“The businessman handed him a bundle of cash that he referred to as ‘venture capital’ — and it was clear to both men that this was intended as bribe money to pave the way for the sculptures to come to the West. The dealer says that he no longer remembers the exact amount, but he insists that Wolf regularly sent him large sums of money, usually in padded envelopes and personally delivered by his driver.”
Tag: 10.22.15
The Author Of The ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Books Gets A Philosophy Prize For Them
“Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon books, about the adventures of the Viking Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, ‘stand out not only for their humour, excitement, and startlingly vivid descriptive language, but also, more surprisingly, for their profound meditations on complex political, historical, emotional and moral themes,’ said Philosophy Now, announcing Cowell’s win.”
What Does Selling Out Even Mean Anymore?
“Yeah, so the movie’s on iTunes. It was shot over a period of twenty-five days in 4K digital in a 2.35 aspect ratio and has a 5.1 Dolby Surround mix, and now you can watch it on your fucking phone. I am somewhat ambivalent about your ease of access, dear consumer.”
Look, There’s Just No Need To Play The National Anthem Before A Symphony Concert
“It’s an odd, and frankly inappropriate, custom. In a performance that celebrates global artistry, this is no place for perfunctory patriotism. The pomp and circumstance of a national anthem mercilessly clashes with the complex creativity of classical composers.”
Did They Just Find A Lost Donatello?
“Andrew Butterfield, an art dealer and Renaissance scholar, had seen the two-and-a-half-foot tall wooden sculpture several years before, in a photograph, and thought it was ‘really fantastic.'”
He’s All Around Us, Yet He’s Invisible: The Very Great Alexander Von Humboldt
“The Humboldt penguin, the Humboldt squid, and more than a hundred other animal species; Humboldt’s Lily, Humboldt’s Schomburgkia, and three hundred other plant species; … Humboldt Limestone, Humboldt Oolite, the Humboldt Formation, the Humboldt Current; … Humboldt Peak, and Humboldt ranges in China, South Africa, and Antarctica; … four Humboldt counties and thirteen Humboldt towns in North America alone, the Humboldt crater and Mare Humboldtianum on the moon.” So who was this man?