“When opera star Stephen Costello needed a tonsillectomy, Academy of Vocal Arts teacher Bill Schuman was at his side. He not only builds voices, he reclaims them.”
Tag: 10.15.11
Portland Art Museum Introduces A Very Pregnant Logo
PAM executive director Brian Ferriso determined that the museum needed to launch a major rebranding effort. So Ziba, a design firm that has worked with PAM on two recent exhibitions, created a new logo: a large, salmon-colored, filled-in letter P which the museum says looks like an Ellsworth Kelly painting. (Not everyone agrees.)
Where No Beeps Or Buzzes May Sound: Finding Sacred Spaces For Art
“Some activities – whichever activities one finds particularly meaningful – deserve a special respect, even (or particularly) in this electronic-overload age.”
He Saw Technology Coming – But Not The Emphasis On Consuming
Nicholas Negroponte: “All these devices are all about consumption, which is fine, but just surprising. My colleagues and I expected the future of computing to be much more interactive and constructive, with more people writing computer programs.”
In The Arab Spring, Publishers Gain More Freedom, And Face More Troubles
“While the political climate has eased, publishers still face practical problems. The Arab publishing world, made up of 22 diverse countries with a population of 300 million people, faces low revenues and inefficient distribution networks.” E-books may change all of that.
Got A Bullying Problem? Watch A Little Shakespeare To Solve It
When the Colorado Shakespeare Festival floated the idea of the Bard as an anti-bullying technique, no one knew it would take off. Now, research shows that a little Twelfth Night plus a little critical discussion may equal a drop in bully behavior. Lead on, Malvolio!
A 3D Dance Documentary? Yes, By Taking Dance To The Streets
“The brilliance of Wenders’ near dialogue-free movie is that he not only has the company dancing during rehearsals and performances, but he takes the dreamlike potency of their movement outside into Wuppertal’s industrial landscape, onto the streets, into the factories and into open-faced coal pits.”
Take A Young Steve Jobs, Add Calligraphy: Get Apple
How did Steve Jobs go from genius dropout of Reed College to impresario of the personal computer, music player and tablet revolutions? Ask his fellow calligraphers.
Closing Libraries: Killing Stories, Or Starting New Ones?
“The first excitement was the boarding up of the library. ‘Closed until further notice’ read the sign on the doors padlocked by Thursday afternoon. A 21st-century service means libraries few and far between.”