“French lawmakers on Thursday took aim at Amazon to protect local bookshops by voting through a law that bars online booksellers from offering free delivery to customers on top of a maximum 5 percent discount on books.”
Tag: 10.03.13
What Is Different About The Brains Of Prodigies?
“It’s not clear whether a prodigy’s brain is any different from the brain of other children, in part because there have been no studies comparing the brains of prodigies with those of average people.”
Watching Wayne McGregor Go Atomic
“Judith Mackrell goes inside the rehearsal room with cutting-edge choreographer Wayne McGregor to talk about the inspiration behind his remarkable new work, Atomos, possibly the only dance piece in history to combine biometric data and a ‘virtual dancer’ – not to mention a mystery 1980s sci-fi film.”
Can We Really Say That A Male Gorilla Is Sexist Or That Orangutans Rape?
Prompted by press reports that the Dallas Zoo is sending one of its male gorillas to South Carolina because he’s mistreating his female companions, Barbara J. King (author of When Animals Grieve) considers the question.
Study: Harm From Digital Piracy Has Been Overstated
“A new study by researchers at the London School of Economics suggests the music and movie industries have been exaggerating the impact digital file sharing has had on their bottom line and found that for some creative industries, copyright infringement might actually be helping boost revenues.”
Ole Miss Football Players Disrupt Performance Of ‘The Laramie Project’
After calling out homophobic slurs, the football players “were subsequently asked to apologize for their actions but were ‘taking pictures of cast members while making fun of them, talking on their cell phones, hollering at the females in the cast and talking to other audience members during the acts,’ per the play’s performance report.”
Milwaukee Symphony Declares It Has To Reinvent Itself
“We have a growing recognition that a long-term ‘fix’ is now critical for survival.”
Classical Music’s Very Bad Week In America
“Washington’s shutdown drama is not the only one currently on offer: classical music in America is enduring its own hell week, the most significant crisis to affect the industry since the Great Recession took hold in 2008.”
Carnegie Hall Stagehands’ Strike Is Over (For Now)
“Carnegie Hall made the announcement on Thursday afternoon, saying that the labor dispute had not been settled, and that talks with the union were continuing. As for future performances, a statement from the hall said that ‘all other performances remain on the schedule pending further updates’.”
Women Conductors Are “Counter To Nature”, Says (Another) Russian Maestro
Yuri Temirkanov: “As Marx said, in response to the question ‘What’s your favorite virtue in a woman?’ – ‘Weakness.’ And this is correct. The important thing is, a woman should be beautiful, likable, attractive. Musicians will look at her and be distracted from the music! … The essence of the conductor’s profession is strength. The essence of a woman is weakness.”