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Tag: 06.06.14
The Country’s Best Theatre Scene Is In … Seattle?
“The Seattle theater scene is a well-oiled machine fueled by a commitment to community-building, a home where performers are inspired to work together, pursue their passions, and try new things. “
On Writing Obits (Including One For A Carp) For The Economist
“The subject of the week’s obituary is decided on Monday, and it must be written and polished by Tuesday. This 36-hour window is a marathon attempt to consume as much information as possible.”
When You’re Stuck, Embrace The Creative Block (For A Little While, Anyway)
“I know we live in a capitalist society where success is increasingly measured by quantity rather than quality but, for the sake of this exploration, set that aside if you can.”
Peter Gelb Says The Met Could Go Bankrupt In Two Years
“We are getting a newer audience, a younger audience, but there aren’t enough new audience members to replace the old audience members who are dying off.”
Our Morbid Fascination With The Death Of The Humanities (If They’re Dying At All)
“The stinging irony of the whole situation is difficult to dismiss: The very people demanding to know why English and art-history departments weren’t doing very well were often the people who’d helped drive students away from those departments to begin with.”
Did “No Child Left Behind” Law Kill Music Classes? No, But…
“NCLB may have had no discernible effect on overall enrollment rates in music,” he writes. However, his analysis—which tracked 9th- through 12th-grade enrollment in music classes from 1982 to 2009—concludes that the law “likely exacerbated the underrepresentation of Hispanic students in all types of music courses.”
Indie Bookstores Mount Campaign Against Amazon
Independent bookshops have moved to profit from the situation, after the American Booksellers Association produced two digital banners reading “Thanks, Amazon, the indies will take it from here”, “Independent bookstores sell books from all publishers. Always”, or “Pre-order and buy Hachette titles today”.
Is The British Government About To Kill Music Education In Schools?
“This is a looming disaster: potentially, the government is turning back to the scorched earth policy for music education in the 1980s that resulted from Margaret Thatcher’s decision that local authorities didn’t have to ringfence the money they gave to their music services.”
Singing Nun Wins Voice Of Italy Contest
She won the TV talent contest on Friday after winning millions of followers with her lively dance act and soulful renditions of lusty pop classics. Here’s her performance.