“Dennis Lehane says he’ll name a character in his next book after whoever finds Tessa, who disappeared from the family’s home in Brookline, Mass., this week.”
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Screen Habits – The Little Guys Take Over
“Viewing on tablets has doubled since 2011, and 70 percent of consumers say they watch TV shows and video on something other than a television.”
An Uneasy Truce Between Painting And Photography
“Several New York shows in the past six months indicate that painting and photography remain locked in an uneasy, co-dependent relationship but have also learned to feed off each other in the digital era as never before.”
How A Musicians’ Strike Changed The Recording Business
“Today, in the digital age, it’s hard to imagine a time when professional musicians could collectively bring the recording industry to its knees. But back in the 1940s, music and the movies dominated American culture, and the union that represented musicians ruled with an iron fist.”
Faded Stars Take To Twitter, Become Famous Again
“No longer must celebrities of yore resort to appearing on campy reality shows to remind the public they exist.”
‘Biggest Find Since The Forum’: Hadrian’s Arts Center Discovered Under Rome Traffic Circle
“Archaeologists who have completed the excavation of a 900-seat arts centre under one of Rome’s busiest roundabouts are calling it the most important Roman discovery in 80 years. The centre, built by the emperor Hadrian in AD123, offered three massive halls where Roman nobles flocked to hear poetry, speeches and philosophy tracts while reclining on terraced marble seating.”
Steinway Piano Decides Not To Sell Itself After All
“Steinway Musical Instruments Inc, the famous manufacturer of pianos, saxophones and trumpets, said on Wednesday it had decided not to sell itself following a 17-month-long exploration of strategic alternatives.”
Salt Lake Theater Folk Lobby For Inclusion Of ‘Black Box’ In New Arts Center
“Salt Lake City’s theater community first reacted with caution at news of … [the] proposed 2,500-seat ‘Broadway-style’ theater, slated for construction [downtown]. Now that the $110 million Utah Performing Arts Center seems increasingly likely to become reality, that same community wants to ensure there might be something in it for cash-strapped local producers, actors, directors and playwrights.”
How Ballet And Video Games Are Alike
“Ballet is, in the words of Homans, ‘full of emotions and the feelings that come with music and movement.’ And so are games. Ballet straddles the world of music, literature, art and performance. And so do games. And much like the way video games have struggled to separate themselves from sports, board games and toys, early ballet struggled to separate itself from music; dance was not seen as a distinct art form.”
Person Tweeting As Philip Roth Is Not Philip Roth
“‘No, that is not Mr. Roth posting on Twitter,’ a press representative for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which publishes Mr. Roth’s books, said in an e-mail on Wednesday. The Twitter account, @PhilipRothOffic, published its first post on Monday, which read: ‘I join Twitter today. It’s easy …”