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Tag: 08.21.11
Not Too Late For Memory: Japanese-American Internment Museum Opens
“For three years during World War II, more than 10,000 Japanese-Americans were interned here at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center. Many vowed they’d never return once they were freed in 1945 after the surrender of Japan.” On Saturday, more than 250 came back.
Add One Artist And One Scientist; Stir. What Do You Get?
“In general, art and science seem to eye each other uncomprehendingly. … Can the divide ever be breached?”
How Many Actors Of Color In Moscow, Again? Two? That’s Enough For This Play
“It was a great challenge to translate your play,†Ms. Khaikin said, “because the language is so specific to the South, and the expressions that the characters use are so vivid and so true to that dialect. To make it alive in Russian was very hard.â€
Ultralight Books May Kill Off iPads – Or Will They?
“Could it be that all this iPad enthusiasm, all this tablet excitement, is some sort of mass delusion? Or just plain bad group decision making?”
20 Percent Pay Cut For Wichita Symphony Musicians
Musicians, who accepted a 4 percent reduction last year and a 10 percent reduction the year before, go for broke with the Wichita Symphony. Worse: “The cut is tougher in light that many of the performers are teachers at Wichita State University or in public schools and have faced salary cuts in their primary jobs as well.”
Amazon Make Deal To Cut Out The Middleman (Uh-Oh For The Publishers)
“The acquisition of a potential print bestseller that could mark a decisive point in publishing. Will authors begin to deal not with agents and commissioning editors, but with the companies that sell their work direct to the public?”
Governments Want To Control Social Media – Why Are We Surprised?
Seth Godin says it’s no surprise control and repression have moved to technology, and even more to the spread of ideas. “Is disconnecting a cell phone or a social network any different from trashing a printing press?”
Scholar: Shakespeare Meant For The Tempest To Be A Musical
Prospero: magician and singer-songwriter? A British researcher says that Shakespeare wrote a musical, and that he “should have shared credit for the play with Robert Johnson, a composer and lute player.”
Take Your Funny To The Internet: Comedians Get Podcast Happy
“Podcasts offer the earbud-intimacy of a stand-up routine with the listen-anywhere reach and convenience of radio — minus the language and content restrictions of commercially driven, FCC-regulated broadcasts.”