“After attending several screenings of Tabloid, sometimes in disguise, to denounce what she says is misrepresentation of her and her life story, [Joyce] McKinney has filed suit against its filmmakers, saying she was tricked into appearing in the movie.”
Tag: 11.07.11
Why People Eat Too Much
“Human beings are notoriously terrible at knowing when we’re no longer hungry. Instead of listening to our stomach – a very stretchy container – we rely on all sorts of external cues, from the circumference of the dinner plate to the dining habits of those around us.”
William Hogarth’s Home Reopens After Fire
“The house was due to reopen a year ago [following a renovation], but in August 2009 fire broke out in a ground floor electrical cupboard. It spread behind the wooden panelling … Firefighters were just in time to prevent the house from being gutted.”
How Far Can Theatre Go In Confronting Its Audience? This Company Keeps Trying To Find Out
In various pieces. the Belgian troupe Ontroerend Goed (roughly, “feel estate”) has strangled performers onstage, blindfolded audience members and tied them into wheelchairs, and harassed spectators with video cameras.
France Seizes Painting From London Gallery, Saying It’s Stolen
“The Carrying of the Cross by the [17th-century] French master Nicolas Tournier was bought last year for 400,000 euros ($550,000) by the Weiss Gallery of London. But the French government says it is stolen property and that its whereabouts had been a mystery for nearly 200 years.”
Philadelphia Orchestra Asks Court To Stop Pension Fund From ‘Harassing’ Donors
“In a motion filed last week in the association’s Chapter 11 case, orchestra management says the American Federation of Musicians and Employers Pension Fund is seeking financial information from 16 philanthropists ‘only in a continued effort to embarrass and harass the [association] and their donors’.”
Harper Lee Told Her Penpal, ‘Please Don’t Put This On The Internet.’ He’s Selling Her Letters Online
“The 13 letters, all written to a single fan [named Don Salter], are being sold separately. They were written over a span of years, from 1960 to 2009. … Five items are for sale at a fixed price, and eight of the letters are up for auction” at an online auction house.
Mapping The World’s Tweets, By Language
“It’s as if someone took one of those composite satellite maps – you know, impossibly showing the whole world at night, the darkness broken by hubs and strings of artificial light – and gave it the power of speech. For the riot of colours on these maps correspond to the diversity of languages spoken, or rather: typed, on Twitter.”
The Wal-Mart Museum (Hey That’s Not Its Name!)
“Between the collection, the building and the trails, Crystal Bridges was a massive undertaking. The project has been bankrolled by, among others, the Walton Family Foundation, which gave $1.2 billion for an endowment, and the Wal-Mart Foundation, which gave $20 million so that admission to the museum could be free. But not everyone who works at Wal-Mart is excited about the project.”
A Demographic Projection For The Art Market
“Overall, the art market should grow considerably in size as more countries reach a stage in development that allow enough people to buy and collect art. New York and, less so, London will maintain their pre-eminent positions because of the US and the UK’s more stable demographics, their open economies, legal systems, low taxation and international cultures, but they will have more rivals.”