John Terauds: “This morning, fresh from vacation, I found out that I am no longer music critic but a reporter for the business desk at the Star – a bit of news that still has my head spinning a bit.”
Tag: 08.11.11
Buddhist Meditation Promotes Rational Thinking, Finds Study
“Studies looking at the brains of people playing a fairness game found very different responses between Buddhist meditators and other participants.”
You Know That Weird Way You Feel Around People More Moral Than You Are?
“Now there’s a name for that strange mixture of admiration, guilt, and defensive dismissiveness you feel when you encounter someone better than you: it’s called ‘anticipated reproach’. … The more we feel as though good people might be judging us, the lower they tend to fall in our regard.”
Why We Are Uncomfortable With Moral Leaders
“The more we feel as though good people might be judging us, the lower they tend to fall in our regard.”
Director Of Revamped Porgy And Bess Issues (Non-)Response To Sondheim
“Asked to respond to Stephen Sondheim’s blistering critique of the planned revamp of Porgy and Bess at the American Repertory Theater,” director Diane Paulus issued a one-sentence statement. (Lots of other people have weighed in, however.)
Musicians’ Pension Fund Wants Bankrupt Louisville Orchestra Liquidated
“A musicians’ pension fund claims the Louisville Orchestra owes it more than $3 million and wants a judge to shut down the orchestra and sell its assets to pay debts.”
Controversial Cover Art For Steve Reich’s WTC 9/11 Album Dropped
The composer “doesn’t apologize for the initial image choice” – a darkened, yellowed photo of the twin towers, the North Tower burning as the second plane barrels toward the South Tower – “he simply notes that it didn’t have quite the effect he intended.”
Police Investigate Indianapolis-Area’s New Arts Center After CEO’s Sudden Departure
“City officials hired private investigators to investigate Steven Libman, president and chief executive of The Center for the Performing Arts before his abrupt departure last month,” only two months into a five-year contract extension.
Why Does Los Angeles Ballet Have Such High Dancer Turnover?
“The company has had some artistic successes. But on the eve of its sixth season, a worrisome trend has become visible: The dancers are leaving, and being let go, at an exceedingly high rate.”
Met Cancels Loans To Kremlin Museum
“The Metropolitan Museum of Art has canceled loans to the Moscow Kremlin Museum of works by French fashion designer Paul Poiret,” in response to the Russian government’s continuing embargo on all loans of art to US museums.