“Most music worldwide has been tuned to A=440 Hz since the International Standards Organization (ISO) promoted it in 1953. However, studies regarding the vibratory nature of the universe indicate that this pitch is disharmonious with the natural resonance of nature and may generate negative effects on human behaviour and consciousness.”
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Ailing Pierre Boulez Cancels Chicago Symphony Residency
The maestro, who turns 89 next spring, has suffered a number of health problems in recent years.
Lichtenstein Foundation Gives Thousands Of Works To Major Museums
The trove of about 200,000 photos and associated items – mostly photos of artists – will be distributed to the Getty in L.A., the Museum of Modern Art in N.Y., the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the National Gallery of Art in D.C., and the Tate in London.
When ‘The Nutcracker’ Goes Wrong
“One time, the Bunny from the battle scene, danced by a school child, wet herself onstage, and we had to navigate around the yellow snow. The dressers were furious afterward because one of the dancers had to kneel in the puddle.”
We Love Technology – And This Year, We Became Fully Creeped Out By It
“In the last six months, Snowden — like Julian Assange, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs before him — has become the personification of our fears and desires about the awesome power and potential downside of digital technology.”
The Dark Side Of Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Revolution [VIDEO]
A new Louvre, new Guggenheim, and new New York University campus are going up in Abu Dhabi. But who’s building them?
Breaking The Glass Ceiling At Arthur Murray Dance Studios
In 1942, “the 22-year-old from rural North Carolina saw an ad for dance instructors. Soon she was interviewing for a position at Arthur Murray Dance Studios, the inspiration of a Hungarian immigrant whose franchises were expanding across the country.”
Brits Stop Resisting The French, At Least At The Movie House
“It’s no surprise that one of the most successful French films of recent years was The Artist and it had no language and was a silent film.”
In A Streaming World, Marketing Music Takes Serious Creativity
“The launch of Beyoncé was a pop-culture event in itself, quite apart from the actual music.”
Ned Vizzini, 32, Writer Of Young Adult Novels
“Mr. Vizzini wrote openly about his struggles with depression and spoke about it with student groups. One of his most celebrated novels, ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story,’ published in 2006, is based on the five days he spent in the psychiatric ward of a Brooklyn hospital in 2004.”