“Arts funding in Morocco is so poorly organized and endowed that King Mohamed VI and his government are trying to remedy the situation by handing some of their favorite singers or film stars licenses for buses and other businesses to subsidize their acting or singing.”
Tag: 06.06.12
Philly Pops Orchestra Threatens To Drop Founding Conductor Peter Nero
Board president (and bankruptcy administrator) Frank Giordano wants Nero – so identified with the Pops that his name precedes the orchestra’s in marketing materials – to take a 40% pay cut. Nero has refused, and now the board is asking the bankruptcy court for permission to terminate his contract.
Stephen Hawking Says That The Universe Is Like An Escher Print
“The universe may have the same surreal geometry as some of art’s most mind-boggling images. That’s the upshot of a study by the world’s most famous living scientist, Stephen Hawking of the University of Cambridge.”
A Brief History Of Nothing (Or The Lack Thereof)
“We may start with Aristotle, who decided that ‘Nature abhors a vacuum’ and thus declared that there was no such thing as nothing, understood as absolute emptiness.” Theoretical physicist Marcelo Gleiser continues with Descartes (who agreed) and Newton (who completely disagreed) and on to Einstein and Heisenberg (of Uncertainty Principle fame).
A Book Lover’s Guide To Reading And Walking At The Same Time
Lev Grossman: “I know it’s a weakness. A vice even. You’re making a choice: essentially what you’re saying (or what I’m saying) is … I’m willing to chuck most or probably all of my dignity, and some measure of my personal safety, and your personal safety, because it’s more important to me to keep reading this book I’m reading than it is to look where I’m going.”
Oliver Knussen Talks About Music
“Now, for a young composer, I think it must be terribly hard to work out what your route should be, unless you have an entirely personal and strong vision – which mostly you don’t when you’re starting out and few people have anyway.”
A Literary Prize For Women? Isn’t That Demeaning?
On one hand, “sheep pen,” “ghetto,” “biologically based self-confinement.” And on the other, the Woolfian ideal of “a room of one’s own,” ultimately culminating in the Orange Prize. Which view is truer, which owns the greater persuasive force?
“Mozart Effect” Author Dies At 65
Don Campbell’s books “The Mozart Effect” and “The Mozart Effect for Children” were bestsellers and have been translated into 24 languages. The accompanying “Music for the Mozart Effect” recordings dominated the Billboard Classical charts for more than three years. He has written on music, health, education and creativity.
Disney’s Ban On Junk Food Advertising To Kids Marks A Turning Point
“The move signals a turning point in how television is used to market to American children, nearly a quarter of whom ages 6 to 11 are obese, according to a Centers for Disease Control survey.”
Sotheby’s Fights Extradition Of Cambodian Statue
“Sotheby’s filed court papers on Tuesday urging a federal judge to dismiss efforts by prosecutors to repatriate a 10th century statue to Cambodia, contending that there is no proof the sculpture had been stolen from its homeland.”