“Much of what we heard struck me as science fiction crossed with faith healing and there were no ultimate conclusions other than a decision by the scientists to confer by email, select the one field where music might have the greatest benefits to medicine – and then blitz it with research.”
Tag: 08.20.08
Don’t You Want To Be A Hyphenated Author Too?
“There comes a point in the career of every author, unless unconcerned with book sales, where you have to bite the bullet, throw in the towel, judge your book by its cover, and accept the most clichéd of all clichés: the newspaper headline.”
A Plague Of Crossword Puzzles
“Somehow crossword types think that their addiction to this sad form of mental self-abuse somehow makes them “literary.” Sorry: Doing puzzles reflects not an elevated literary sensibility but a degraded letter-ary sensibility, one that demonstrates an inability to find pleasure in reading. Otherwise, why choose the wan, sterile satisfactions of crosswords over the far more robust full-blooded pleasures of books?”
France Bans TV Aimed At Babies
“A ruling published Wednesday by the High Audiovisual Council, the French broadcast authority, bans such programming in an effort to protect the very young from what it described as the harmful effects of television.”
Canadian Police Recover Stolen Bill Reid Art
“RCMP have found the remaining two of a dozen pieces of Haida artist Bill Reid’s work that were stolen about three months ago from the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. A gold eagle brooch was recovered intact, but five centimetres of a carved argillite pipe were broken off and are still missing.”
Rambert Dance To Get Home In London’s South Bank
“Contemporary dance company Rambert is to have a new purpose-built home, following communities and local government secretary Hazel Blears’ decision to give the go-ahead to a controversial tower block on London’s South Bank.”
European Families Demand New York Museums Return Picassos
“The dispute is not only spectacular because of the valuable paintings, but also because of the people involved. The heirs are all German and Swedish citizens of Jewish ancestry. They are demanding that the paintings be returned by museums where American Jews such Ronald S. Lauder, the cosmetics heir, art collector and president of the World Jewish Congress, wield great influence.”
A Better Way To Listen To Music?
“It is possible to listen to music–and I would argue that such listening might ultimately be more fruitful–without being distracted by anything, including preconceptions about what you like and what you don’t like (personal taste) as well as what you think is right and wrong (received opinion).”
Why Modern Youth Orchestras Are So Appealing
What is the unique appeal of the modern youth orchestra? How good are they really? And do they guarantee the survival of classical music?
Iranian Actress Barred From Leaving Iran
“The ban was imposed after Golshifteh Farahani, 25, took part in Ridley Scott’s “Body of Lies” with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. Farahani is the first Iranian-based female actor to star in a Hollywood movie.”