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WORDS Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 6:07 pm

Are Britain’s Best Authors Women? They’re Certainly Rockin’ BBC’s Top 100 British Novels List

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Female novelists wrote six of the top ten titles on the list, including the top three, and make up 40% of the total. The UK certainly has a long tradition of great women authors, from Jane Austen to Hilary Mantel, but previous lists haven’t been quite so equitable. What made the difference here? (Actually, it’s those bloody foreigners.)

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BBC Published: 12.07.15

DANCE Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 5:04 pm

How I Got Over My Fear Of Running Out Of Ideas And Became A Dancer-Choreographer

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Louise Lecavalier, longtime member of La La La Human Steps: “A choreographer once told me, we all have our tricks in our pockets. I thought: I have nothing in my pockets. … But then I worked with Benoît Lachambre, who encouraged me to create choreography. He would arrive at the studio and find me already dancing my guts out, and helped me feel that movement was pouring out of me, and I didn’t need anyone to tell me what to do.”

The Guardian Published: 12.08.15

WORDS Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 4:20 pm

The 100 Best British Novels, As Picked By A Panel Of Foreigners

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“What does the rest of the world see as the greatest British novels? In search of a collective critical assessment, BBC Culture contributor Jane Ciabattari polled 82 book critics, from Australia to Zimbabwe – but none from the UK. This list includes no nonfiction, no plays, no narrative or epic poems (no Paradise Lost or Beowulf), no short story collections (no Morte D’Arthur) – novels only, by British authors (which means no James Joyce).”

BBC Published: 12.07.15

PEOPLE Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 4:01 pm

Film Actor Robert Loggia, 85

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“Strongly built, balding and with a rasping delivery, Loggia suffered from typecasting during the 1970s, obliged to specialise in sharp-suited ‘heavies’ … But in 1982 he took on the role of Richard Gere’s feckless father in the hit film An Officer and a Gentleman … High-profile roles followed – as mobsters in Brian De Palma’s Scarface (1983) and John Huston’s Prizzi’s Honor (1985), and as … the avuncular toy company owner in the ‘age-changing’ comedy Big (1988) with Tom Hanks.”

The Telegraph (UK) Published: 12.06.15

VISUAL Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 3:04 pm

Was Stonehenge First Erected In Wales And Them Dragged To England Later?

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“It has long been known that the bluestones that form Stonehenge’s inner horseshoe came from the Preseli hills in Pembrokeshire, around 140 miles from Salisbury Plain. Now archaeologists have discovered a series of recesses in the rocky outcrops of Carn Goedog and Craig Rhos-y-felin, to the north of those hills, that match Stonehenge’s bluestones in size and shape.”

The Guardian Published: 12.07.15

VISUAL Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 2:07 pm

Pantone Wanted to Celebrate Gender Fluidity With Its Color of the Year – So It Picked Pink *And* Blue

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“Everyone hated Marsala, Pantone’s 2015 color of the year, a dark red that critics widely slandered with comparisons to blood, rust, and meatloaf. This year, the company … made an unprecedented move by nominating not one bold color but ‘the blending of two shades’ – Rose Quartz (baby pink) and Serenity (baby blue).”

Slate Published: 12.08.15

PEOPLE Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 1:10 pm

Opera Critic Rodney Milnes Dead At 79

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“An influential and entertaining opera critic who amused, informed and infuriated his readers and editors in almost equal measure … He was the editor of Opera magazine from 1986 to 1999, and, at various times, opera critic of Harpers & Queen, The Spectator and The Times; he also contributed regularly to the Building a Library slot on BBC Radio 3, among many other programmes.”

The Telegraph (UK) Published: 12.07.15

MEDIA Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 8:38 am

Got The Binge-Watching Blues?

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“Some have wondered whether there is a term for this post-binge separation. Allow me to suggest one: We have, to tweak a term from the glum in winter, Unseasonal Affective Disorder: post-binge malaise.”

The New York Times Published: 12.07.15

ISSUES Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 7:26 am

The Cool School And Its Hollowed-Out Values

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“I believe that the progressive fervor of the humanities, while it reenergized inquiry in the 1980s and has since inspired countless valid lines of inquiry, masks a second-order complex that is all about the thrill of destruction. In the name of critique, anything except critique can be invaded or denatured. This is the game of academic cool that flourished in the era of high theory.”

The Point Published: 12.15

IDEAS Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 6:54 am

The Marble Statues Of Great Men (Isn’t There A Better Way To Commemorate Achievement?)

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“Call it the Age of Marble: an epoch, at its height in the first half of the 20th century, in which idealized images of politicians served as focal points for a narrative of American national unity and progress.”

The Atlantic Published: 12.06.15

WORDS Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 6:45 am

Writing: Career Or Art

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The work required now to have and develop a career as a writer is a full-time occupation. That is different (and requires different skills) from the art of writing itself. Is this such a bad thing?

The New Republic Published: 12.07.15

DANCE Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 5:48 am

Mills College Changes Its Mind, Won’t Kill Dance Program

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“Redesigning the dance major is an example of how Mills can retain a contemporary liberal arts education in a competitive environment that demands continuous innovation,” President Alecia DeCoudreaux said.

Contra Costa Times Published: 12.07.15

VISUAL Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 5:43 am

Architecture Collective Wins Turner Prize

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“Assemble’s win signifies a larger move away from the gallery into public space that is becoming ever more privatised. It shows a revulsion for the excesses of the art market, and a turn away from the creation of objects for that market.”

The Guardian (UK) Published: 12.08.15

THEATRE Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 5:15 am

Plan To Lift A Broadway Theatre 29 Feet – A Sign Of Things To Come?

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“As Broadway theatres have begun to pass the 100-year mark, it’s impossible not to wonder how these tourist draws will fare over the long term. As ticket prices continue to rise and make Broadway into an increasingly luxury brand, the beloved but antique interiors may seem increasingly problematic to patrons: steep staircases, small lobbies and tight bathrooms come quickly to mind.”

The Stage (UK) Published: 12.04.15

MUSIC Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 5:09 am

2016 Classical Music Grammy Nominations

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This year’s Pulitzer winner, Julia Wolfe’s “Anthracite Fields,” is a predictable nominee for contemporary classical composition, as is the ubiquitous Andrew Norman’s “Play,” yet a possible dark-horse is Gerald Barry’s uproarious setting of “The Importance of Being Earnest.”

Los Angeles Times Published: 12.07.15

MUSIC Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 5:07 am

Frank Oteri: Grammy Nominations Don’t Reflect How We Listen To Music

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“It might take Taylor Swift recording an album with John Luther Adams or (an even greater probability) Caroline Shaw recording with Kanye West for the folks in charge of the Grammy Awards to catch up with the breadth of music that people are now listening to and how they are listening to it. Once that happens, hopefully the various categories in which musical achievement are acknowledged by the Recording Academy won’t feel quite as straitjacketed.”

NewMusicBox Published: 12.07.15

VISUAL Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 4:58 am

Why Are So Many Philadelphia Galleries Closing?

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“Galleries are closing left and right across the country,” he said. “Something’s been afoot for a year, a year and a half. It feels like the ’90s, when everything died. There was nothing after the ’80s boom. The question is: Is it cyclical or is it a paradigm shift?”

Philadelphia Inquirer Published: 12.06.15

THEATRE Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 4:53 am

The Wiz Was A Hit On TV – 11.5 Million Viewers

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The 3.4 demo rating is 42% above that earned by last year’s live musical presentation of “Peter Pan” (2.4/7 in 18-49, 9.21 million viewers overall). It wasn’t quite up to the level of “Sound of Music,” which averaged a 4.6/13 in the demo and 18.32 million viewers.

Variety Published: 12.04.15

VISUAL Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 1:40 am

Old Dutch Paintings, Stolen In 2005, Now For Sale By Ukrainian Militia

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“The Westfries Museum in Hoorn, 50km north of Amsterdam, said on Monday it suspected members of the Ukrainian state security service, SBU, the far-right Svoboda (Freedom) party, and ‘art criminals with contacts … at the highest political level’ might also be involved in the attempt to sell the canvases.

The Guardian Published: 12.07.15

VISUAL Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 1:28 am

Understanding ISIS’s Sideline In Selling Looted Antiquities

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“ISIS manages oil and antiquities under the same bureaucratic umbrella, the ‘Diwan al-Rikaz,’ an archaic phrase that literally translates to ‘Department of Precious Things That Come Out of the Ground.'”

The New Yorker Published: 12.04.15

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AUDIENCE, MUSIC Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 1:08 am

Marina Abramović Turns Sitting Still And Listening To A Classical Concert Into An Art Installation

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“Upon entering the Armory, ticket-holders will be presented with numbered keys, which will lead to individual lockers [for cell phones, watches, etc.] … And for 30 minutes, listeners will be required to wait, in silence and near-darkness. … When the centimeter-by-centimeter approach of the musician and his instrument is complete, listeners will remove their headphones” and listen to the Goldberg Variations.”

The Guardian Published:12.07.15

AUDIENCE, THEATRE Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 12:48 am

Paris Theatre To Offer English Translations Via Google Glass-Type Device

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“The team at Theatre in Paris has announced that it is rolling out special glasses for non-French speakers that send perfectly synchronized translations into the air by the stage.” Says company co-founder Carl de Poncins, “It’s very similar to Google glasses, except the screen is larger and the words are positioned closer to where you’re looking.”

The Local (France) Published:12.04.15

IDEAS Posted: Dec. 08, 2015 12:20 am

Memes, Dreams And Themes: A Taxonomy Of Ideas

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“We have ideas, many of them, every day. We have them, but we don’t often reflect on them. Mostly they just come and go. How many ideas did you have today? What was their character? Some you might describe as big or small, simple or complex. Is it possible to gain a better understanding of ideas, their types and value to us? Is it possible to establish a taxonomy of ideas?”

New York Times Published:12.07.15

ISSUES Posted: Dec. 07, 2015 11:40 pm

‘Cultural Corridor’ Proposed For Northern Berkshires

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“The project, intended to draw more visitors to the northern Berkshires and to help the economy of North Adams in particular, would include a new contemporary art museum, the renovation of a 1938 movie palace and the building of what Mr. Krens calls a museum for ‘extreme model railroading and contemporary architecture,’ all in or near North Adams.”

New York Times Published:12.06.15

PEOPLE Posted: Dec. 07, 2015 11:00 pm

The Man Who Acted With Orson Welles, Produced Alfred Hitchcock, Played Tennis With Arnold Schoenberg’s Son, And Watched Hanns Eisler Pass Out

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Alex Ross: “One morning last May, I walked up a driveway in Mandeville Canyon, on the west side of Los Angeles, and stepped back nearly eight decades in time. I had entered the home of the actor and director Norman Lloyd, who turned a hundred and one on November 8th.” (includes audio interview)

The New Yorker Published:12.04.15

PEOPLE Posted: Dec. 07, 2015 10:20 pm

Former Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn Dead At 69

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“‘I was very happy when I gradually became a Warhol superstar. I felt like Elizabeth Taylor! Little did I realize that not only would there be no money, but that your star would flicker for two seconds and that was it. … You live in a hovel, walk up five flights, scraping the rent. And then at night you go to Max’s Kansas City where Mick Jagger and Fellini and everyone’s there in the back room. And when you walked in that room, you were a STAR!”

Washington Post Published:12.07.15

WORDS Posted: Dec. 07, 2015 9:00 pm

The Linguistics Of ‘YouTube Voice’

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One linguist calls it “‘intellectual used-car-salesman voice.’ You get the same kind of thing in other high-energy sales pitches. I guess the purest form of this style is the carnival barker.”

The Atlantic Published:12.07.15

VISUAL Posted: Dec. 07, 2015 8:20 pm

Knoedler Gallery Settles Lawsuit Over Fake Willem De Kooning

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“With a trial looming, the Knoedler Gallery, its former director Ann Freedman, and Knoedler’s owner 8-31 Holdings have reached a settlement with the New York collector John Howard. Howard had bought a fake work by Willem de Kooning from the gallery for $4m.”

The Art Newspaper Published:12.03.15

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