“How is it possible that the New Yorker of 2016 remains to this day the readily identifiable descendant of a magazine that came into being in the same year that F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby and Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five cut their first records—and how does it retain so much of its editorial vitality 91 years later?”
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A Netflix For Rock Concert Tickets – Can It Work?
“Jukely is a new live-music-subscription app, the so-called ‘Netflix of Concerts.’ For $25/month, you can go to as many shows as you like (with some strings attached, of course, more on that later), reducing the friction and longterm planning normally associated with going to concerts. … It almost seems like too good of a deal, which raises the question: is it too good to be true? Can it last? And how does it work?”
Composing The Score For The Barneys Holiday Windows
‘Barneys, the department store with, arguably, the most extravagant Christmas windows in New York City, if not the country … has four over-the-top installations, each with their own musical compositions. Hannis Brown is the composer for two of those installations.” (audio)
How European Languages Are Getting Their Own Equivalents Of Black English
Linguist John McWhorter explains the phenomenon of “multiethnolects” such as Kiezdeutsch, developed by adult immigrants from various countries – and how their European-raised children and grandchildren will hang on to their multiethnolect and code-switch to and from the standard language the way many African-Americans do.
Interpreting ‘Spring Awakening’ For The Deaf-Blind
“Two sign-language specialists switched off every 15 minutes translating the show’s onstage signing onto his palm, while another stationed herself behind Mr. Odland, using his back as a proxy for the stage to communicate the show’s complex choreography. ‘His back is like a canvas,’ said Marilyn Trader, who is trained in an emerging field known as touch or haptic signals.”
The 10 Most Underrated Movies of 2015
“We’re in the thick of awards season, and everybody’s getting their say. … Many of the same titles are popping up, and for good reason: Carol, Spotlight, Mad Max: Fury Road, and the rest are certainly worth celebrating. But let’s take a moment to acknowledge a few more great movies from earlier in the year that have been mostly overlooked.”
What Does The Decline Of America’s Middle Class Mean For The Arts?
“Decades ago, before the decline in our fortunes, the middle class was the mainstay of American demographics. It’s decline isn’t necessarily the cause of our problems, but it logically seems to be a possible factor.”
NYCity Issues Identity Cards With Free Admission To Cultural Institutions As Bait
“The government-issued ID card available to New Yorkers age 14 and up had previously afforded free one-year memberships to 33 institutions, including the New York Botanical Garden and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.”
UK Affirms That All Photographs Of Public Domain Art Are Fair Use
“The UK Intellectual Property Office … clearly acknowledges that the use of ‘specialist skills’ to improve images cannot ‘be considered as ‘original’.'”
Itzhak Perlman Wins Israel’s $1M Genesis Prize (And He’s Giving Away The Money)
“Perlman joins former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the actor Michael Douglas as recipients of the annual $1 million prize that has been dubbed the ‘Jewish Nobel.’ … Established in 2012 by a consortium of Russian Jewish philanthropists, the prize is presented annually to someone who has achieved international renown in their professional field and serves as a role model through their commitment to Jewish values.”