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Archives for December 15, 2013

Top AJ Blog Posts for 12/15/13

AJBlogs Posted: December 15, 2013 9:38 pm

New Book, Newly Relevant: “Selling Russia’s Treasures”
Source: Real Clear Arts | Published on 2013-12-16

Just What Are We Celebrating?
Source: Dancebeat | Published on 2013-12-15

Breakthrough On Artists’ Resale Rights: Copyright Office Reverses Itself
Source: Real Clear Arts | Published on 2013-12-13

AJBlogs

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Hunting For Beethoven

MUSIC Posted: December 15, 2013 9:28 pm

“His job over the years has evolved into that of detective, applying his considerable forensic skills and his vast knowledge of the composer and his times to track down, verify and if possible acquire Beethoven documents and personal effects.”

MUSIC Published: 12.15.13

Read the story in Los Angeles Times Published: 12.15.13

Roland Paoletti, 82, Architect Of London’s Jubilee Line

PEOPLE Posted: December 15, 2013 9:22 pm

“The inside story of Paoletti’s career is more remarkable, proving that enduring public architecture at its best depends on a balance of personal strength, technical gumption, steadfast collaboration and a sharp sense of opportunity and tactics.”

PEOPLE Published: 12.15.13

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 12.15.13

The TSA’s Gallery Of Misfit Everything

ISSUES Posted: December 15, 2013 9:13 pm

“Far from the eyes of holiday travelers, there is an art gallery with an ever-changing, carefully curated selection of remarkable pieces that say a great deal about the United States, security, consumerism and our general frame of mind.”

ISSUES Published: 12.13.13, Chicago Tribune

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Should Composition Students Have To Jury?

MUSIC Posted: December 15, 2013 8:17 pm

“By the time everyone else is cramming for final exams and performance juries, composers should have already completed an appropriate amount of music and either have it performed and recorded or at least have created a decent aural mock-up to present to others.”

MUSIC Published: 12.13.13

Read the story in NewMusicBox Published: 12.13.13

Synthesizers: The Death Of TV And Movie Music?

MUSIC Posted: December 15, 2013 8:10 pm

“One always has to take that into account, that distance from the actual production of the sound. That gives it a slightly dehumanised quality.”

MUSIC Published: 12.14.13

Read the story in The Observer (UK) Published: 12.14.13

Little Books Looking For The Sweetest Reading Spot

WORDS Posted: December 15, 2013 8:07 pm

“The wish is that a short book can navigate both print and digital with buoyant grace, where a bigger one might capsize. ‘Somewhere between a long magazine article and a book’ is the sweet spot that many publishers describe.”

WORDS Published: 12.14.13

Read the story in The Globe and Mail (Canada) Published: 12.14.13

New Zealand, Land Of Films (Three More Avatar Movies To Be Filmed There)

MEDIA Posted: December 15, 2013 7:57 pm

In the country where all three Lord of the Rings and all three Hobbits have been (or will soon be) filmed, James Cameron will use Peter Jackson’s workshop, Weta.

MEDIA Published: 12.15.13, Variety

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Joan Fontaine, 96, Star Of Hitchcock’s ‘Suspicion’

PEOPLE Posted: December 15, 2013 7:55 pm

“It was Hitchcock, with his penchant for ‘cool blondes, who brought Fontaine to the forefront when he cast her as the second Mrs. de Winter in Rebecca (1940), the director’s American debut. Her performance as the new wife of Laurence Olivier in a household haunted by the death of his first wife earned her an Academy Award nomination.”

PEOPLE Published: 12.15.13

Read the story in The Hollywood Reporter Published: 12.15.13

Yes, Half Of Us Watch Entire TV Seasons In One-Week Spans

MEDIA Posted: December 15, 2013 7:24 pm

“Executives say they found a strikingly consistent pattern in the pace at which people binge.”

MEDIA Published: 12.12.13

Read the story in The Wall Street Journal Published: 12.12.13

Peter O’Toole, 81, Star Of ‘Lawrence Of Arabia’

PEOPLE Posted: December 15, 2013 11:00 am

“He was a phenomenon and, night to night, moment to moment, you might shift your opinion as he zigzagged in the crosswinds of his own turbulent imagination. He coincided with the method, or realism in acting, but he ignored it.”

PEOPLE Published: 12.15.13

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 12.15.13

Fixing The National Portrait Gallery

VISUAL Posted: December 15, 2013 10:50 am

“Early in her career, [Alice Instone] wrote to Cherie Blair, explaining her mission to give women the painterly attention lavished on men. She was thinking of women of influence – the National Portrait Gallery, she points out, is overcrowded with paintings of famous men.”

VISUAL Published: 12.14.13

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 12.14.13

How To Make Money On Broadway

THEATRE Posted: December 15, 2013 10:40 am

Go into Manhattan real estate, of course.

THEATRE Published: 12.13.13

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 12.13.13

Honey Waldman, 87, Theatre Restorer And Producer

PEOPLE Posted: December 15, 2013 10:20 am

“Ms. Waldman and Mr. Becker transformed the former German Exchange Bank building, a cast-iron landmark in Manhattan, into the Bouwerie Lane Theater, a 140-seat Off Off Broadway stage at the Bowery and Bond Street that kept the Dutch spelling.”

PEOPLE Published: 12.14.13

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 12.14.13

Can Creative Fashion Help You Avoid Face-Identification Tech?

IDEAS Posted: December 15, 2013 10:10 am

“Since facial-recognition algorithms rely on the identification and spatial relationship of key facial features, like symmetry and tonal contours, one can block detection by creating an ‘anti-face.'”

IDEAS Published: 12.14.13

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 12.14.13

By The Power Of Google, Spam Poems Will End

ISSUES Posted: December 15, 2013 10:00 am

“It was the Penguin 2.1, released in October, that sent spammers to the bitter edge; now they can’t repent fast enough for their spammy sins.”

ISSUES Published: 12.13.13, The Awl

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Bond, James Bond, Impotent Drunk

PEOPLE Posted: December 15, 2013 9:50 am

“Doctors analysing the Ian Fleming novels show James Bond polishes off the equivalent of one and a half bottles of wine every day. They say he is not the man to trust to deactivate a nuclear bomb.”

PEOPLE Published: 12.13.13, BBC

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Apparently, NPR Listeners Like To Read About Sex (On Mobile Devices)

WORDS Posted: December 15, 2013 9:40 am

“While people browsing, say, biographies or science books were happy to do it from their desktops, a disproportionate number of you were looking up the sexy sexy books on mobile. Didn’t want the boss looking over your shoulder, huh?”

WORDS Published: 12.14.13

Read the story in NPR Published: 12.14.13

Fashion Shops Are Coming To Eat Your Art Galleries

VISUAL Posted: December 15, 2013 9:30 am

“Westminster City Council, in central London, is proposing new measures to protect art galleries in Mayfair from encroaching fashion shops.”

VISUAL Published: 12.14.13

Read the story in The Art Newspaper Published: 12.14.13

Photo Ops With Yo-Yo Ma And Reneé Fleming Do Not Equal A Good School Arts Policy

ISSUES Posted: December 15, 2013 9:10 am

“The mayor hasn’t doubled down on the arts, he’s cut them. He fired at least 175 art or music teachers in his last round of teacher cuts. That’s different than his previous round of cuts, where he closed 50 schools.”

ISSUES Published: 12.13.13, Chicago Reader

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At Last, A New Leader For El Museo Del Barrio

VISUAL Posted: December 15, 2013 9:00 am

The museum “has endured a tumultuous year that began with eight layoffs from its 41-person staff, two-month staff furloughs and a cutback in its days of operation, to four from six.”

VISUAL Published: 12.13.13

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 12.13.13

Is TV Ready For Game Of Thrones … In Space?

MEDIA Posted: December 15, 2013 8:50 am

“Now is the perfect time for a real sci-fi show, with the kind of breadth and depth HBO has shown television can achieve.”

MEDIA Published: 12.13.13

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 12.13.13

Print Is Dead – But Long Live Print

WORDS Posted: December 15, 2013 8:40 am

“Well-crafted print publications have sprung up in recent years for that audience, designed to be collected – and displayed on coffee tables – as much as read.”

WORDS Published: 12.13.13

Read the story in The Globe and Mail (Canada) Published: 12.13.13

Meet The Man Who’s Remaking Ballet

DANCE Posted: December 15, 2013 8:30 am

Alexei Ratmansky’s “range is wide, from abstract creations to the restaging of classics. … He displays a remarkable ability to tell stories through dance.”

DANCE Published: 12.12.13

Read the story in The Telegraph (UK) Published: 12.12.13

Want To Remix The British Library’s Image Collection?

VISUAL Posted: December 15, 2013 8:20 am

Now you can: The institution released more than a million images to Flickr for public reuse and remix and … anything you want.

VISUAL Published: 12.14.13

Read the story in Open Culture Published: 12.14.13

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