“The organisers of the [2012] Olympics believe” that the director of Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting “has the perfect credentials to mastermind an event that will have a live audience of about 80,000 and be seen by billions around the world on television.”
Tag: 06.06.10
‘The Quality Of Splurge’: Jan Morris On The Problems Of Building In Bath
“Bath has been a city of constructional splurges. The Romans splurged there, and the whole place must have been in a state of splurge when [it became a fashionable resort] in the 18th century … It must be hard to know how best to develop or modernise part of so elegantly homogeneous a city as Bath. You might employ one of your iconists, a Pei, a Foster or a Gehry, … [or] you could consult a Prince Charles.”
Big Ambitions For One Of Smithsonian’s Smallest Museums
“An anthropologist by training, [Johnnetta Betsch] Cole had little experience with the museum world. Instead, she has a track record of turning around educational institutions. Even so, no one is surprised by the bold steps Cole has taken, even in times of financial struggle at an underrated institution,” the National Museum of African Art.
Meet Jordan Roth, Broadway Evangelist
“Having become president of Jujamcyn when he bought 50 percent of its shares for an undisclosed sum last fall, Roth, at 34, is also an industry evangelist, now with a series of gilded pulpits to preach from.”
Boston Globe: Museum Renting Art Is Okay
“Brandeis University is raising eyebrows in the museum world with its plans to lend out artworks for money, but exploring this option is a reasonable way to preserve the financially strapped school’s collection.”
Poll: Technology Making Concentration More Difficult
“Younger people are particularly affected: almost 30 percent of those under 45 said the use of these devices made it harder to focus, while less than 10 percent of older users agreed.”
How Technology Costs Our Personalities
“Some experts believe excessive use of the Internet, cellphones and other technologies can cause us to become more impatient, impulsive, forgetful and even more narcissistic. More and more, life is resembling the chat room…”
Is The Jangle Of Too Much Information Changing Us?
“Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information.”
Wal-Mart University. No, Really.
“it appears that Wal-Mart is entering into an agreement with the American Public University system — which is for-profit, not public — to offer its employees a group rate on any of several online degrees. Wal-Mart has a history of hiring from within, but many of its front-line staff don’t have the educational background to move up, so this is a way for the company to grow its own.”
Jeff Kahane Says Goodbye To The Colorado Symphony
“If his tenure in Denver has been too short, it has nonetheless been a wonderful time for the symphony — a period of continued artistic growth and an abundance of high-quality, often daringly adventurous programs.”