“If you get on the podium in a master class with all males, before you even lay the baton down for the first beat, they’ve already pigeon- holed you as the female conductor. Whereas when we sit down here it becomes more about the music and about the score. At least that’s how I hope it’s seen.”
Tag: 12.02.15
Minnesota Orchestra Musicians Donate Money Raised During Lockout Back To Orchestra
The $250,000 gift, “which establishes a separate fund and was not included in the 2015 results, came from self-produced concerts and donations that the musicians received during the lockout. Given to the association in memory of orchestra advocate Lee Henderson, the gift will support education and community programming.”
The 2015 Bad Sex In Fiction Award Goes To An Actual Rock Star
“At this, Eliza and Ezra rolled together into the one giggling snowball of full-figured copulation, screaming and shouting as they playfully bit and pulled at each other in a dangerous and clamorous rollercoaster coil of sexually violent rotation with Eliza’s breasts barrel-rolled across Ezra’s howling mouth and the pained frenzy …” (We’ll spare you the rest.)
The Awards Season Begins, And NY Film Critics Circle Loves “Carol’
“The lesbian drama starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara made a strong showing, taking Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography” – although, in an upset, not Blanchett for Best Actress.
Is Comparing The President To Gollum A Criminal Insult? Asks Turkish Court
The trial of a Turkish man accused of insulting the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, by comparing him to Gollum has been adjourned so that a group of experts can study JRR Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings character, Turkish media has reported.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 12.02.15
Nicole Johänntgen
The Rifftides staff does not plan to observe the season by loading the blog with jazz versions of Christmas songs. There may be exceptions. The first exception is a video brought to our attention … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-12-02
Say Hello to A Better Goodbye
An interviewer recently asked me about influences. I told her about a number of journalists in Chicago back in the day. Among them was John Schulian, a sportswriter whose 1,000-word columns four times a week … read more
AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2015-12-02
Snapshot: a 1961 TV interview with Otto Klemperer
Otto Klemperer is interviewed by John Freeman on Face to Face, originally telecast on the BBC in 1961. … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2015-12-02
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Canada’s Fashion Industry: We Should Get Arts Funding Too
“In 2014-2015, Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports invested approximately $800 million into the province’s cultural industries. The fashion industry has lobbied for years to be eligible for access to that government funding and Froese believes the time is now right for the fashion industry to get a slice of the pie.”
Broadway Show “Waitress” Makes History Even Before It Opens
“Lorin Latarro has been hired to choreograph the show, joining a female book writer, composer and director. That’s the first time in Broadway history that the four top creative spots in a show have been filled by four women.”