Many literary works today do not appear in translation, but are written for translation from the beginning. They are “born translated.” Adapted from “born digital,” the term used to designate artworks produced by and for the computer, “born-translated literature approaches translation as medium and origin rather than as afterthought. Translation is not secondary or incidental to these works. It is a condition of their production.”
Tag: 08.01.16
Matthew McConaughey’s New Career: Marketing Guru For Bourbon
“Mr. McConaughey – Oscar winner, Texan, renowned bongo player – has signed a contract … to serve as creative director for Wild Turkey bourbon. The multiyear deal goes far beyond pitching a product, … he will write and direct the spots. He has also involved himself in recording music for the campaign.”
Is Donald Trump’s Favorite Opera Aria Maybe A Little Bit … Fascist?
The GOP presidential nominee used to use Pavarotti’s famous recording of “Nessun dorma” from Turandot at rallies (until the tenor’s heirs told him to stop). It’s unclear how much Trump really knows about Turandot, but there certainly are scholars convinced that the work has Fascist overtones, and Puccini himself was an admirer of Mussolini (to whom Trump is sometimes compared).
One Enlightenment Philosopher Anticipated Donald Trump 250 Years Ago
“No Enlightenment thinker observing our current predicament from the afterlife would be able to say ‘I told you so’ as confidently as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, an awkward and prickly autodidact from Geneva, who was memorably described by Isaiah Berlin as the ‘greatest militant lowbrow in history.'”
Egypt’s Oldest Written Papyri Revealed – And They’re About Building The Pyramids
“Roughly 4,500 years old, they describe the daily routines of workers during the Fourth Dynasty reign of King Khufu as they worked on national projects, highlighting in particular the physical labor of constructing the pharaoh’s Great Pyramid of Giza.”
When Do Musicals Cross The Line And Become Operas? Anne Midgette Considers
“What’s the difference between an opera and a musical? Theories abound. Some say opera is through-sung while musicals include spoken dialogue (although there are many operas with spoken dialogue; think Carmen). Some say opera is unamplified, while musicals are mic’d (except that there are many operas written for amplification, and many musicals that weren’t). But ask Stephen Sondheim … and you’ll hear that it has to do largely, simply, with the expectations of the audience. Sondheim should know.”
When Architecture Was Optimistic
“Looking at the saturated images of such vibrant, eccentric architecture, it’s hard not to feel a yearning for that kind of experimental optimism in our structures today. However, the era is also a reminder that architecture can’t solve our problems. In the end, it’s the people using the buildings who determine their successes, and perhaps the reason architecture took a different turn is that people don’t generally want to live in UFOs and modernist caves.”
What Is Science Doing At A Music Festival?
“What we do is help people bridge that gap themselves by stimulating them. The trick is communication. Music is about communicating emotion. Science is about discovering facts, but if you can’t communicate them there is little point in discovering them.”
Five UK Amateur Orchestras Compete On TV Show To Play In The Proms
The five finalists were selected after a nationwide search for the UK’s most inspirational amateur orchestra.
UK Report: Number Of Children Participating In The Arts Falls
“Overall, 98% of five to 15-year-olds engaged with the arts in 2015/16, the report claims. However, numbers for specific genres including theatre, music and dance, have decreased.”