“Everywhereness” describes how it feels when there is no longer any experience – meeting a friend, looking out of a window, feeling momentarily exasperated or exhilarated – that is particular to that moment, that place, those people. Social media make each moment four-dimensional by “scaffolding it with simultaneity, such that it exists in multiple places at once”.
Tag: 12.23.15
They Want To Move Some Partitions At The Paris Opera, And Tout Paris Is Upset
“Last October, when word first got out about the project to enlarge the central boxes at Paris’s beloved 19th-century opera house, the Palais Garnier, by removing 12 damask-covered partitions, an indignant cry went up that was soon heard around the world. Since then, the scandal … has consumed and divided Paris opera fans, and raised alarm as far away as San Francisco.”
Frank Lloyd Wright School Of Architecture Raises The $2 Million It Needs To Remain Accredited
“The school, which consists of Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Taliesin in Spring Green, Wis., is seeking to become an independent subsidiary of the [Frank Lloyd Wright] Foundation, which currently runs it. Bylaw changes established by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in 2012 required the school to file for independent incorporation as an institution with the primary purpose of offering higher education.”
How Much Conductors Get Paid In France
Yes, the “Are conductors overpaid?” conversations happen there as well – and orchestras are secretive. Here are some figures for both music director salaries and per-concert fees. (text and audio in Franch; Google-Translated version of French text here.)
Scrooge Odyssey: Checking Out ‘A Christmas Carol’ Stagings Across The Nation
“Narrators kept assuring me that Marley is ‘dead as a doornail,’ and Scrooge’s line about wanting to meet all three ghosts ‘at once and get it over with’ failed to get a laugh every time. The Ghost of Christmas Past could be a Tim Burton-esque figure in a billowy white dress and top hat on a swing, or a flying, shirtless Roman soldier in a metallic silver kilt, or a Run-DMC-style ’80s rapper in a red Adidas track jacket and gold chain.”
In Praise Of The Unsung Understudy
“To see an actor other than Miranda step into [the title role of Hamilton] is to be aware in a different way of the risk and the danger and the promise of the historical moment, and the theatrical one. It is also a salutary reminder to all theatregoers to embrace the understudy, in whatever show he or she appears, in whatever role he or she is cast. See the understudy take his shot. It might be revolutionary.”
Study: Doing Things Alone Can Enrich The Experience (But Many Don’t Believe It)
“As expected, they expressed less interest in visiting the art gallery alone, and anticipated having a worse time, as compared to those who were in a group when they were approached. But reality didn’t match their predictions.”
Five Court Cases That Could Change The Business Of Art
“Do wealthy collectors with art advisors have a duty to investigate authenticity and research provenance, or can they do what they’ve always done and rely on what a reputable gallery tells them?”
The Bookstore That Stocks Only One Book At A Time
Owned by experienced bookseller Yoshiyuki Morioka, the store opened in May, stocking multiple copies of just one title, which changes weekly. This bookstore that sells only one book could also be described as ‘a bookstore that organises an exhibition derived from a single book’.
Know Your Purpose In Life? Researchers Reveal The Benefits
“Individuals who reported a greater sense of purpose preferred larger future gains to smaller immediate ones,” the researchers report. “Importantly, these results persisted after accounting for dispositions in personality traits and positive (emotions), suggesting a robust and unique association between having purpose and future-oriented behavior.”