“Nicholson was forged in an era sympathetic to his characteristics: the renegade energy, the deranged smile that doubles as a dam to contain his fury.”
Tag: 09.07.13
How Can Light Be Art? Ask Artist James Turrell (And The U.S. Museums Championing Him This Year)
“Turrell believes in Big Themes: Nature. Peace. Perception. The heavens. He was raised a Quaker and when he went to meeting houses he was told to ‘Greet the Light.'”
UK Retailer Apologizes After Making Job Applicants Go Through Dance-Off
“A spokesman for Currys has said the impromptu dance performance is not part of their official recruitment guidelines, and they are inviting all applicants for another interview — this time likely without the musical component.”
How To Create A Museum That Makes People Line Up For Art
“Here’s a quick, relatively inexpensive and aesthetically surefire way to construct a first-rate museum building for art. It turns out to be as simple as one, two, three.”
The L.A. Phil Responds: Excuse Us, Disney Hall Isn’t Neglected
“The building of Walt Disney Concert Hall was a 17-year odyssey. The journey was, at times, a bumpy and difficult process, and those charged with bringing the project to fruition were often faced with tough decisions.”
This Isn’t EXACTLY To Say You Should Underline Words In Library Books, But …
“There are thousands of words we don’t know, long or short, soft or clunky, in print or heard in conversation. We can just let them go, like passersby, and we’re none the worse because of it. But if we’re active, we give new words a try on our own.”
Kids *Really* Like Reading … On E-Readers
“Research shows they now read more, and read better. As one teacher in Kade noted: ‘Before, it was difficult to get books. Now we will have as many as we want.'”