ArtsJournal: Daily Arts Newstag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//52009-11-20T16:22:18ZMovable Type 3.33Crowdsourced Animation Through Facebooktag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026612009-11-20T16:14:20Z2009-11-20T16:22:18ZWith dozens of animators pitching in through a specially built Facebook application, the slick clip from the crowdsourcing specialists at Mass Animation is a rare "art by committee" success story.... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/diacritical
With dozens of animators pitching in through a specially built Facebook application, the slick clip from the crowdsourcing specialists at Mass Animation is a rare "art by committee" success story.
Wired 11/20/09
How Downloading Is Changing Musictag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026602009-11-20T16:08:32Z2009-11-20T16:11:57Z"Digital downloading and distribution, illegally or otherwise, has had a greater effect on the recording industry than anything in its history. As the legal variety grows rapidly, driven most significantly by iTunes, so those old-school players are having to adopt radical new business plans to compete in the brave new world of music."... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/diacritical
"Digital downloading and distribution, illegally or otherwise, has had a greater effect on the recording industry than anything in its history. As the legal variety grows rapidly, driven most significantly by iTunes, so those old-school players are having to adopt radical new business plans to compete in the brave new world of music."
The Australian 11/20/09
Art Basel Miami Faces Chanestag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026592009-11-20T16:04:31Z2009-11-20T16:06:29ZSome "60 exhibitors from last year's Art Basel Miami Beach are not returning, including Berlin's Arndt & Partner, London galleries Waddington and Maureen Paley, and New York's Per Skarstedt. Fair organiser have added 65 new exhibitors, including some who had previously been turned away. The 2009 edition now boasts 266 dealers from 33 countries. Another big change is the fair's physical appearance..."... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/diacritical
Some "60 exhibitors from last year's Art Basel Miami Beach are not returning, including Berlin's Arndt & Partner, London galleries Waddington and Maureen Paley, and New York's Per Skarstedt. Fair organiser have added 65 new exhibitors, including some who had previously been turned away. The 2009 edition now boasts 266 dealers from 33 countries. Another big change is the fair's physical appearance..."
The Art Newspaper 11/19/09
Has Paris Nightlife Gone To Sleep?tag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026582009-11-20T16:01:33Z2009-11-20T16:02:31Z"According to an online petition entitled "When the Night Quietly Dies," which was organized by a group from the techno and electronic music scene, the City of Lights is in danger of becoming the "European Capital of Sleep." Among the complaints listed in the petition are the closure of leading bars, strict rules on noise and smoking regulations."... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/diacritical
"According to an online petition entitled "When the Night Quietly Dies," which was organized by a group from the techno and electronic music scene, the City of Lights is in danger of becoming the "European Capital of Sleep." Among the complaints listed in the petition are the closure of leading bars, strict rules on noise and smoking regulations."
Der Spiegel 11/20/09
Hollywood's Ten Most Overpaid Actorstag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026572009-11-20T15:36:41Z2009-11-20T15:38:10ZForbes has made a list based on studios' return on investment.... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/diacritical
Forbes has made a list based on studios' return on investment.
Forbes 11/19/09
YouTube To Provide Automatic Subtitlestag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026562009-11-20T15:26:43Z2009-11-20T15:33:55ZThe titles will make it possible for deaf users to read videos. "The machine-generated captions will initially be generated in English. At first they will only be found on 13 channels."... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/diacritical
The titles will make it possible for deaf users to read videos. "The machine-generated captions will initially be generated in English. At first they will only be found on 13 channels."
BBC 11/20/09
Anti-Trust Concerns Delay Ambassador-Live Nation Mergertag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026522009-11-20T06:25:30Z2009-11-20T06:26:00Z ArtsJournalmclennan
The Stage (UK) 11/19/09
Tchaikovsky's Operatic Counterpart To Nutcrackertag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026512009-11-20T06:23:31Z2009-11-20T06:24:29ZDirector Francesca Zambello recounts the story (in both senses) of Cherevichki (a/k/a "The Tsarina's Slippers"), Tchaikovsky's only comic opera, which is based on a madcap Christmas Eve story by Nikolai Gogol. (Zambello is directing a new staging of the work at Covent Garden.)... ArtsJournalmclennan
Cherevichki (a/k/a "The Tsarina's Slippers"), Tchaikovsky's only comic opera, which is based on a madcap Christmas Eve story by Nikolai Gogol. (Zambello is directing a new staging of the work at Covent Garden.)]]>
The Guardian (UK) 11/19/09
How Will Religion Evolve? Maybe Into 'The Church Of Green'tag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026502009-11-20T06:22:17Z2009-11-20T06:22:51Z ArtsJournalmclennan
New York Times 11/19/09
Best Documentary Oscar Semifinalists Announced; Guess Who's Missing?tag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026492009-11-20T06:20:57Z2009-11-20T06:39:46Z"Most of the top-grossing and critically praised documentaries of the year [are not on the list], including Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story, Chris Rock's Good Hair, the struggling rock band chronicle Anvil! The Story of Anvil and R.J. Cutler's inside peek at Vogue magazine, The September Issue. (The Michael Jackson doc This Is It was released too late to be eligible.)... ArtsJournalmclennan
Capitalism: A Love Story, Chris Rock's Good Hair, the struggling rock band chronicle Anvil! The Story of Anvil and R.J. Cutler's inside peek at Vogue magazine, The September Issue. (The Michael Jackson doc This Is It was released too late to be eligible.)]]>
Los Angeles Times 11/20/09
How Michael Moore's Oscar Snub Makes People Happytag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026482009-11-20T06:19:18Z2009-11-20T06:40:29ZPatrick Goldstein: "Let's be honest. Is there really anyone who is up in arms over Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story being left off the Academy's 15-title short list for the best feature documentary? In fact, I would argue that when it comes to a snub of a much-ballyhooed film, the Academy has never managed to make more people happier."... ArtsJournalmclennan
Capitalism: A Love Story being left off the Academy's 15-title short list for the best feature documentary? In fact, I would argue that when it comes to a snub of a much-ballyhooed film, the Academy has never managed to make more people happier."]]>
Los Angeles Times 11/19/09
NY Times Recognizes Seattle As 'A Proud And Meaningful Theater Town'tag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026472009-11-20T06:18:02Z2009-11-20T06:18:35ZBrian Colburn, managing director of the Intiman Theatre, tells the paper: "There's probably as much theater here as in the city of Los Angeles, but the population is one-sixth the size. You can walk from theater to theater here, meet friends or colleagues at a cafe."... ArtsJournalmclennan
Brian Colburn, managing director of the Intiman Theatre, tells the paper: "There's probably as much theater here as in the city of Los Angeles, but the population is one-sixth the size. You can walk from theater to theater here, meet friends or colleagues at a cafe."
New York Times 11/20/09
Better-Looking Athletes More Likely To Wintag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026462009-11-20T06:16:55Z2009-11-20T06:17:31Z"Elite athletes distinguish themselves through hard work, grit and, most importantly, raw talent. However new research, along with a study conducted by New Scientist, points to another trait of the most accomplished jocks: a handsome face." It seems that "the same genetic variations could influence both traits."... ArtsJournalmclennan
New Scientist, points to another trait of the most accomplished jocks: a handsome face." It seems that "the same genetic variations could influence both traits."]]>
New Scientist 11/19/09
Oprah To End Her Talk Show In 2011tag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026452009-11-20T06:15:30Z2009-11-20T06:16:05Z ArtsJournalmclennan
Chicago Tribune 11/19/09
America's 'Booker Of Bookers' (Or, How Flannery O'Connor Is Like Salman Rushdie)tag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026442009-11-20T06:14:09Z2009-11-20T06:14:54Z"In an online poll conducted by the National Book Foundation, [Flannery O'Connor's] collection 'The Complete Stories' was named the best work to have won the National Book Award for fiction in the contest's 60-year history." The competition was formidable: collected stories of John Cheever, William Faulkner and Eudora Welty as well as Ellison's Invisible Man and Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow.... ArtsJournalmclennan
Invisible Man and Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow.]]>
New York Times 11/19/09
Shakespeare's Star-Crossed Lovers In An Old-Age Hometag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026432009-11-20T05:59:28Z2009-11-20T06:13:34ZDirector Tom Morris's Juliet and Her Romeo, planned for next spring at the Bristol Old Vic, "uses Shakespeare's text, but casts the lovers in their 80s, with their anxious children, not their parents, seeking to prevent an imprudent and costly match."... ArtsJournalmclennan
Juliet and Her Romeo, planned for next spring at the Bristol Old Vic, "uses Shakespeare's text, but casts the lovers in their 80s, with their anxious children, not their parents, seeking to prevent an imprudent and costly match."]]>
What's On Stage (UK) 11/13/09
The Mystery Of Ancient Roman Paintingtag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026422009-11-20T05:58:04Z2009-11-20T05:58:37Z ArtsJournalmclennan
The Independent (UK) 11/20/09
The Composer Who Just Can't Write For Normal Ensemblestag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026412009-11-20T05:56:44Z2009-11-20T05:57:16Z ArtsJournalmclennan
Philadelphia Inquirer 11/15/09
Edward Elgar Was A Terrible Trombone Playertag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026402009-11-20T05:55:16Z2009-11-20T05:55:59ZA newly rediscovered letter reveals the awful truth. "His skills were so poor that when the composer from Worcester started playing a specially inscribed trombone for a dear friend, she ran out of the room in a fit of hysterical laughter, leaving the composer swearing in frustration."... ArtsJournalmclennan
A newly rediscovered letter reveals the awful truth. "His skills were so poor that when the composer from Worcester started playing a specially inscribed trombone for a dear friend, she ran out of the room in a fit of hysterical laughter, leaving the composer swearing in frustration."
The Independent (UK) 11/20/09
And What Is Art For, Anyway?tag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026392009-11-20T05:53:33Z2009-11-20T05:54:49ZThe Independent offers a debate on the question, with entries from, among others, theatre director Simon McBurney, novelist Lionel Shriver, Serpentine Gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones, and nine thoughtful readers. (Says Shriver, "This assignment is a formula for sounding like a prat.")... ArtsJournalmclennan
The Independent offers a debate on the question, with entries from, among others, theatre director Simon McBurney, novelist Lionel Shriver, Serpentine Gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones, and nine thoughtful readers. (Says Shriver, "This assignment is a formula for sounding like a prat.")]]>
The Independent (UK) 11/19/09
Jeanne-Claude, Christo's Collaborator & Wife, Dies At 74tag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026252009-11-19T17:28:30Z2009-11-20T06:32:45Z"Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation 'The Gates' and other large scale 'wrapping' projects around the globe with her husband Christo," has died "at a New York hospital from complications of a brain aneurysm."... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/criticaldifference
"Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation 'The Gates' and other large scale 'wrapping' projects around the globe with her husband Christo," has died "at a New York hospital from complications of a brain aneurysm."
Associated Press 11/19/09
Oxford To Get A Storytelling Museumtag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026242009-11-19T16:33:30Z2009-11-19T16:35:35Z"The Story Museum has existed online for the past four years, holding events across Oxfordshire and running storytelling pilots in schools, but [a £2.5 million] donation enables it to start constructing a permanent home in Oxford."... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/criticaldifference
"The Story Museum has existed online for the past four years, holding events across Oxfordshire and running storytelling pilots in schools, but [a £2.5 million] donation enables it to start constructing a permanent home in Oxford."
The Guardian (UK) 11/19/09
Philip Roth's The Humbling Shortlisted For Bad-Sex Prizetag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026222009-11-19T16:22:18Z2009-11-19T16:32:38Z"Roth can comfort himself with the fact that a roll call of literary fiction's great and good, from Booker winner John Banville to acclaimed Israeli novelist Amos Oz, Goncourt winner Jonathan Littell and Whitbread winner Paul Theroux," are also in competition this year for the Literary Review's bad sex in fiction award.... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/criticaldifference
"Roth can comfort himself with the fact that a roll call of literary fiction's great and good, from Booker winner John Banville to acclaimed Israeli novelist Amos Oz, Goncourt winner Jonathan Littell and Whitbread winner Paul Theroux," are also in competition this year for the Literary Review's bad sex in fiction award.
The Guardian (UK) 11/18/09
In Armenia, Spectacular New Arts Center Uplifts The Nationtag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026212009-11-19T16:02:55Z2009-11-19T16:21:42Z"The center, a mad work of architectural megalomania and historical recovery, is one of the strangest but most memorable museum buildings to open in ages. Imagine an Art Deco version of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon stretching nearly the height of the Empire State Building, its decorations coded with Armenian symbolism. Did I mention the artificial waterfalls?"... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/criticaldifference
"The center, a mad work of architectural megalomania and historical recovery, is one of the strangest but most memorable museum buildings to open in ages. Imagine an Art Deco version of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon stretching nearly the height of the Empire State Building, its decorations coded with Armenian symbolism. Did I mention the artificial waterfalls?"
The New York Times 11/19/09
One Medium Popcorn, Please, And A Larger Pair Of Pantstag:www.artsjournal.com,2009:/artsjournal1//5.1026202009-11-19T15:53:45Z2009-11-19T16:00:00Z"A medium-sized popcorn and medium soda at the nation's largest movie chain pack the nutritional equivalent of three Quarter Pounders topped with 12 pats of butter, according to a report released today by the advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest."... ArtsJournalhttp://www.artsjournal.com/criticaldifference
"A medium-sized popcorn and medium soda at the nation's largest movie chain pack the nutritional equivalent of three Quarter Pounders topped with 12 pats of butter, according to a report released today by the advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest."
Los Angeles Times 11/19/09