It’s for security, officials say, as they ban books about coding and cybersecurity off of lists of books prisoners can receive. But some on the lists date back to the 1990s – and no one’s hacking into AOL anymore. – Vice
Tag: 06.21.19
Will Omaha Become A Center For Children’s Theatre Development?
That’s the hope as Rose Theater gets a large new building and plans to open one of the country’s biggest theatre academies – a “game-changer” for Omaha, but perhaps for the wider theatre world of the Midwest as well. – Omaha World-Herald
Music Publishers Are Pondering New Methods Of Digital Distribution For Orchestras
The Music Publishers Association may long for the past, but they’re also trying to plan for the future. “There still is not a lot of ‘jumping to digital’ at professional orchestras since the operations of these organizations are determined by lots of tradition. They ‘want digital as an option, but not the only thing they do.’ They ‘send digital perusal scores to conductors who don’t want to carry stuff around. But when it comes to concert-time, 99.9% is paper.'” – NewMusicBox
Books And Social Media Actually Do Mix
Surprising no one who has pr-oordered, ordered, put on reserve at the library, or flat-out bought books mentioned by friends and authors on Twitter or Instagram or Facebook, the consensus is that social media plus books equals interest … and often, sales. – The Atlantic
The American Film Industry Has To Learn To Deal With Fire, And Climate Change
When people have a hard time seeing climate change as real, Hollywood could step forward – but it could also cause more problems. “While Hollywood’s version of climate change might bring a modicum of attention to the dangers of our altered world, we still must ask: is this revelation anything more than entertaining catharsis that ultimately reinforces individualism above all else?” – Los Angeles Review of Books
Dancing In The Green
Fertility in the arts at the Jacob’s Pillow Gala. – Deborah Jowitt
Oxford Elects Its First Female Professor Of Poetry
So progressive! “After three centuries of Broets (I’m not sorry) hogging the big chair, Oxford University—arguably the world’s most venerable institution of higher education—has elected its first female Professor of Poetry in the form of Alice Oswald, a beloved and distinguished bard who has previously won the Ted Hughes prize, the Costa award, the Griffin prize, and the TS Eliot prize.” – LitHub
Another Woman Accuses President Donald Trump Of Assault (And The NYT Puts That News In Its Book Section)
Though much of the online discussion featured some questions for how the paper decides what’s front-page news, it quickly shifted to the content, and, well, this became front-page news. – The New York Times
Mark Rylance Resigns 30-Year Association With Royal Shakespeare Company Over BP Sponsorship
Though the Wolf Hall actor last appeared on stage in an RSC production in 1989, his very public resignation as a longstanding “associate artist” is, at the least, a public relations blow to the prestigious company. – Deadline
Lorne Michaels: You Couldn’t Start “Saturday Night Live” Today
“You couldn’t do this show now. Mostly because of budget. The depth of costumes, design, film, all of those plus the talent office and all of the people working with each other…you can’t start that now because we’re in an age of narrowcasting.” – The Observer