“Given the thematic unity of this year’s prize – from long- to shortlist, there has been an emphasis on experimentation and engagement with the present day – it’s not immediately obvious where divergence of opinions will begin; as ever, it’s a pin in a donkey’s tail.” – The Guardian
Tag: 09.03.19
Cincinnati Performing Arts Centers Install Metal Detectors To Screen Patrons
“Everyone entering the buildings prior to public events will be required to walk through a metal detector (magnetometer) and have their bag searched or be screened with a hand-held metal detector to search for prohibited items.” – Cincinnati Business Journal
How Radio Technology Conspired Against Women’s Voices
Women who speak publicly and challenge authority have long been dismissed as “shrill” or “grating.” What’s less widely understood is how the design of the technology that transmits human voices has shaped this gendered invective since the dawn of the broadcast era: everything from microphones to modes of transmission have been optimized for lower voices. – The New Yorker
Jeffrey Epstein Sought His Prey In New York City Dance Studios
Several lawsuits filed against Epstein’s estate “say that when [he] was luring teenagers into sexual exploitation in Florida, he was using a network of recruiters within New York City’s dance studios to procure aspiring performers into a similar scheme.” – The New York Times
Daniel Barenboim Physically Attacked Former Berlin Staatsoper Staffer, She Says, And Her Bosses Did Nothing About It
Laura Eisen, then the orchestral manager of the Berlin Staatskapelle (the Staatsoper’s orchestra), has come forward publicly to allege that in March of 2018, the conductor “came toward me, grabbed me with both hands on my upper body (between my shoulders and throat) and shook me. As he did so, he screamed at me that I should disappear/leave the room.” – Van
Tutankhamun Show In Paris Breaks All Attendance Records
The exhibition at La Villette in northeastern Paris features the largest collection of artifacts connected with the young pharaoh ever to leave Cairo. More than 1.3 million people have attended the show since its March 23 opening, and it has been extended by a week, to September 22, to meet demand. – Yahoo! (AFP)
Movie Box Office Was Down This Summer – But So Is Everything Else
“Out-of-home entertainment had a down summer in general. Attendance at Major League Baseball games is expected to fall for the fourth consecutive season, according to Two Circles, a sports marketing agency. Broadway attendance has declined 2.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the Broadway League. Full data was not yet available for concerts, but early numbers suggest a decline, according to statistics from Pollstar, a trade publication.” – The New York Times
How Words Attach Themselves To Meaning
“Our language is full of interjections and verbal gestures that don’t necessarily mean anything beyond themselves. Most of our words – ‘baseball’, ‘thunder’, ‘ideology’ – seem to have a meaning outside themselves – to designate or stand for some concept. The way the word looks and sounds is only arbitrarily connected to the concept that it represents.” – Aeon
Propwatch: the kettle in ‘The Doctor’
Is a home without a kettle even a home? It is at least the first step towards home. And in The Doctor – Robert Icke’s coruscating new play based on Schnitzler’s Professor Bernhadi – the kettle is pretty much the only step. – David Jays
A Contrary View of Brion Gysin’s Calligraphies
A painter I know had this to say about his work as an artist: “Pleasantly surprised by his watercolour. But the calligraphies … I see too much repetitive strain there.” Personally, I love Gysin’s calligraphies. I don’t see “repetitive strain” in them. Repetitive, yes. But I like the repetitions. – Jan Herman