“Jewish songwriters’ own successful assimilation and gratitude to America pervades their midcentury Christmas and other songs, and appealed to a country that wanted to feel brave and united as it fought World War II.”
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Grant Saves Dance/UP – For A Time
“The William Penn Foundation has decided to provide short-term funding for Dance USA/Philadelphia, the service organization whose grant application was unexpectedly denied by the foundation last month after many years of support.”
The Russian Orthodox Church Originally Blocked The ‘Eye Of Sauron,’ But Gave In For The Holidays
“The evil eye appeared exactly where it was first planned to be installed – on top of a skyscraper in the Moscow City business area, a stone’s throw away from the country’s government office. The symbol, which has sparked controversy among Muscovites, is hidden from bare eyes; to see it, one needs a smartphone or tablet.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs For 12.14.14
No Other Word For It: Fundraising Failure
AJBlog: Real Clear ArtsPublished 2014-12-14
Taste, Race and Meaning Making
AJBlog: We The AudiencePublished 2014-12-14
Part of a Targeted Audience for Once
AJBlog: PostClassicPublished 2014-12-14
The Mission Creep of Peer Review
AJBlog: PostClassicPublished 2014-12-14
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Are Print Books Back? And Was It Just A Rumor That They Were Going To Die?
“This is not the end of civilisation, but a sign of the times. Reading habits are changing worldwide. The consumer’s use of leisure time is no longer dominated by book-reading. That, says Daunt, means ‘we have to rethink what a good bookshop should be.'”
Prepping For The Bolshoi’s ‘Swan Lake’ [VIDEO]
“When the tragic situation happened with Sergei Filin, I froze. … I understood that if we wanted to do something good for Sergei, we have to try to dance as well as we can.”