“Controversy over wall text today might be said to have dawned with the age of heightened sensitivities to other cultures, races, and sexual proclivities a few decades ago.”
Tag: 12.21.15
How Much Harrison Made For The New “Star Wars”
“Ford has reportedly been paid £16.7 million for reprising the role of Han Solo and will also get 0.5 per cent of the film’s gross earnings, estimated to be £1.3 billion.”
Why America Needs A National Theatre (But It Might Look Different Than You Think)
“Why doesn’t the United States have a national theatre? On its face, the question seems ridiculous. After all, we’ve only just arranged for national health care. …The U.K. has a national theatre. So does France, Germany, even China. So why don’t we have one [here]? We put some theories to the test and came up with a solution to America’s arts problem.”
Aix Festival Director To Step Down
Bernard Foccroulle, the Belgian organist, composer and administrator who has run the Aix-en-Provence Festival since 2007 “and has led it through a number of artistic successes, said in a statement that he felt ‘the need to start a new chapter’ after spending nearly a decade in his position, and 15 years at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels before that.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 12.21.15
Not Who We Were
You know, continuing the thought from last post, my generation of composers (Downtowners at least) was the “no guilty pleasures” generation. … read more
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2015-12-21
Motley & Oller (Part I): Whitney & Brooklyn Museums Embrace Black & Latino Cultural Forebears
Notwithstanding the latest spike of interest in diversifying museums’ displays and personnel, the problem of stimulating greater inclusiveness is nothing new: It has been a source of periodic discussion and sporadic action for decades. … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-12-21
John Lewis For Christmas
As promised in early December, the Rifftides staff will not load these pages with jazz takes on Christmas music, traditional or otherwise. We noted that there would be exceptions. Today’s exception is “England’s Carol,” … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-12-20
Misreading
Please don’t read this unless you read me regularly. I had gotten my blog readership down to about 150, 200 hits a day, and the commenters are almost all regulars, and I’m comfortable with that, … read more
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2015-12-20
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”What Would It Be Like To Have Sex With Raffi?’ Flashed Through My Mind’
“A tremendous volt of electricity went through my body, and my body said yes. In effect, it said, Yes, Sheila, you are a pervert.” Sheila Heti talks with the world’s most famous children’s singer about his life, his approach to music, and his relationship to his fans, children and grown-up.
Actually, Suicides Don’t Spike Around the Holidays
“According to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide rate is at its lowest in December. And studies dating back to the 1980s and conducted across the globe have … [found] again and again that Christmas is associated with a decrease in suicide.”
Congress Is Investigating Private ‘Museums’ That Get Tax Breaks But – Sometimes – Don’t Actually Let The Public In
“Museum lovers rely on the benevolence of elite collectors who give their artworks and collections up for public consumption. The law encourages collectors to give to museums. What concerns Congress is the prospect of tax shelters that do little more than flatter wealthy collectors.”