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Archives for March 18, 2014

The Criminal Secret Life of the Godfather of Literary Theory

PEOPLE Posted: March 18, 2014 11:46 pm

Paul de Man wasn’t just a professor at Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and Yale. He wasn’t just a Nazi collaborator in Belgium during the war. He was, it turns out, an embezzler, fraudster, deadbeat dad, and bigamist.

PEOPLE Published: 03.24.14

Read the story in The New Yorker Published: 03.24.14

Artists Who Quit L.A. MoCA’s Board Come Back

VISUAL Posted: March 18, 2014 11:22 pm

“The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles announced Tuesday that three of the four artists who resigned from the museum’s board in July 2012 over concerns about the direction of the institution will rejoin it.”

VISUAL Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in Los Angeles Times Published: 03.18.14

Opera Australia’s Gleefully Controversial Chief

MUSIC Posted: March 18, 2014 11:20 pm

Since becoming the national company’s artistic director in 2009, Lyndon Terracini “has honed his talent for generating headlines, Twitter storms and Facebook furores. He has made contentious declarations about everything from obese opera singers doing love scenes (‘It’s obscene’); to ‘the sense of patrician entitlement’ of some opera insiders; to the ‘prehistoric’ union quota that limits the number of overseas singers who can perform with OA.”

MUSIC Published: 03.15.14

Read the story in The Australian Published: 03.15.14

Shirley Temple As Dancer

DANCE Posted: March 18, 2014 10:36 pm

Joan Acocella: “Since Shirley Temple died, a month ago, I’ve read tributes to her adorableness and her courage and her success. … But I haven’t seen much about Temple as a dancer. She was a pretty good one, and a pioneer.”

DANCE Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in The New Yorker Published: 03.18.14

Why People Are Gullible And Fall For Fake News Stories

IDEAS Posted: March 18, 2014 10:00 pm

“Most of us – though unfortunately not all of us – are now aware that Onion articles aren’t real, but the proliferation of online parody and fake news has created an environment where many people are simply accepting fake news as fact. … So why do people believe this crap?” One new study suggests an explanation.

IDEAS Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in Slate Published: 03.18.14

Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.18.14

AJBlogs Posted: March 18, 2014 9:56 pm

The Death of Music Journalism, and SXSW
AJBlog: CultureCrash | Published 2014-03-18

Futurisms: Can Italian Futurism Be Saved?
AJBlog: Artopia | Published 2014-03-18

The New Stolen-Art Tracker Opens Its Doors
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-03-18

Taylor’s Treasure Trove
AJBlog: Dancebeat | Published 2014-03-18

Supportin’ Skorton: Cornell’s Sad Loss is Smithsonian’s Big Gain (with video)
AJBlog: CultureGrrl | Published 2014-03-18

 

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AJBlogs Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in AJ Blogs Published: 03.18.14

Here’s What’s Really Wrong At The Metropolitan Opera

MUSIC Posted: March 18, 2014 12:23 pm

“In a single season, the company requires more in donations towards annual operating expenses than the New York Philharmonic, BAM, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The New York City Ballet, and Lincoln Center Theater combined! Or, to put it another other way, the Met’s fundraising obligation of $161 million is more money than the National Endowment for the Arts disperses in a single year.”

MUSIC Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in Parterre Box Published: 03.18.14

Website Aims To Become “I-Tunes Of Art”

VISUAL Posted: March 18, 2014 11:58 am

“The online store has licences to sell prints of more than 60,000 images by 1,500 artists including Andy Warhol and Picasso as well as an eclectic array of images including vintage Vogue shoots, classic Hammer film posters and Penguin bookcovers.”

VISUAL Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 03.17.14

Sydney Biennale In Disarray

VISUAL Posted: March 18, 2014 11:39 am

“The month-long exhibition of contemporary art, set to open on Friday, has been marred by a controversy that led to the dumping of a major sponsor, Transfield, and the resignation of the chairman of the Biennale board.”

VISUAL Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 03.18.14

Is It Time To Think About Building Floating Cities?

IDEAS Posted: March 18, 2014 11:36 am

Whereas some coastal cities will double down on sea defences, others are beginning to explore a solution that welcomes approaching tides. What if our cities themselves were to take to the seas?””

IDEAS Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in The Guardian (UK) Published: 03.18.14

The Tiny Group Of People Who Drive Art Market Prices

VISUAL Posted: March 18, 2014 11:08 am

“The report found that 8% of the art auctioned worldwide in 2013 accounted for 82% of the money spent. In the United States, the ratio was even more skewed: 7.5% of the works auctioned raked in 91.2% of the bucks.”

VISUAL Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in Los Angeles Times Published: 03.18.14

After Brief Stability, Global Music Sales Resume Their Downwards Plunge

MUSIC Posted: March 18, 2014 11:04 am

“The Digital Music Report published by industry body IFPI shows that a 0.3 per cent growth in the piracy-decimated industry has been reversed, with total revenues falling from $16.5 to $15 billion in 2013. Total recorded music sales have shrunk by 45 per cent since 2000.”

MUSIC Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in The Independent (UK) Published: 03.18.14

Seven Years Ago Viacom Sued YouTube For $1 Billion. Here’s How They Settled Today

MEDIA Posted: March 18, 2014 11:01 am

“Google and Viacom today jointly announced the resolution of the Viacom vs. YouTube copyright litigation. This settlement reflects the growing collaborative dialogue between our two companies on important opportunities, and we look forward to working more closely together.”

MEDIA Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in Variety Published: 03.18.14

America’s TV Networks Are Busy Reinventing How They Do Business

MEDIA Posted: March 18, 2014 10:57 am

“People are consuming content much differently, and that requires the networks to think about how they’re getting audiences to these shows. When you see the leading broadcaster in the business, CBS, doing things outside of their normal wheelhouse, you know that all rules are up for grabs right now.”

MEDIA Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in Variety Published: 03.18.14

Why Did Spanish Art Flourish Under The Franco Regime?

ISSUES Posted: March 18, 2014 10:51 am

“Even though the Spanish authorities in the Forties had declared that art should be a ‘luminous glow’ as opposed to ‘subversive chaos under the name of Still Life’, modern creative impulses none the less found vibrant expression under this regime.”

ISSUES Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in The Telegraph (UK) Published: 03.17.14

Martin Amis: Money Has Defeated England’s Class Structure

ISSUES Posted: March 18, 2014 9:36 am

“Money has won. It had always won in America but now it’s won in England too. So if you put your son’s name down for Eton it’s because you can afford to do that, it’s not because it’s any class-granted right. I have no nostalgia for the class society but I have no very great enthusiasm about the money society.”

ISSUES Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in The Independent (UK) Published: 03.17.14

Paris Opera Ballet Wins Jerome Robbins Award

DANCE Posted: March 18, 2014 9:25 am

“Robbins, who died in 1998, enjoyed a close relationship with the Paris Opera Ballet, which he often described as his second family and which has 14 of his ballets in its repertory.”

DANCE Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 03.18.14

Are Readers Of E-Book Better Than Those Who Read Paper?

WORDS Posted: March 18, 2014 9:16 am

“According to the survey, 48 percent of UK adults who use e-readers say the technology gets them to read more. In addition to that, 41 percent of respondents reported that being able to look up words they don’t know makes reading easier, and over half say that being able to change the size and appearance of text helps as well.”

WORDS Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in Wired Published: 03.18.14

Lifestyle Over Analysis – What’s Wrong With Today’s Music Criticism

MUSIC Posted: March 18, 2014 8:27 am

“Without smart, independent critics who know their stuff, everything collapses into hype, public relations, and the almighty dollar. We have already seen where that leads us—take a look at the trendline of recording sales, if you have any doubts.”

MUSIC Published: 03.18.14

Read the story in The Daily Beast Published: 03.18.14

Philadelphia Aims to Restore Six-Day-a-Week Library Service

WORDS Posted: March 18, 2014 12:55 am

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial disaster, the city was forced to cut 20% from the Free Library system’s budget, and all the branches ended Saturday operations. Mayor Michael Nutter’s next budget aims to restore Saturday hours to all 39 branches.

WORDS Published: 03.14.14

Read the story in Library Journal Published: 03.14.14

Memphis Symphony Saved For At Least This Season

MUSIC Posted: March 18, 2014 12:53 am

“The Memphis Symphony Orchestra will finish its current season after all. Two $100,000 donations and a series of benefit concerts have helped narrow a $400,000 shortfall from the fall.”

MUSIC Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in Memphis Business Journal Published: 03.17.14

America’s Creepy, Surveillance-Endorsing Love of ‘NCIS’

MEDIA Posted: March 18, 2014 12:52 am

Gregg Easterbrook: “The shows depict a world in which terrorists planning mass slaughter are under every bed, in which viewers root for the good-looking, wisecracking agents to smash down doors without warrants; in which super-advanced electronic surveillance is used exclusively to protect the public. In the NCIS version of reality, we’ll all die unless powerful government agencies treat the United States Constitution like a big joke.

MEDIA Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in The Atlantic Published: 03.17.14

The Limits of Brain-Fitness Programs

IDEAS Posted: March 18, 2014 12:50 am

“It seems that playing computer games designed to work your powers of perception, memory and attention can lead to significant and lasting improvement in one’s ability to play those very games. But the benefits don’t transfer. You may perform the relevant tasks like a 20-year-old, but you’ll still have the mind of a 60-year-old.”

IDEAS Published: 03.15.14

Read the story in NPR Published: 03.15.14

Dancing About Cardiology? Yup.

DANCE Posted: March 18, 2014 12:48 am

Jody Oberfelder Dance Projects’ 4Chambers “is a kind of hybrid of a dance piece and a science project, with videos about the heart – including the choreographer Ismael Houston-Jones describing his own heart attack” – and a sequence depicting cardiac arrest and CPR (which can be quite a violent process). (audio)

DANCE Published: 03.14.14

Read the story in Studio 360 Published: 03.14.14

How ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Lines Up With the Ukraine Crisis

MEDIA Posted: March 18, 2014 12:46 am

Yuliya Komska (whose father created an enormous stained-glass window for the Grand Hotel Lviv) gives the rundown on why Wes Anderson’s film is so timely – and suggests that the movie could be an antidote to the “Ukraine fatigue” sure to set in soon in the West.

MEDIA Published: 03.17.14

Read the story in Pacific Standard Published: 03.17.14

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