has taken note of this discounting that’s happening at every other retailer and they’re doing some discounting and price drops in line with that.”
Salt Lake City Breaks Ground On New Performing Arts Center
“Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams headed up Tuesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the 2,500-seat theater, designed to suit traveling Broadway shows. The theater will also have a black box venue, with 200 seats, for experimental performances.”
Simon Russell Beale And Sam Mendes On ‘King Lear’
“Here the actor and the director discuss their roles in putting on the National Theatre’s acclaimed production … They are joined by the three actresses playing Lear’s daughters.” (video)
Two Chinese Artists Detained Over Tiananmen-Themed Works
“Guo Jian, who lives in Bejiing, was taken into custody earlier this week by Chinese authorities after giving interviews with the Financial Times and other foreign media outlets in which he discussed a Tiananmen-themed sculpture that he was creating. Separately, artist Chen Guang was reportedly detained by authorities after presenting a performance-art piece about the 1989 Tiananmen protests.”