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Tag: 06.06.16
Why Algorithms Can’t Replace People In Coming Up With Successful Television
“In some ways, it’s a counter-intuitive argument: Regardless of what you think of Netflix or Amazon’s core business, their studios have produced some of the best television in recent years.”
Bill T. Jones At 64 (Not Just Any 64-Year-Old)
“It occurred to me, watching Jones move, that, like all great attempts at artistic expression, his art manages to model compassion for the spectator — to make us feel what it’s like to be dealing with an intense feeling not our own, but one that becomes ours to deal with. When we add in the way in which Jones’s mind and body are changing, the dances themselves take on a new sort of vulnerability, a new riskiness far from the formalism of the ’70s.”
Nine Questions About Ramadan You Were Afraid To (Or Didn’t Know To) Ask
How Muslims handle the all-day fast, why there are arguments every year over when exactly the holy month begins and ends, how to be respectful of your Muslim friends and acquaintances, and what the whole Ramadan thing is really about, anyway.
Women Make Progress – Slowly But Steadily – In Stand-Up Comedy
“There’s a lot more work to be done before the comedy world reaches real gender parity, but as more paths to recognition have opened for stand-ups around the country, there have already been heartening results.”
A Multi-Colored Drone Ballet At Mount Fuji
“In Sky Magic, from Japanese advertising company MicroAd, 20 drones with LED lights attached to them dance in a choreographed light show against the backdrop of Mount Fuji. Shamisen players serve as their orchestra.” (video)
Top Posts From AJBlogs 06.06.16
Sorry – A (Respectful) Dissent On A Well-Meaning Statement On Arts Equity
I would say based on the thousands of stories we sift through every day at ArtsJournal, diversity and cultural equity (along with funding) are right now probably the biggest issues being talked about in the … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennan Published 2016-06-06
The Ax Falls At The Met, Again…More to Come
Today the Metropolitan Museum announced a significant layoff: Cynthia Round, the senior vice president of Marketing and External Relations – who was hired by Thomas Campbell, the director, only in 2014. Her department, remember, was … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-06-06
Why The Cornet? (Revisited And Revised With Video)
Because of circumstances too complicated and mundane to relate, there will be no Monday Recommendation today. Stuff happens. Maybe there will be a Tuesday Recommendation tomorrow. In the meantime, here is a Rifftides post that … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-06-06
What’s Happening Here? The Enigmatic Bhupen Khakhar
Tate Modern is holding the first international retrospective of the interesting Indian artist Bhupen Khakhar (1934-2003). Their publicity says … read more
AJBlog: Plain English Published 2016-06-06
Silent retreat
On Saturday afternoon I went directly from Penn Station to New York’s Center for Italian Modern Art to see an exhibition of some forty-odd paintings and works on paper by Giorgio Morandi. His work has… … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-06-06
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Playwright Peter Shaffer, Writer Of Equus And Amadeus, Dies At 90
“His agent, Rupert Lord, said: ‘He was simply at the end of his life but delighted to have been able to celebrate his 90th birthday with friends and then, I think, decided it was time.'”
If The European Union Goes For A Proposed Cinema Strategy, You Can Kiss Euro Art Movies Goodbye
“If left unopposed, this misguided DSM strategy will only serve to buffer the power of monopolistic players in the new online marketplace, squeezing out opportunities for thought-provoking European films to be made, and fostering a monoculture of formulaic blockbusters.”
The Dance Troupe That Brought Ballet To Britain
“Adding to Rambert’s troubles was the prejudice, still strong among the British public, that ballet was a foreign art form: Russian with a dash of Italian and French. A homegrown ballet company could only be an amateur aberration.”