A libertarian legal scholar suggests a “thought experiment in which the concept of law – i.e. rights enforcement – is determined by the marketplace, and not the political process.”
Tag: 11.30.11
Denver Post Takes Big Hit To Its Arts Coverage
In addition to theatre critic John Moore, Kyle MacMillan has also taken a buyout. This is a huge blow to arts coverage in Denver.
Has Opposition To The “Stop Online Piracy Act” Revealed A New Influential “Geek” Lobby?
“Something happened on the way to easy passage and the flourish of the president’s signature: The Internet fought back. The groundswell started with open-Internet stalwarts like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Center for Democracy & Technology. As they have before, the non-profits picked apart the bill’s perceived oversights and omissions. This time, though, their message–that the law would fundamentally damage the Internet’s culture of openness–resonated loudly outside the world of tech wonkdom.”
Arundhati Roy Talks About The Meaning Of The Occupy Movement
“The whole privatisation of health and education, of natural resources and essential infrastructure – all of this is so twisted and so antithetical to anything that would place the interests of human beings or the environment at the center of what ought to be a government concern – should stop.”
The South Bank Show Returns To British TV
“Sky Arts is to resurrect The South Bank Show three years after it was axed by ITV, with Melvyn Bragg once again on board to host the [arts] series.”
Gabriel García Márquez Vindicated In Death Foretold Lawsuit
The success of Chronicle of a Death Foretold “prompted a lawsuit by Miguel Reyes Palencia, who claimed that Márquez had based the novel’s main character, Bayardo San Román, on his life. This week those accusations were finally dismissed [by] a supreme court in the Colombian city of Barranquilla.”
Motherf***er With The Hat Playwright Protests Casting Of White Actors In Latino Lead Roles
“In a rare attack by a playwright on a professional production of his own work, Stephen Adly Guirgis took to Facebook on Wednesday to assail the casting of two white actors as the Puerto Rican lead characters in the Hartford regional production of his play.”
Riccardo Chailly Cancels All Performances For Next Two Months
Due to cardiac issues, the Italian conductor has withdrawn from high-profile concert and opera engagements in Valencia, Munich, Leipzig (where he is essentially the city’s music director), and Boston, where he is thought to be a leading candidate for Boston Symphony music director.
Leonardo Da Vinci, Animal Rights Activist
Giorgio Vasari’s biography of Leonardo (1550) recounts that he would buy caged birds from the market and let them go. “Whether or not Leonardo really set birds free, he definitely did question the superiority of humans to the rest of the animal kingdom. It is a repeated theme in his notebooks.”
Should We Really Be Telling Theatre Students That They’ll Be Poor?
“In the UK, we tell young people going into theatre that they will not – cannot – make money. It’s a mantra that makes them begin to feel that they should not; poverty and authenticity become synonymous. … Maybe struggling against adversity strengthens determination. But what does it do to aspiration?”