“A doorman who works across from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art found a painting outside his building and kept it for weeks, then realized it was a missing work at the center of a bizarre legal web and turned it in to investigators this week, an official said.”
Tag: 09.19.10
Anticipation High As Riccardo Muti Takes Over Chicago Symphony
“Chicago music lovers have long regarded the CSO music directorship as a combination of holy grail and public trust, a prize many have sought but few have deserved. Muti, in the overwhelming view of orchestra members, the press and the public, is the most deserving among the few remaining lions of the podium.”
“King’s Speech” Wins Toronto Film Fest Prize
Set in England between the wars, “The King’s Speech,” the favored middlebrow “prestige” selection of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival entries, won the audience award Sunday.
The Magic Of Teaching. Does Digital Learning Kill It?
“How do we use the technologies of computation, statistics and networking to shed light — without killing the magic? This is more than a practical question. It goes to the heart of what we are after as humans.”
New Pompidou Museum Outpost in France Signals New Architecture Phase
“The $91-million building is emblematic of a rich new phase in museum design, which continues to be a surprising bright spot for architects otherwise struggling through a dismal couple of years.”
YouTube Stars Pride Themselves On Different Measure Of Success
“These digital auteurs aren’t interested in flash-in-the-pan viral hits or polished Web series with narratives — they create videos in their apartments on pocket-change budgets, post consistently, and turn their YouTube channels into fan magnets. “YouTubers,” as they call themselves, serve as director, producer, star, editor and marketing director and can earn six-figure salaries through their share of the ad revenue.”
Have American TV Broadcast Networks Stopped Losing Audience?
“CBS, Fox and NBC each logged slightly more total viewers during the 2009-10 season than the previous one, according to Nielsen Co. data that count live plus DVR viewing up to a week after a program initially airs. (Despite the growing popularity of DVRs, 94% of all viewing during Prime-time was done so live last season, according to Nielsen for the 2009-10 season)”
Why Read Books If You Can’t Remember Them?
“Certainly, there are those who can read a book once and retain everything that was in it, but anecdotal evidence suggests that is not the case with most people. Anecdotal evidence suggests that most people cannot recall the title or author or even the existence of a book they read a month ago, much less its contents.”
The Look Of The Ballets Russes Influences Designers 100 Years Later
The artists and designers of the Ballet Russes “contributed to such a strong aesthetic that the ‘look’ of the Ballets Russes has influenced fashion designers from Yves Saint Laurent to the current fashion darling of the moment, Erdem.”
The Art Of Standing Room At The Opera
“Patrons need to line up during the day for standing room tickets. Of course, someone who is willing to queue for hours to secure their preferred place is usually a hardcore opera fan, which — depending on the atmosphere of the house — can lead to some intimidating behaviour.”