“Instead of trying to be more blissed out, less wrought or angry, they argue, we should assume that we’re going to have negative feelings and develop ways to behave like decent human beings despite them.”
Tag: 10.16.15
British Government Sets A High Bar For Exporting A Rembrandt
“It’s important that paintings, especially one as famous as this, are available for our students to learn from.”
Classical Music Under Threat (No, Not That One…)
So how many classical traditions might there be? By my reckoning, at least 15, and though they seem diverse, they coalesce into a handful of stylistic families.
Appeals Court Gives Google Book Scanning Big Win For Fair Use
“This was a unanimous decision by all three judges on the panel, giving yet another complete victory to Google saying that its book scanning project is fair use — and, as an appeals court ruling, is useful in creating precedent in the all important 2nd Circuit (with some pretty damn good quotes for future cases). This is a big and clear win for fair use.”
CBS Refuses Advertising For Robert Redford Movie That Is Critical Of CBS
Sony Pictures Classics sought a multi-million dollar ad buy to promote the film on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” the “CBS Evening News,” ”CBS This Morning” and “60 Minutes,” but was turned down, said Sherri Callan, president of Callan Advertising, the company that places ads for Sony.
Paris Opera Ballet Hires First Chinese Dancer In Its 346-Year History
“Lam Chun-wing, a 19-year-old from a working-class Hong Kong suburb, is an unlikely addition to the world’s oldest ballet company – a state institution steeped in French tradition.”