“Among video game developers, it’s called ‘crunch’: a sudden spike in work hours, as many as 20 a day, that can last for days or weeks on end. During this time, they sleep at work, limit bathroom breaks and cut out anything that pulls their attention away from their screens, including family and even food. Crunch makes the industry roll – but it’s taking a serious toll on its workers.”
Tag: 10.25.17
Hey, Weren’t We Supposed To Have Some New J.D. Salinger Books By Now?
After the notoriously publicity-shy author died in 2010, it was reported that, over all the years since his last published work (a 1965 short story), he never stopped writing. Indeed, a 2013 documentary alleged that Salinger had left detailed instructions about publishing some of those writings posthumously. Asked about this by a reporter, son Matthew Salinger replied, “Yeah, what came of those?” So the reporter checked in with the documentarian.
Sony Has Released All The Outtakes From Glenn Gould’s 1955 ‘Goldberg Variations’. Would Gould Be Horrified?
Says Howard Scott, who produced the original recording, “If Glenn knew Sony Classical was going to release those outtakes, which he rejected – he did not like what he had done in those performances – he would probably come down and shoot anybody who allowed them to be released.” (Sony included this quote in the coffee-table book accompanying the new release.) Gould’s longtime friend Tim Page isn’t convinced.
What The Hell Is Going On At American National Ballet? Here’s What We Know So Far
The news broke yesterday that the fledgling company, announced with fanfare earlier this year with an emphasis on diversity of backgrounds and body types – had fired nearly two dozen dancers and had seen yet more resignations, including of its marquee star. Jennifer Stahl and Amy Brandt talk to ANB’s executive director as well as current and former dancers – and piece together a tale of changed management, a changed vision, and a hush-hush impending merger with another company.
Barry Diller’s On-Again, Off-Again Floating Park And Arts Center Is Back On Again
“Just six weeks after billionaire Barry Diller scrapped plans to build a 2.7-acre floating park on the Hudson River, Governor Andrew Cuomo has swooped in and saved the project. The governor said in a statement Wednesday that he’s brokered a compromise between the Hudson River Park Trust, which was overseeing the $250 million project, and the City Club of New York, its main opposition, which was reportedly bankrolled by Diller’s fellow billionaire Douglas Durst.
Louvre Launches €10 Million Fundraising Campaign To Get Illuminated Manuscript Back From Britain
The 16th-century Book of Hours that belonged to King François I has been in the UK since 1720; the export ban placed on it last year has now expired, with no potential British buyer having come forward.
Sarasota Orchestra Music Director Anu Tali To Step Down
The 45-year-old Finnish conductor told the orchestra’s board that she would not renew her contract when it expires in 2019. She plans to concentrate on her international career.
Smucker’s Gives $1.1 Million To Akron Art Museum
“The J.M. Smucker Co.” – yes, the folks who make jam and peanut butter – “is giving $1.1 million to the Akron Art Museum to support the museum’s endowment and Free Thursdays program.”
At Cambridge, Dons Debate How To ‘Decolonise’ English Lit Syllabus
“A group of academics at the University of Cambridge is considering how to implement a call from undergraduates to ‘decolonise’ its English literature syllabus by taking in more black and minority ethnic writers, and bringing post-colonial thought to its existing curriculum. The debate is being followed closely by other universities.”
‘Producer’ Who Bilked Investors With Non-Existent Play Sentenced To Prison
“Roland Scahill, 42, confessed to a scheme that took place between October 2014 and August 2015, in which Mr. Scahill told associates that he had secured the rights to the life story of Kathleen Battle, the opera singer, and was going to produce a one-woman play called The Kathleen Battle Project with Lupita Nyong’o as its star.”