Too many boards and CEOs have “tried to make their organizations ‘sustainable’ by imposing a simplistic set of solutions to the problem: sharp cuts in the compensation packages of their union musicians and workers, plus an equally sharp reduction in programming. With respect, this is no way to build sustainability. On the contrary, this a recipe for disaster.” Scott Chamberlain proposes a differently way of looking at the concept.
Tag: 08.19.15
A Serpentine Tale: How Snake Oil Came To Be A Byword For Anything Bogus, And Why Real Snake Oil Actually Can Be Good For You
“Despite the quackery and charlatanism associated with snake oil, it’s not always as blatantly ineffective as its reputation suggests – as long as the oil is extracted from the right kind of snake.”
New York City Museums, Ranked
“11. Scandinavia House
10. Madame Tussauds
9. The Studio Museum in Harlem”
Bill Rauch: What It Takes To Be A Leader In The Theatre
“I think leadership is lonely and leadership is frightening, and just the nature of the nonprofit structure is hard, so there is going to be a lot of struggle. And I think that does make it difficult for leaders to be open and be generous. But I do think all art is rooted in love and if you’re not leading from a place of love and generosity than you’re not actually modeling in your process, and what we all need to model in the art.”
Consumer Behavior Is Changing. Here’s How
“Consumerism has shifted from a world of physical images and personal communication to a world of imagery and perception. Regardless of industry, product or service, vendors that enable instantaneous access and deliver on their digital promise will survive. Those who rely solely on their brick and mortar presence will not.”
The Anyone-Can-Be-An-Artist Art School Sham
“The school will accept anyone who has a high school diploma and is willing to pay the $22,000 annual tuition (excluding room and board), no art portfolio required. It would be easy to accuse AAU of being a diploma mill, except the school doesn’t manufacture many diplomas. Just 32% of full-time students graduate in six years, versus 59% for colleges nationally, and that rate drops to 6% for online-only students and 3% for part-time students.”
Now Here’s An Unexpected Listicle For You: The Top Ten Conservative Novels
“While their politics may be unappealing, you’re missing out on some expert storytelling and brilliant characterisation if you ignore these books.”
The New TV Golden Age Is Letting Stars Break Out Of Their Typecasting Boxes
“Midcareer actors took note of Bryan Cranston’s transition from the goofy sitcom dad on Malcolm in the Middle to the megalomaniac drug lord in Breaking Bad (and the four Emmys it earned him).” Now, for instance, Katie “Dawson’s Creek” Holmes is playing a scheming sports agent, controversial comic Sarah Silverman a sad and struggling 1950s lesbian, Patrick “Capt. Picard” Stewart a skirt-chasing, coke-snorting TV pundit.
Russian Military Court Tries Ukrainian Filmmaker On Terrorism Charges He Says Are Made-Up
“Oleg Sentsov and his co-defendant Alexander Kolchenko, a leftwing activist, are accused of being part of a terrorist conspiracy in Crimea, setting fire to the offices of a political party and planning to blow up a statue of Vladimir Lenin in the capital, Simferopol.”
How ‘Hamilton’ Recasts Thomas Jefferson As A Villain
Which a show with Alexander Hamilton as its hero would do, of course. “If Hamilton is the 99 percent, Jefferson is, in the show at least, the one percent. If Hamilton is Barack Obama (who told Jon Stewart he thought the show was ‘phenomenal’), Jefferson is Mitt Romney.”