“Although neither the architect nor the city government has admitted it, the new People’s Daily building looks exactly like a penis. And, as could be expected, the building’s unveiling has elicited no small amount of sniggering among the Chinese public.”
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Thinking About New Ways To Deliver Education
“A new breed of educators, inspired by everything from the Internet to evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, and AI, are inventing radical new ways for children to learn, grow, and thrive. To them, knowledge isn’t a commodity that’s delivered from teacher to student but something that emerges from the students’ own curiosity-fueled exploration.”
The Country Where One In Every Ten People Is Writing A Book
“This island nation of just over 300,000 people has more writers, more books published and more books read, per head, than anywhere else in the world.”
Rufus Norris Named New Head Of London’s National Theatre
“Having initially trained at Rada as an actor, the 48-year-old has since directed theatre in the West End and on Broadway, as well as having experience with opera and film. In 2012 his film Broken premiered at the Cannes Film Festival before winning best British independent film at the British Independent Film Awards.”
Why People Are Fascinated With Disney’s Dark Side
“Publications about the ‘true’ nature of Disneyland are a cottage industry, and it’s a cottage big enough to house Snow White, all seven dwarfs, Cinderella, her stepsisters, and the pumpkin carriage with all the horses.” Why? “Well, for one thing, it’s because Disney doggedly refuses to admit it has a dark side.”
San Francisco Ballet Concentrates On New Work, And Sells Out The House Doing It
Think audiences will only pay for familiar story ballets? At SFB, “several premieres happen every season, the repertory is packed with pieces created in recent years, and houses are reliably full. Under the leadership of Helgi Tomasson, the company has become one of the world’s most important vehicles for new ballet choreography.”