That includes scholarships to “students who, like Alpert in the old days, will have their own label – Herb Alpert Scholars.”
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How Exactly Did A Long-Dormant, 40-Year-Old British Sci-Fi Show Revive Itself So Thoroughly?
“At the risk of sounding glib, basically ‘Doctor Who’ became ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ speaking to its self-referential audience in a hip shorthand of knowingly cheesy dooms and pop lingua franca.”
Zapruder’s Kennedy Footage, At The Moment When Film And TV Converged
“While the Zapruder film holds an important place in the evolution of media … it also belongs to the story of cinema. What Zapruder made, after all, was not a Vine or a YouTube post, but a film.”
How Did Miami (Yes, Miami) Become A Center For Book Culture?
“In 1984, when Eduardo J. Padrón, the president of Miami Dade College, asked Mitchell Kaplan, owner of the fledgling Books & Books shop in Coral Gables, to help him start a book fair in Miami’s downtown area, the preferred ZIP code for prostitutes and vagrants, quixotic was a polite term for their vision.”
Are Men Hopeless Haters Of Musicals?
“As men become more cosmopolitan, there’s less of a stigma I think about going to see a show.”
That Time A Charity Asked Starchitects To Design Dollhouses
“Each dollhouse was to include at least one feature that made life easier for a child with a disability, and that request seemed to inspire designers, who responded with Braille exteriors and free-flowing spaces.”
The Next Grove Dictionary Edition Gets Hip To U.S. Music
The $1195, 8-volume, almost 6000-page set of books no longer neglects country music – and expands its focus on Hawaiian, Native American, Asian American and Latino musicians.
Newseum Struggles And Bets Future On Partnerships
“Tough financial challenges might well call for a Hollywood-heavy dose of pop culture. This may seem at odds with an institution that brandishes the First Amendment on its facade. But this model of partnerships is becoming more common at museums across the country.”
U.S. Ballerina Spells Out Allegations Of Bribery At Bolshoi
Joy Womack, the first American to graduate from the Bolshoi’s ballet academy and join the company, “described a deeply troubled organization in which casting decisions were based not only on talent but also on payoffs and personal relationships.”
21 Italian Cities Compete To Be European Capital Of Culture
“The glut is not surprising in a country where the notion of campanilismo – denoting a proud attachment to one’s hometown – runs deep.” But it’s not just about hometown pride: “Studies and estimates suggest that there is a return of 5 euros to 10 euros for every euro invested in a European Capital of Culture.”