“One of James Anthony’s main aims was to create an atmosphere where boys and adolescent young men weren’t afraid or uncomfortable about expressing their interests, or practising their pastimes perhaps because of embarrassment, or logistical difficulties.”
Tag: 09.23.15
How Algorithms Are Changing The Way We Design Things
Explicit design is when “you have an idea in your head and you draw it. Generative design is when you state the goals of your problem and have the computer create design iterations for you.”
Study: How Television-Watching Impacts Attitudes About Diversity
The study found that, when “aggregate fictional television contains few or no recurring working women or minority characters, frequent viewers exhibit lower levels of social tolerance than non-viewers. When the number of recurring characters is high, this negative effect evaporates.”
Peggy Guggenheim’s Relatives Lose Challenge To How Her Collection In Venice Is Displayed
“A French appeals court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by the descendants of the art collector Peggy Guggenheim, who had sought to gain more control over how her Venice museum is managed by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York. It was the third attempt by relatives of the philanthropist to challenge the display of the collection amassed by Ms. Guggenheim who died 36 years ago at the age of 81.”
Yogi Berra Wasn’t Dumb, And He Wasn’t Trying To Be Witty – So How Did The World Come To Think Of Him As A Mr. Malaprop?
We can blame sportswriters who weren’t above making up quotes for some of it, and we can blame Berra’s boyhood friend and former colleague, sportscaster Joe Garagiola, for spreading the image nationwide. But Berra – who was, among other things, a real shark at negotiating a contract – really did utter some of those famous lines, and he wasn’t above using them to his own advantage.
09.23.15
Royal Albert Hall Refuses To Accept Result Of Staff’s Union Vote
“A ballot was held earlier this year over whether or not employees should be recognised by BECTU, with 117 of those who took part in favour and 109 against … RAH chief executive Chris Cotton has now written to staff to inform them that the vote did not have ‘the support of the majority of the employees within the hall’.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 09.23.15
Changing the curriculum
Time now to talk about the curriculum at conservatories, about what classical musicians should learn in their professional education. As I said in an earlier post, this was something I was eagerly asked to speak about at … read more
AJBlog: Sandow Published 2015-09-22
Rorschach Test
We’re all artists now Quick. What’s your reaction to that sentence? This was the title of a September 2015 New York Times article that considered expanded definitions of and options for creativity and the increasingly … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2015-09-22
So Long, Summertime
This is the last day of summer. It would be wrong to let the season get away without a proper sendoff. There are, of course, countless recorded versions of the George Gershwin song from Porgy and Bess … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-09-22
Snapshot: Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas sing a duet at the 1958 Oscars
Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas sing “It’s Great Not to Be Nominated” at the 1958 Academy Awards ceremony. (The song was written for them by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.) Neither man had been … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2015-09-23
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UK Movie Theatres Deploy Guards With NightVision Goggles To Try To Thwart Piracy
“The days of trying to conceal a camcorder are over. It is much easier to conceal a smartphone. They use various tricks like cutting a hole in a popcorn cup and putting it wedged in a popcorn cup. Sometimes we see a sock with a hole cut in it which they put over the phone so there is no shine to the phone.”
Think Your Theatre Is Old? Old Vic Is About To Celebrate 250 Years
“Since it first opened, this historic playhouse has been celebrated for its remarkable design and as a place where countless artists, from Sarah Siddons and Henry Irving, to Peter O’Toole, Daniel Day Lewis and Miranda Richardson, have found their voices.”
Harry Potter Fans Are Leaving Notes For New Fans In Book Stores
“Fan site MuggleNet.com kicked off the Twitter trend #PotterItForward, encouraging users to write a message on a post-it note inside the novel at a local book store or library. Potterheads across the globe swiftly delivered, leaving heartfelt messages about what the series meant to them and how it affected their lives.”