“Being excellent is only part of the scenario, and quick personal advancement is mandatory. Otherwise, all will be lost. All the talent, all the hope, all the achievement. Those things are not meant to speak for themselves.”
Archives for March 15, 2014
Bookaholic? You And Your Bestie Are Now In The (Print!) OED
“The dictionary covers everything, not just words average people use in daily conversation. Among the new entries, for example, are drool-inducing adjectives like ethnopharmacologic and now-extinct creatures like the scimitar-horned oryx. (We’ll pour one out for you, Ory.)”
Why Does Art Matter? Our Ideas About That Are Broken
“There’s no deeper pattern about the nature of arts organizations. Valuing art at the expense of community is a serious error, but that’s all. It’s not the tip of the iceberg, it’s a tiny iceberg.”
They Funded The Movie But Couldn’t Stream It, And Now Warner Bros. Is Giving Back Their Kickstarter Money
“We provided the momentum and basis for publicity, to say nothing of the initial capital. But non-backers got to see the movie first, for the same or lower price.”
Art Project That Involved Sniper Shooting In Cincinnati Museum Ignites Debate
The Navy SEAL fired into a bronze cube through galleries in the Cincinnati Art Museum. “Why is the art museum, an encyclopedic institution for great art, creating art that some view as risky to the collection, too avant-garde or offensive? And is it art?”