Most popular ideas about science and progress – and many scientists – ignore or gloss over the extent to which religious thought was crucial to the founding breakthroughs of modern science.
Pianist Versus Critic, Round 3: Anne Midgette Says Dejan Lazic Has A Point
“I don’t agree that the review should be taken down. But I do think it’s worth discussing, in this evolving internet climate, the way that decisions are effectively made about what information clings to you and what falls away.”
Sylvie Guillem To Retire After Four-Decade Dance Career
“Guillem will bow out with a world tour called Life in Progress beginning in Modena, Italy, on 31 March … and ending in Tokyo in December. It will include two new works by Akram Khan and Russell Maliphant as well as a solo piece written for her by Mats Ek, called Bye.”
“Venerable But Vulnerable”: Chamber Orchestra Of Philadelphia At 50
“With its recent national tour with Branford Marsalis, 90-plus albums available on Amazon.com, and … its recently knighted music director, Dirk Brossé, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia would seem to have arrived at its landmark birthday … due for a well-earned victory lap.” But the group has been rumored to be in serious financial peril. Not quite, says CHoP’s new executive director.
Donald Saddler, Veteran Broadway Dancer and Choreographer, Dead At 94
Over a six-decade career, he danced in 1930s movie musicals, won Tony Awards for choreographing Wonderful Town and a revival of No, No, Nanette, and gave his final Broadway stage performance at age 80.
Is Banksy Really A Woman?
We really don’t know, after all. We know very little about hir (or hem) at all. But we do know that Banksy is a master (mistress?) of misdirection. Kriston Capps makes the case that “she could be anyone.” (Take that, Guerilla Girls!)
More Jian Ghomeshi Fallout As Publishers Cancel His Book
“[Penguin Random House’s] Viking Canada imprint released Ghomeshi’s bestselling memoir, 1982, in 2012. [A spokesperson] would not comment on what had been expected from his next book, and would only say that the decision was made ‘in light of recent events‘.”
Is The National Gallery Of Canada Preparing To Lock Out Workers?
That’s what the Public Service Alliance of Canada fears. “The museum’s management had previously scheduled two weeks of talks with the union for September, but canceled the negotiations the day they were due to begin … [and] then applied for conciliation, a provision that, per Canadian labor laws, would allow them to lock out the union workers beginning next month.”
“Team America: World Police” At 10: What Has And Hasn’t Changed
“Many of the issues that were both so consuming and combustible back in 2004 seem largely absent from [today’s] political terrain. … But, perhaps, nowhere is the gulf between then and now more evident than in the way we talk about America’s place in the world.” On the other hand, “a good part of what has changed is exactly what made the America of then, both left and right, so worthy of satire.”
An African Elephant And The Rise Of Hype-Driven Celebrity Culture
The sad story of Jumbo and P.T. Barnum.
Paris Festival Censors Photo Of Mother-Daughter Embrace – After Complaints About An Entirely Different Image
“The photograph in question, titled Mother and Daughter II (2014), is a composite of four images showing the artist, Diane Ducruet, cuddling with her daughter. Both of them are nude.” A gallery removed it from a current exhibition after receiving complaints that a photo in the show’s brochure – but not actually in the show – portrays incest.
The Strangest Things To Come Between Our Brains And Our Ballots
Alas, when folks go into the election booth, we – including those of us who like to think we know better – are swayed by factors much more obtuse than actual information. Here are some of the weirdest things that affect people’s voting decisions. (includes video)
The Strange Life Of El Greco
Domenikos Theotokopoulos was a master icon painter by age 22, an ambitious art student in Italy by 26, a fortune-seeking Greek émigré by age 29. By the time he was 40, he had fought with the King Of Spain, had an illegitimate son, and moved into a Toledo palace. (Is it surprising that he died massively in debt?)
Beverly Blossom, 88, Dancer And Choreographer
“In her 20s and 30s, she moved among the beatniks and bohemians of Greenwich Village and studied under influential choreographer Alwin Nikolais and toured the world with his dance company. Later, she influenced many area dancers whom she taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A frequent recipient of grants and fellowships, including a Fulbright, Ms. Blossom choreographed and performed more than 100 works.”
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Lucky Me! My Book Got Optioned By Hollywood!
“The royalty arrangements went on for 35 pages. What if the film is distributed overseas? Pages of possible countries, rights and proceeds. What if the film becomes a TV show? More possibilities. What if the TV show goes into syndication? On cable? Network? Overseas syndication? And what if there are action figures?”
A New York Theatre Offers A Better Deal For Playwrights
The company, Playwrights Horizons, announced on Tuesday that it has started covering roughly 50 percent of the health care premiums for its writers during the season in which their works are produced. The theater is also paying the writers for “preproduction activities,” like rehearsals and meetings with the directors, designers and producers.
Elisa Monte Retires From Her Dance Company
“Ms. Monte made her professional debut dancing with Agnes DeMille in the 1957 revival of “Carousel” and has been a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, among others. Her company has more than 40 repertory works and is known for its physical vigor and a style that defies categorization.”
Pianist Versus Critic: Anne Midgette Debates Pianist Who Wants Her Review Removed
“Dejan Lazic calls Midgette’s column “slightly defamatory” and argues that such criticism can have damaging effects beyond his own career. Midgette counters that she does not write reviews for musicians but for the benefit of her readers, and she hopes that her criticism will spark enlightened discussion.”
Cleveland Orchestra Chief To Retire
“Gary Hanson, executive director of the orchestra since 2004, announced Tuesday, Nov. 4, that he will retire from the post in October 2015. When he retires next fall, Hanson will have worked with the orchestra for nearly 28 years.”
Hollywood Worries About Maintaining Its Global Entertainment Dominance
“In all, markets outside the United States accounted for roughly $25 billion of $35.9 billion in worldwide box-office sales last year, according to the Motion Picture Association of America. Precisely what share of international sales was captured by American-based companies is unclear, but they remained dominant.”
What Hollywood Is Looking At In Today’s Midterm Elections
“There will be consequences for the entertainment industry, not just on issues that activate progressives, like climate change and immigration, but on industry-centric concerns over net neutrality and media consolidation.”
Peter Sellars Named Musical America Artist Of The Year
“Sellars is best known for his work in opera, first coming into focus in the early 1990s with his then-revolutionary updates of the Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy, continuing through his collaborations with John Adams on Nixon in China and Dr. Atomic, among others, and on through his singular interpretation of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, recently staged with the Berlin Philharmonic and soloists at the Park Avenue Armory.”