“The puzzlement could have to do with the fact that despite Modiano’s prolific output — with more than 30 books and screenplays to his name — less than a dozen of his works have been translated into English, and even several of those are now out of print.”
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The Raw Materials Of A New Music Review: Texts, iPhone Notes, Scribbles
“I asked my friend and colleague Andrew Tham to join me in attempting to create a new kind of concert review: one that embraced, rather than attempted to deny, our subjectivity; one that could be a bit rough around the edges.”
Can Universal Music Education Fix American Schools?
“A growing body of evidence suggests that music could trump many of the much more expensive ‘fixes’ that we have thrown at the education system.”
Yeah, Size Matters In L.A. Theatre
“The group’s central premise can’t be dismissed: The institutional structures of Los Angeles theater are too weak for an urban center of this size and cultural prestige. Modification to union agreements that points the way toward growth and development is the obvious answer. How to get there is much more complicated.”
Carolyn Kizer, Pulitzer Prizewinning Poet Of Politics And Passion
“She was sometimes called a poet of love and loss, a description whose murky universality irritated her greatly, for what poet’s work, at bottom, is not about those things?”
Rock Star Says Classical Music Concerts Are Super Boring, Wants To Revive Excitement
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood: “It’s all about trying to play classical music in slightly different venues with a slightly less uptight atmosphere than is usually found in concerts. People are standing, it’s dark, there’s a bar and we set up on the stage and play whatever music we are particularly enjoying at the moment, so we decided the set-list just before we play.”
Theatres Have To Be National And Local At The Same Time (And Yes, It’s Possible)
“In the 21st century a theatre or arts centre needs to be judged not just by what it does on stage but in every area of its activity and how embedded it is within its community.”
A Biologist Discovers That All Violins Are Converging Into Strads
“Violins fell into four families, each represented by an archetype designed by an actual human family—Maggini, Amati, Stainer, and, of course, Stradivari, whose violins were slightly more bass-like in shape. What’s more, other violins became more like these four over time, and especially more like Strads.”
The Moral Quandary Of Using FaceTime To Talk To Our Dying Loved Ones
“My dad told me he felt at peace and wasn’t afraid to die. We said all the things you’re supposed to say, but with several family members watching just off camera, we were both a bit stiff. Was that really going to be it?”
But You Didn’t Believe TV Ratings Anyway, Did You?
“Nielsen has admitted to recently discovering a ‘technical error’ that has impacted national network television ratings over the past several months.”