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Tag: 08.14.13
Yes, Yes, Dance Boot Camp Can (Maybe?) Turn Troubled Teens’ Lives Around
“School dropouts and petty — and not so petty — criminals, they have been, as one youth worker put it, ‘sentenced to dance.'”
In Defense Of Movie Violence
Robbie Collin: “Film is the only art form that can attack us on that stomach-twisting level, and perhaps that is why we often hear that the medium has a violence problem. Don’t buy it for a second. For ‘problem with’, read ‘knack for’: the reason there is so much violence on film is that film is perfectly suited to addressing it.”
Self-Published Novel Wins $25,000 PEN Award
Public defender and first-time novelist Sergio de la Pava published A Naked Singularity himself after repeated rejections from publishing houses. “The book slowly generated buzz on blogs before being picked up by the University of Chicago Press, a distinguished publisher not known for its contemporary fiction. Writing for Slate, Paul Ford called it ‘the sort of book you write if you’re not sure anyone will ever let you write another one’.”
If You’re A Musician You Should Live In These Cities
“It should come as no surprise that the cities with the three highest concentrations of music industry jobs also have the best-paying ones.”
Detroit Artist Puts Price Tags On City Monuments – Going Out Of Business Sale
Driven by Detroit’s recent bankruptcy filing, Vile and a small crew of people tagged some of Detroit’s most iconic landmarks Wednesday with pink, yellow and green DayGlo price tags that included the message: “Motor City Going Out of Business Sale.”
Digital Conversion Threatens America’s Drive-In Theaters
Only 368 drive-ins remain, down from 4,000 in the 1950s, their heyday. Of the remaining drive-ins, around 40% – or 139 theatres – have converted, according to the United Drive-in Theatre Owners Association. “It is a pivotal year in the drive-in’s future.”
Artist Acquitted Of Charges Of Performing Nazi Salutes
“Nazi symbols and gestures are banned in Germany, but Jonathan Meese’s lawyers had argued that the constitution protects artistic freedom.”
Another Big Minnesota Orchestra Departure
In her resignation letter, Stephanie Arado wrote that the Minnesota Orchestra had “lost its way.” The orchestra’s prolonged contract mess — musicians have been locked out by management since October – was a key reason for her exit.
Online Micropayments Could Transform Journalism, Media And Music Businesses
The microtransactions made possible by services such as Bitcoin and Ripple “could let users read the rest of a New York Times article for a few cents instead of signing up for a full monthly subscription, … or ‘pay for Wi-Fi internet metered by the minute (or second!) if you just need to check one email’ or ‘support your favorite artists or coders with a tip’.”