“In this anything-goes age, it seems as if coughing in concerts is fast becoming one of the last universally reviled forms of high-culture hooliganism.”
SUV Crashes Into Kansas Ballet Academy
“No one was injured when a woman accidentally drove a sport utility vehicle into the front of Kansas Ballet Academy on Tuesday morning.”
Pompidou Centre Will Open Satellite Museum in Málaga (Or Will It?)
The Andalusian resort city’s mayor says that the Paris contemporary art centre will display about 70 pieces from its collection in a new structure. The Pompidou itself says that “nothing is confirmed and negotiations are still ongoing. It is definitely not an outpost in the style of the Centre Pompidou-Metz.”
An Atheist Megachurch (Yes, It’s Real, and It’s Growing)
“The founders of the ‘Sunday Assembly’ in London say they’re not forming a new church, though they do meet on a Sunday. And they say they’re not trying to create a new religion, but their movement has a growing number of followers around the world.”
Getting Drunk and Making Resolutions on New Year’s Are Religious Acts
As University of Chicago Divinity School professor Wendy Doniger explains, our seemingly secular traditions around January 1 are echoed in religions all over the world.
Top AJBlog posts for 12.31.13
End Of The Year Thoughts On Museums And Money
Source: Real Clear Arts | Published on 2013-12-31
‘JFK Customs destroyed 11 of my instruments’
Source: Slipped Disc | Published on 2013-12-31
Trinity Wall Street re-defines downtown
Source: Condemned to Music | Published on 2013-12-31
“Rembrandt”? Probably Not: Worcester Art Museum’s Own Version of “American Hustle…
Source: Culturegrrl | Published on 2013-12-31
These Are The Books That Would Have Been In The Public Domain In 2014 (But Won’t Be)
“No published works will enter our public domain until 2019. The laws in Canada and the EU are different – thousands of works are entering their public domains on January 1. What books and plays would be entering the public domain if we had the pre-1978 copyright laws? You might recognize some of the titles.”
The Banksy Backlash Explained
“At some point, Banksy crossed the line between success and establishment hack. He should have seen it coming. The art world, with its unforgiving addiction to novelty, always sneers at popular success. The critical backlash was two fold.”