“To be a perennial adjunct professor is to hear the constant tone of higher education’s death knell. The story is well known—the long hours, the heavy workload, the insufficient pay—as academia relies on adjunct professors, non-tenured faculty members, who are often paid pennies on the dollar to do the same work required of their tenured colleagues.” – The Atlantic
Robin Hood Engagement: Met Museum Redistributes Some Of Its Admission Revenue To Community
People who think they’re giving solely to this massive, illustrious arts institution by buying a ticket are actually giving some of their money directly to dozens of other, smaller cultural organizations boosting their communities at a more grassroots level. It’s a kind of reverse Trojan Horse, sneaking privilege (see: cash) outside the walls directly to the people who don’t have access to it, so they can be the ones to decide how to use it themselves. – Artnet
Mind’s eye
It struck me a couple of months ago that Mrs. T’s recent travails had made her even more deserving than usual of a just-because-I-love-you present. It took a bit of thinking and even more looking, but I finally succeeded in tracking down a copy of an etching, John Marin’s The Lobster Fisherman, that filled the bill to perfection. – Terry Teachout
The New Jazz Heroes
The Jazz Journalists Association has announced its slate of 2019 Jazz Heroes, people who have made significant contributions to the health, well-being and exposure of jazz in their cities and towns. – Doug Ramsey
Authors In The UK Ask For Government Help Against Ebook Piracy
Author Philip Pullman says, “Online piracy of books, music, and other expressions of the human spirit needs to be properly understood: it’s an offence against moral justice. … It’s the very opposite of freedom of speech, because it acts to prevent those who create beauty, knowledge, consolation or delight from earning even a modest living from their efforts.” – The Guardian (UK)
The Marathon-Running Opera Singer Who Just Won The Richard Tucker Award
Lisette Oropesa “is one of the few opera singers who have been featured in both Opera News and Runner’s World.” – The New York Times