“When tracked against the admittedly lofty hopes of the 1950s and 1960s, technological progress has fallen short in many domains. Consider the most literal instance of non-acceleration: We are no longer moving faster.”
Tag: 10.03.11
Charlie Kaufman: Why I Wrote Being John Malkovich
“My idea was that I would write a script and use it to get [TV] work. I had this idea that someone finds a portal into someone’s head, and I had another idea that somebody has a story about someone having an affair with a co-worker. And neither one was going anywhere, so I just decided to combine them.”
One Of Spain’s Shiny New Starchitect Museums Closes Its Doors
“A dazzling €44 million (£37.7m) arts centre” – designed by Oscar Niemeyer – “in the northern Spanish city of Avilés is to close [for at least 60 days] after six months amid political squabbling as the country asks itself what to do with a glut of glittering new museums.”
The Philosophy Of Conflict-Of-Interest Rules
Editor and essayist Michael Kinsley maintains that “appearance of a conflict of interest” controversies are pointless, because only an actual conflict matters. Harvard professor Dennis Thompson contends that “[the[ purpose of conflict-of-interest rules is precisely to avoid an inquiry into the motives of individual reporters (and other professionals).”
The Age Of The Tyrannical Conductor Is Over
“We’re experiencing a kind of Arab Spring among orchestra musicians,” says journalist Norman Lebrecht, after ensembles in Moscow and Rio de Janeiro openly rebelled against their maestros. Lebrecht, critic Anne Midgette and League of American Orchestras president Jesse Rosen discuss the issue.
Could Bob Dylan Win Nobel Lit Prize?
“A late gamble on Bob Dylan has sent the singer-songwriter soaring up the odds to become the fourth favourite to win the Nobel prize for literature on Thursday.”
Eyetracker Shows Where People Look On A Painting
” ‘Scanpaths’ were created with eyetracking technology as viewers looked at two versions of John Martin’s The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum.”
How Classical Music Radio Is Trying Survive In New England
Classical New England works to reinvigorate the classical music radio format.
Study: Embarrassment Makes You More Trustable
“Observers viewed others who acted embarrassed as more generous and trustworthy than people that acted unscathed by a potentially embarrassing event. Researchers also found participants to trust others who show signs of embarrassment in an economic simulation, too.”
Contemplating The Boston Symphony Post-Levine
“After the recent seasons of artistic drift, the BSO can no longer postpone the transformation begun but not completed under Levine. It must reignite its evolution, signal its new trajectory to the city and the world, and ensure that these interim seasons become not a waiting game with pleasant concerts but a time of real growth, artistic ferment, and creative energy.”