“These graffiti are indices, minute traces testifying that our relationship with masterpieces, between the 15th and 19th centuries, was very different from what it is today.”
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Patricia McBride At 72
“For her part, McBride, a mother of two, now a grandmother of three, says she’s enjoyed the transition from dancer to teacher, though in some ways finds it even more nerve-racking than being on the world’s grand stages as a dancer.”
Monserrat Caballe Makes Deal To Avoid Jail
“The opera singer has reached a deal with the Spanish tax authorities over more than €500,000 that prosecutors claim she withheld in income tax on her 2010 return.”
Your Belief In Free Will Depends On Whether You Need To Pee
“Something as small as needing to use the bathroom seems to be enough to remind us how much of our waking hours are devoted to attending to the physical needs of these bone-and-muscle sacks we’re dragging around.”
So Maybe Streaming Isn’t Viable As A Business Model For Musicians
“Once hailed as the saviour of an industry pummelled by piracy, streaming is now widely criticized by artists who complain about the minuscule amounts paid for each stream by Spotify, which operates both a free tier with ads and a subscription service.”
A Compelling Reality Series On NY City Ballet
“Other reality-type ballet shows have strained to squeeze some drama out of the workaholic grind of a dancer’s life (I’m thinking of the short-lived “Breaking Pointe,” the Ballet West soap opera). But “citi.ballet.” doesn’t make its dancers look like needy geeks, freaks or goofballs; rather, they’re hard-working, self-possessed people with interesting stories to tell.”
Another Public Radio Station Cuts Classical Music To Add News/Talk
“Atlanta’s public radio battle is about to get interesting as WABE 90.1 FM, which for years has relied on a heavy rotation of daytime classical music, plans to expand its news programming in part to compete with Georgia Public Broadcasting.”
Aereo Lays Off More Than Half Its Staff, But It’s Not Shutting Down
“Aereo, which put its [re-streaming of broadcast TV] service on hold after it lost a Supreme Court ruling in June, is laying off a majority of its staff, including employees in New York and Boston, although the company says that it is continuing to ‘chart our path forward’.”
A Song About Gay Love And Pot-Smoking Just Won Country Music’s Song Of The Year (Yes, Really)
“‘Oh my goodness! Do y’all know what this means for country music?!’ That’s what the charming Kacey Musgraves said when she won the prize for Song of the Year for her controversial hit ‘Follow Your Arrow’ at last night’s Country Music Awards. And she’s right.”
Why A Semi-Reclusive Billionaire Gave LACMA Half A Billion Dollars’ Worth Of Art
Jerry Perenchio, former chairman of the Spanish-language U.S. television network Univisión, is bequeathing at least 47 paintings – by the likes of Monet, Magritte, Manet, and Picasso – valued at roughly $500 million. But there’s a sizable string attached.