“Writing is one of the top 10 professions in which people are most likely to suffer from depression, with men particularly at risk from the illness, according to US website health.com. The site puts artists and writers among the most vulnerable of professionals, alongside other ‘at risk’ jobs including care workers, teachers, social workers, maintenance staff and salespeople.”
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Moscow Theatre At The Center Of A Battle
Renovations to an historic Moscow theatre “have made the theatre the centre of a bitter battle that has divided the Russian capital’s artistic community and led the two sides to accuse each other of being vandals and extremists.”
Music As An Instrument For Peace? Bah! Double Humbug!!
“As the profile of music as a tool for social transformation grows ever higher, more organisations appear to be latching on to the idea that music can bring peace. The sorry truth is that, much as we’d like it to, it can’t.”
Crumbling Pompeii Shows Perilous State Of Italian Culture
“The collapses at Pompeii have become a metaphor for Italy’s political instability and its inability to care for its cultural heritage.”
Pianist Jacob Lateiner, 82
The pianist and noted teacher at Juilliard was renowned for his interpretations both of Beethoven and of 20th-century music.
This Year’s Golden Globe Nominations
The complete list, announced early Tuesday…
The Year’s Most-Watched YouTube Videos
“When Antoine Dodson, a 24-year-old Alabama student, gave an angry TV interview about an attempted rape against his younger sister, he became a viral hit. When a video turned that rant into an auto-tuned song, ‘Bed Intruder Song,’ Dodson became a full-fledged Internet sensation.”
2010’s Highest-Selling Concert Tours
“In a dismal year for concerts, Jon Bon Jovi out-toured everybody to clinch the top spot as Billboard magazine’s biggest-earning rock road show of 2010. Bon Jovi’s 69 sell-out shows grossed $146.5 million and were seen by 1.6 million people.”
Censorship? – LA Museum Commissions, Then Paints Over Giant Mural
“In the strange case of a massive antiwar mural that made a brief appearance downtown last week, it was the Museum of Contemporary Art that both commissioned and removed the work.”
The Worst Christmas Song Ever?
“It’s a slooow news day today, which may explain why Associated Press felt it necessary to report the most-hated holiday song in Bulgaria.”