“It is ludicrous that visitors who are paying tour operators, airlines and hotels, pay nothing to Britain’s museums and art galleries. When you visit a museum as part of a tour party, you are imposing on others. The arrival of a large crowd in front of a museum treasure is disruptive for other visitors. A group can effectively take over an entire room of a museum while the guide gives a lecture. The least you can do, if you visit a museum in this way, is pay entrance fees.”
Sarah Vowell On What The Founding Fathers Were Really Like
“How could you not think you were special if you, with the help of the king of France, beat the British army? You’re just these little nothing colonists and you triumph over one of the most powerful empires in the history of the world. How could you not get a big head about that?”
Check Your Ballet Ticket Carefully Before You Buy It, Because Resale Sites Have Discovered The Arts
“‘As our Nutcracker becomes more successful and the number of sold-out Nutcracker performances grows, so do the number of ticket resellers,’ Clark said. ‘And they’re selling them at significantly higher prices.'”
Theatres In The UK Try To Make Up For Funding Cuts With More Expensive Tickets
“Prices rose much faster than overall inflation, which was around 1.5% between 2013 and 2014. But the rising prices did not stop people going to shows. More than 18 million tickets were sold in 2014 – up 2.4% since 2013.”
Ice Age Art Found In Britain For The First Time
“Archaeologists are in the early stages of analysing the finds, but estimate them to be at least 14,000 years old. This places the camp among the earliest in northern Europe after the freeze.”
The Illusion Of Deliciousness: How Packaging Can Make Food (Seem) More Flavorful
“Sitting in a pub one night a dozen years ago, Charles Spence realized that he was in the presence of the ideal experimental model: the Pringles potato chip.” The Oxford experimental psychologist argues “that in most cases at least half of our experience of food and drink is determined by the forgotten flavor senses of vision, sound, and touch.”