Both authors “set out to secularize contemporary discussions of technology and dispel the dubious theologies and teleologies peddled by evangelists of the cyber-creed.”
Tag: 11.11.13
Spike Lee Sued By Victims Of Mistaken George Zimmerman Tweet
“Spike Lee has been sued by an elderly couple in Florida, whose address he incorrectly identified as the home of Trayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman.” Lee and the couple had settled last year, but a round of re-tweets following Zimmerman’s trial caused further trouble.
Barry Humphries Beyond Dame Edna
A retrospective look not only at the surprising impact of the Melbourne-housewife-turned-theatrical-megastar whom Humphries originally based on his own mother, but also at such other Humphries characters as the appalling Sir Les Patterson (the shame of Australia’s foreign service) and the genteel old dinosaur Sandy Stone.
Remembering Art Critic Arthur Danto
“There is a phrase that appears and reappears in the essays of Arthur Danto. That phrase is “the miraculousness of the commonplace.” Danto wanted to feel that miracle. But he realized that he wasn’t going to feel it by pretending that we are still surrounded by objects of high aesthetic beauty.”
Producers Want To Crowdfund West End Wind In The Willows
“You wouldn’t lend him your car, but would Toad be worth investing money in? The producers of a planned new musical of The Wind in the Willows certainly hope so as they unveil a crowdfunding scheme that is something of a West End first.”
How The Brain Creates Personality: A New Theory
“Are you a mover, a perceiver, a stimulator, or an adapter? Modes of thinking can be understood in terms of how the top and bottom – rather than right and left – parts of the brain interact.”
Montreal Symphony Keeps Kent Nagano Until 2020
“The OSM silenced speculation Monday by announcing a four-year extension of Kent Nagano’s contract as music director. The American conductor will be at the helm of the orchestra – and a fixture in the Montreal arts landscape – until Aug. 31, 2020, at which point he will be 68.”
Growing Gulf Between “Have” Museums And Have-Nots
“You’ll have a great separation. The wealthy institutions will get wealthier and the poor institutions will get poorer. That’s exactly what will happen for the next two decades. It’s slowly been happening – now it’s gathering speed.”
A Problem Returning Artworks In The Munich Trove?
“According to Uwe Hartmann, because Hildebrand Gurlitt bought the works — many of which were taken from or sold under duress by their Jewish owners, or labeled as “degenerate art” and confiscated from museums — from Nazi Germany’s Propaganda Ministry, the younger Gurlitt has a legal claim to much of the trove.”
Gergiev Makes Play To Take Over Storied Dance Academy
“Gergiev wants to combine the Mariinsky Ballet and the affiliated school, the Vaganova Academy, and have them both under his own control.”