10.16.14 – Page 2 – ArtsJournal Wayback

The Need For Critics In The Internet Age

“Perhaps it is the civic responsibility of the millennial age, one that so eagerly devours electronically its personal content (and that of “friends”) to assure that arts reporting and arts criticism remain central to broad-based media consumption. That responsibility extends to upholding standards, even if they are defined in new terms, lest the biggest loss be the pursuit of truth and an understanding of what has come before and the continuum on which we ride.”

Woodruff Arts Center Hits Back At Atlanta Symphony Musicians Over Pace Of Mediation

Responding to the players’ complaints that Woodruff’s negotiators have been wasting time because they had neither a ready proposal nor authority from the board to reach an agreement, the Woodruff team’s leader said, “In the words of the mediators, it was time to put some of the shared ideas ‘on paper’. This was precisely what [the musicians] had asked us to do – make new proposals to show our good faith.”

Finally, Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial Design Gets The Go-Ahead (With An Asterisk)

“The Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved the concept of the revised Frank Gehry design for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial [on the National Mall] but asked its creators to return with more details about the plan’s landscaping, statuary, pathways and lighting.”

Well, Of Course My Adaptation Of “The Cherry Orchard” Isn’t Accurate – That Would Be Impossible

Simon Stephens, who worked from a literal translation by a professor: “It seems especially odd to suggest that a play text, out of any literary form, should be carved out of an attempt to accurately translate the original language of an author writing a century ago. … The nature of translation means that to think otherwise is folly. The nature of theatre means that to aspire to do so is slightly perverse.”

Actress Misty Upham, 32. Found Dead In Washington State Woods

The Native American performer, known for her roles in the films Frozen River, August: Osage County, and Django Unchained, had gone missing earlier this month.

Al Pacino Will Be Doing More Mamet On Broadway

Following on the huge commercial success of the 2012 Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross that starred Pacino, David Mamet has wriiten a new play for the actor: China Doll. (The playwright says his new work “is better than oral sex.”)

Rossen Milanov Adds Another Music Directorship To His Portfolio

The 49-year-old Bulgarian, who was appointed to the Columbus Symphony in Ohio last month, will lead the Chautauqua Symphony in western New York State, effective immediately. (Milanov also directs two orchestras in New Jersey and one in Spain.)

How Many Online Video Ads Are Too Many? Or Too Few?

Is the problem how often those damned ads for Prius or Geico or Viking River Cruises interrupt the stream you’re trying to watch? Or is it that those same damned ads play over and over? (Which would be because there aren’t enough different ads in rotation.)

Did Jesus Save The Klingons, Too? How Human Religions Would Cope With Extraterrestrial Beings

(And yes, “Did Jesus Save the Klingons?” is an actual Scientific American headline.)

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