What portion of the museum field is essentially hostile to ideas like intersectionality, as opposed to merely being intimidated by them? Does AAM have the institutional will to enact policies that support expanding diversity? If that will is absent, what does it take to move large organizations like AAM to become catalysts for profound change in the field? What would the field look like if they did, and, ultimately, how do we deal with these differing, sometimes oppositional viewpoints?
Tag: 06.03.16
Youngest-Ever Winner Of $65k Griffin Poetry Prize
Adam Sol, who served on the jury alongside Alice Oswald and Tracy K. Smith (they considered 633 books of poetry from more than 40 countries) said it was the “ambition and reach” of Liz Howard’s book that “made her work stand out. This is a debut book – holy crap. Who knows what she’ll do next.”
Can Neuroscience Help People Learn New Languages?
“Tell me if this sounds familiar: you just turned off the light, your head is on the pillow, your eyes are closed, and yet, instead of drifting off to dreamland, you find yourself thinking about something that happened earlier in the day. Surprisingly, this process of reactivating your memories occurs even when you aren’t aware of it, and not only is it normal, it might actually improve your memory. As a second-language researcher, I am especially interested in harnessing this phenomenon to help people learn new languages.”
Remember Desktop Publishing? And The Print Shop?
“The desktop publishing era, short as it was, did something really important: It turned the process of publishing into something anyone could do cheaply and professionally. … In its original form, [The Print Shop] was an ’80s-tastic program that redefined the parameters of print design into something that could literally be called child’s play. Today’s Tedium considers the ramifications of the software platform from which a million dot matrix paper banners were born.”
Teenage Audience Member Jumps From Top Balcony During ‘Grease’
“A teenager has been seriously injured after jumping from an upper circle balcony during a performance of Grease at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre. … His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.”
Carnegie Hall Names Its First African-American Chairman
“[The election of] Robert F. Smith, the private equity titan who was named the richest African-American man by Forbes last year after making a fortune in software, … brings to an end a low moment at the hall. The billionaire Ronald O. Perelman served as its chairman for less than a year before stepping down last fall after he alienated the board by clashing with the hall’s executive and artistic director, Clive Gillinson.”
The Met Opera Has A Long Wait For Yannick – Is It Worth It? Asks Anthony Tommasini
“What is surprising, though, and concerning, is how long the Met is willing to go without a music director, even an interim appointment. After becoming director designate in 2017, Mr. Nézet-Séguin does not officially begin his tenure until the start of the 2020-21 season.”