Yikes: “Sensitive personal information, such as PIN numbers and credit card data, can be gleaned from the brainwave data of users wearing popular consumer-grade EEG headsets.”
Tag: 08.29.12
How Much ‘Medieval’ and ‘Renaissance’ Art Is Fake?
A lot – and the discoveries keep on coming.
No More Shakespeare!
Just no. At least not at fringe festivals – and don’t even try to fool yourself with your “editing.”
Eli Broad’s Foundation Finally Makes Good On Its Pledge To MoCA
“The Broad Foundation has made a $1.5-million payment to L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art, bringing it out of arrears on Eli Broad’s pledge to provide $3 million a year for MOCA’s exhibitions through 2013.”
Metal Casting From Leonardo Da Vinci Sculpture Unveiled
“A metal casting of a 504-year-old Leonardo da Vinci beeswax sculpture was unveiled to the world in a ceremony on Monday in Los Angeles. Horse and Rider is the only known three-dimensional piece of art created by Leonardo to still exist.”
Historic Shrines In Libya Destroyed By Islamist Radicals
“The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO has urged Libyan authorities to protect Sufi mosques and shrines under repeated attack by hardline Islamists who consider the traditional mystical school of Islam heretical.”
National Theatre Of Uganda Refuses To Stage Gay-Themed Play
“The River and the Mountain, which tells the story of a young businessman coming to terms with being gay in a climate of homophobia, was due to be performed at the National Theatre of Uganda last week before regulators intervened. Some shows went ahead at two smaller venues.”
‘The Biggest Showcase Of Disabled Arts The World Has Ever Witnessed’
Lyn Gardner looks forward to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics – and thinks it could change the way able-bodied Britons think about art by the disabled.
He Wanted To Be A Football Ace And Ended Up A Ballet Star
As a 12-year-old in South Carolina, Brooklyn Mack convinced his mom to take him to ballet lessons because he thought it would make him better at football. (Which it would.) Now he’s a principal at the Washington Ballet and the first African-American male to win a gold medal at the Varna competition.
Berlusconi-Era Casualty Returns To Run Venice Film Festival A Second Time
“Alberto Barbera put together three intelligent and well-received Venice International Film Festivals from 1999 to 2001. He was preparing his fourth in 2002 when Silvio Berlusconi came to power and he fell victim to Italy’s political spoils system.” With Berlusconi gone, Barbera is back.