Neuberger Museum Changes Directors–Fast
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2014-10-23
Lonnie Johnson’s Guitar
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2014-10-23
So you want to see a show?
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2014-10-23
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Tag: 10.23.14
Why Don’t Men Read Romance Novels?
“Men are put off because of what romance novels symbolize, then, rather than by anything in romance novels themselves.”
Study: Are Musicians Better Multi-taskers?
“The study, published in the journal Cognitive Science, explored whether two groups of people would perform better than average at task-switching: musicians, and bilingual individuals. Since members of the latter group can, and sometimes do, switch back and forth between languages, it seemed logical that they would also do well on other tasks involving quick mental transitions.”
Departing Chicago Humanities Festival Director Reflects On The Enduring Appeal Of Live Events
“We live in an age where a million things are easily accessible online, including videos of just about anyone we bring in,” Matt Bunzl says. “One could fear that no one would move their butt to our events. But the opposite seems to be the case. In a world where everything is so easily attainable, there’s a new premium on the in-person experience. The sense of community that is created when people are sitting in a room together—because of the digital universe we’re in—that has actually become more attractive.”
Tate Boss Tops Art World’s “Most Powerful” List
“Sir Nicholas Serota, 68, who has appeared in the top 10 of every list since it launched in 2002, is the first representative of a public museum to reach the top spot.”
We Have Two Rivals For 2014 Word Of The Year
“Described as ‘beautifully British’, the ‘subtle yet devastating’ put-down overshare was today named word of the year by the Chambers Dictionary. Collins, however, has plumped for photobomb as its choice, citing the words 100% increase in usage over the past year.”
The Wrong Opera At The Wrong Time? The “Klinghoffer” Controversy Isn’t Really About Klinghoffer
“Clearly, last summer’s war in Gaza and the rise of brutal ISIS in Iraq and Syria ambushed the Met production, in the planning for years. … The larger picture, though, shows what happens when an artistic vocabulary is scrutinized out of context by hostile parties.”
The Trouble With Manhattan
Zadie Smith: “To find your beach you have to be ruthless. Manhattan is for the hard-bodied, the hard-minded, the multitasker, the alpha mamas and papas. A perfect place for self-empowerment — as long as you’re pretty empowered to begin with. As long as you’re one of these people who simply do not allow anything — not even reality — to impinge upon that clear field of blue.”