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Have Colleges Gone Too Far In “Protecting” Students From Content?

ISSUES Posted: August 8, 2014 1:11 pm

“What’s the real danger here? It’s that proportion is lost, that personal sensitivities undermine cultural continuity, that teachers shy away from difficulty and complexity, and that books like Toni Morrison’s Beloved, even Huckleberry Finn, will be left out for fear someone is traumatized.”

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ISSUES Published: 07.15.14

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Why Do Writers Have To Sound So Constipated When They Read Their Poetry?

WORDS Posted: July 22, 2014 6:21 am

“Poet Voice,” is the pejorative, informal name given to this soft, airy reading style that many poets use for reasons that are unclear to me. The voice flattens the musicality and tonal drama inherent within the language of the poem, and it also sounds overly stuffy and learned. In this way, Poet Voice does a disservice to the poem, the poet and poetry. It must be stopped.”

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WORDS Published: 07.15.14

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So Opera Is Dying, Eh? Here’s How Many New Opera Companies Have Formed In America Since 2000

MUSIC Posted: July 18, 2014 6:28 am

It’s a surprising number for an art form that has supposedly hit hard times.

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MUSIC Published: 07.15.14

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Opera Out In The Wild (And Great Fun It Is Too)

MUSIC Posted: July 18, 2014 6:22 am

“Sometime a few years ago some local members of the arts scene decided that it would be fun to start a summer opera company and hold all the productions in an outdoor platz that is part of the ruins of an old milling company, now turned into an educational museum. The next morning, when they had sobered up, it still seemed like a good idea, so they ran with it. The result is one of the most fun and entertaining additions to the Twin Cities art scene in many a year.”

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MUSIC Published: 07.15.14

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Japanese Artist Arrested For Distributing Selfie Of Ladyparts For 3D Printer

VISUAL Posted: July 18, 2014 1:10 am

“The artist, who works under the pseudonym Rokudenashiko – which roughly translates as ‘good-for-nothing girl’ – was arrested after emailing the data to 30 people who had answered a crowd-funding request for her recent artistic venture: a kayak inspired on her own genitalia she calls ‘pussy boat’.”

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VISUAL Published: 07.15.14

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What Did Disability Look Like In The 19th Century?

ISSUES Posted: July 18, 2014 12:09 am

“Clubs for ugly people, ear trumpets designed for mourners, mesmerism as a cure – disability in the 19th century reflected all of the Victorian era’s oddities and societal changes.”

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ISSUES Published: 07.15.14

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When Alan Jay Lerner Fought Cameron Mackintosh Over “My Fair Lady”

THEATRE Posted: July 17, 2014 12:57 am

“He is the most powerful musicals producer of all time, but in his early career Sir Cameron Mackintosh faced harsh criticism from one of the world’s greatest song-writers, according to previously unpublished letters.”

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THEATRE Published: 07.15.14

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Amazon Working On “Netflix For Books”

WORDS Posted: July 16, 2014 5:40 pm

“The e-commerce giant is working on a subscription ebook service called Kindle Unlimited, which would offer unlimited ebook rentals for $9.99 a month. It’s a move that’s very much aligned with where both the tech and the publishing industry are headed.”

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WORDS Published: 07.15.14

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Demographics Of ARTnews’ Biggest Collectors’ List

VISUAL Posted: July 16, 2014 4:48 pm

“As expected, contemporary art remains the most popular among collectors, men dominate the art collecting scene, and a vast majority of these collectors live in North America and Europe (and none in Australia!).”

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VISUAL Published: 07.15.14

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Why Did The Governor Of North Carolina Appoint A Poet Laureate Who Seems To Be Barely A Poet?

WORDS Posted: July 16, 2014 8:27 am

“One critic of the appointment called Macon a “beginner” in poetry and noted that the title of “laureate” carries with it a signal that the poet has stature, statewide or nationwide, and the expectation that the person has a number of published works.”

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WORDS Published: 07.15.14

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The Real News In The Detroit Institute Of Arts Appraisal Report

VISUAL Posted: July 16, 2014 12:55 am

“Anyone who looks upon DIA as an ATM will be in for a shock. Because in every case, the report argues, the result will be sale prices significantly below the low-end appraisal figure. Finally, some common sense has entered into the discussion of DIA’s fate.”

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VISUAL Published: 07.15.14

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Harper Lee Disavows New Biography (Again)

PEOPLE Posted: July 16, 2014 12:42 am

“Now, with the publication this week of The Mockingbird Next Door: Life With Harper Lee, [former neighbor] Marja Mills’s memoir of what she describes in the book as a warm friendship with Ms. Lee and her older sister, Alice Lee, Harper Lee is back to remind us that she did not authorize the book or cooperate with Ms. Mills.”

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PEOPLE Published: 07.15.14

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English National Ballet Hunting For Major New HQ

DANCE Posted: July 16, 2014 12:38 am

“The English National Ballet is planning a move to a major new home, which it hopes will help it create a ‘powerhouse in the dance world’. The company … wants to sell the lease on its current cramped premises in Kensington and join the English National Ballet School at a new London site.”

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DANCE Published: 07.15.14

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John Luther Adams’s New Score Is Five-Pieces-In-One

MUSIC Posted: July 16, 2014 12:10 am

“Sila is actually five separate scores – one each for strings, winds, brass, percussion, and chorus – that can be performed concurrently in any combination, from one section at a time to all five together. ‘If you just perform it with strings, then it’s pretty delicate, like a Japanese rock garden,’ Adams says. But gather the whole thing into an ensemble that is 80 strong, and the result should be able to hold its own.” It’ll need to – it’s premiering outdoors in Manhattan.

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MUSIC Published: 07.15.14

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No, Your Language Does Not Influence How You Experience the World

IDEAS Posted: July 16, 2014 12:05 am

“It’s become fashionable in recent years to tout the notion that the language you speak affects the way you think, and even influences how you experience reality itself. It’s an attractive idea, and one that makes some visceral sense.” But linguist John McWhorter says it’s wrong, wrong, wrong, and he explains why in this Lexicon Valley podcast.

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IDEAS Published: 07.15.14

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Thinking Of Applying To Run An Italian Museum? Don’t

VISUAL Posted: July 15, 2014 11:59 pm

“Every now and again [politicians and boards] appoint a foreigner … in the hope of getting a bit of that magical know-how, and then they get rid of him or her in humiliating, destructive and unprofessional ways that in the UK or US would be inconceivable.” Anna Somers Cocks explains why this happens, and offers three horror stories case histories.

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VISUAL Published: 07.15.14

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I’m Sorry I Ever Invented The Phrase “Manic Pixie Dream Girl”, Says Film Critic

MEDIA Posted: July 15, 2014 11:42 pm

Nathan Rabin: “So I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to pop culture: I’m sorry for creating this unstoppable monster. Seven years after I typed that fateful phrase, … I would welcome its erasure from public discourse.”

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MEDIA Published: 07.15.14

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Top Posts From AJBlogs 07.15.14

AJBlogs Posted: July 15, 2014 9:26 pm

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Knowing When To Quit: How Much Harry Potter Is Too Much Harry Potter?

WORDS Posted: July 15, 2014 8:59 am

“While it’s heartening to know that Harry’s doing well in his career as an Auror and that Viktor Krum is still going strong as Bulgaria’s Seeker, it begs the question anew of when exactly it’s time for a creator to walk away from their creation—and whether they really can these days.”

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Talent Versus Hard Work (It’s Complicated)

IDEAS Posted: July 15, 2014 6:05 am

“The value-of-practice debate has reached a stalemate. Compiling results from 88 studies across a wide range of skills, it estimates that practice time explains about 20 percent to 25 percent of the difference in performance in music, sports and games like chess. In academics, the number is much lower — 4 percent — in part because it’s hard to assess the effect of previous knowledge, the authors wrote.”

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