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Delivering Songs To Your Home – One House At A Time

MUSIC Posted: June 29, 2020 10:45 am

Amy Helm: “It’s interesting as a musician to go to so many different places and play for so many different people and have such a direct connection with them. That’s not something you get in a room of a hundred people or several thousand people. It’s nice. And it’s right on time. And then you get a little window into what they’re dealing with.: – NPR

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MUSIC Published: 06.25.20

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Defenders Of That (Iffy) Theodore Roosevelt Statue Descend On American Museum Of Natural History

VISUAL Posted: June 29, 2020 7:00 am

The Federalist organized the 150-person protest at the statue. “Speakers supporting the statue used the protest to rail against a broad range of issues including abortion and religion. One woman called for the removal of ‘the feminists and the homosexuals’ from the City Council.” – The New York Times

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VISUAL Published: 06.25.20

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The ‘Novel Of Ideas’ Is A Gimmick, But One That Sometimes Works

WORDS Posted: June 29, 2020 4:15 am

The form of “novel” is young, but its conventions are mostly clear – and the novel of ideas is different. “Whether executed as science fiction, bildungsroman, or more recently, the satirical form Nicholas Dames calls the ‘theory novel,’ the novel of ideas is ‘artful,’ with all the equivocality this term brings. Willingness to court the accusation of relying on overly transparent stylistic devices is a consistent, perhaps even cohering feature of a notoriously unstable genre.” – The Paris Review

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WORDS Published: 06.25.20

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You Just Can’t Replace The Joys Of Browsing In A Physical Bookstore

WORDS Posted: June 28, 2020 8:30 am

Yay for all of the many, many, many, many, MANY ways bookstores have figured out ways to stay afloat and, in some cases, paying all of their staff (shout-out to you, The Ripped Bodice in Culver City), but by Zeus’ curly beard, WE WANT OUR BOOKSTORE BROWSING BACK. – The Washington Post

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WORDS Published: 06.25.20

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Leslie Odom Jr. And Money For All Of Hamilton’s Actors

THEATRE Posted: June 28, 2020 4:00 am

The actor who played Burr in the original off-Broadway and Broadway casts on negotiating better pay for the soon-to-be-out movie: “You want to be an ally? You make sure that Black people and people of color and women are getting paid, that they’ll be able to take money home to their families. It’s not about revenge, it’s about equality.” – Los Angeles Times

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THEATRE Published: 06.25.20

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Consequential Writing About Race

WORDS Posted: June 26, 2020 3:02 pm

Appreciating social movements in hindsight is a complicated endeavor. Leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman are often whitewashed to appease modern sensibilities. Some, like Bayard Rustin, are almost forgotten entirely. – The New York Times

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WORDS Published: 06.25.20

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Poets, Playwrights, Novelists, And A Swashbuckling Conquistador Nun: The Women Writers Of The Siglo De Oro

WORDS Posted: June 26, 2020 12:01 pm

The polymath Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was only one of numerous women in Spain and its New World colonies who became accomplished authors during the 16th and 17th centuries (and who should be better known today). Many of them were, in fact, nuns, and one of them really did run away from the convent, dress and pass as a man, and had some hair-raising adventures in New Spain. – Public Radio International

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WORDS Published: 06.25.20

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CEO Of Hal Leonard On The Future Of Music Publishing

MUSIC Posted: June 26, 2020 11:28 am

Larry Morton: “I thought that digital would completely replace things like physical phone books and all that. Certainly digital is a huge part of the business, and it’s growing quickly. But there’s something unique about that physical touch between musicians and their music books. There’s something about that relationship. if you’re learning a difficult piece and you’re really scrutinizing that score… you know we have nearly all of it available digitally. People still want to touch that page.” – MakingMusic

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MUSIC Published: 06.25.20

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What It’s Like To Be The Only Black Dancer In A Company

DANCE Posted: June 26, 2020 10:31 am

Former Atlanta Ballet dancer Kiara Felder: “The ballet’s audience, typically, are overwhelmingly white. “It’s important to engage with the community, and it’s tough when the community looks one way and your company looks another,” Felder said. “That may be one reason the audience was what it was. It would be amazing to see the demographics of the company reflect the demographics of the city. I wish those correlated more in the arts. It’s not that way in most companies.” – ArtsATL

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DANCE Published: 06.25.20

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Photographer Li Zhengsheng, Who Captured The Cultural Revolution On Film, Dead At 79

PEOPLE Posted: June 26, 2020 10:03 am

“At great personal risk [he] documented the dark side of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, producing powerful black-and-white images that remain a rare visual testament to the brutality of that tumultuous period, many of them not developed or seen for years.” – The New York Times

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PEOPLE Published: 06.25.20

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Why You Don’t Need To See The New Film Version Of “Hamilton”

THEATRE Posted: June 26, 2020 9:29 am

This is in part because Hamilton is a sung-through musical, meaning there aren’t any scenes of spoken dialogue in between the songs. Everything in the show is right there on the album—with the exception of one very brief scene in which Hamilton learns of the death of his friend (and in countless fan fictions, his lover) John Laurens. – Slate

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THEATRE Published: 06.25.20

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Please (Don’t) Touch (Without Hand Sanitizer): How Children’s Museums And Interactive Exhibits Are Trying To Reopen Safely

AUDIENCE, ISSUES Posted: June 26, 2020 6:33 am

“As states ease restrictions, many museums and animal attractions are next in line to reopen, if they haven’t already. Like other businesses, they must enforce social distancing rules and reduce touch points, measures that run counter to their high level of interactivity. … To better understand how attractions are reimagining their experiences, we reached out to several museums, aquariums, zoos and wildlife centers in the country. Here is a snapshot of their look-Ma-no-hands plans.” – The Washington Post

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AUDIENCE, ISSUES Published: 06.25.20

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Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Hires New CEO

MUSIC Posted: June 26, 2020 6:04 am

Steven Brosvik comes to Utah from the Nashville Symphony, where he was Chief Operating Officer. He has previously worked in management at the Baltimore, Houston, and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras. – Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

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MUSIC Published: 06.25.20

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Dixie Chicks Drop The “Dixie”

MUSIC Posted: June 25, 2020 3:01 pm

The band’s social media accounts and website were changed Thursday to reflect the new name for the band, which is made up of Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Strayer. “We want to meet this moment,” read a statement on The Chicks’ website, which also noted that the trio recognizes the name was already in use by a band in New Zealand. – CBC (Reuters)

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MUSIC Published: 06.25.20

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Early, Unfinished Story By Louisa May Alcott Published For First Time — With Invitation For Writers To Finish It

WORDS Posted: June 25, 2020 10:02 am

“Aunt Nellie’s Diary,” a 9,000-word piece written when Alcott was in her late teens, “is narrated by the 40-year-old title character, and follows her observations as a romantic triangle appears to unfold among her orphaned, fair-haired niece” and two friends. The fragment appears in the latest issue of The Strand Magazine, which will “post guidelines in the coming weeks” for writers to submit their own endings. – Yahoo! (AP)

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WORDS Published: 06.25.20

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Google News Starts Program ‘To Pay Publishers For High-Quality Content’

WORDS Posted: June 25, 2020 7:35 am

“The U.S. internet giant has for years tried to fend off demands for payment from news publishers worldwide in return for using their content, with European media groups among their fiercest critics. … The new product” — which is launching with news publishers from Germany, Australia and Brazil and will subsequently add more — “will be available on Google News and Discover. [An exec] said Google would also offer to pay for free access for users to read paywalled articles on a publisher’s site where available.” – Reuters

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Australian Government Announces $250M Rescue Package For Arts

ISSUES Posted: June 25, 2020 5:03 am

The program includes $90 million to underwrite bank loans to fund new productions, $35 million in additional money for organizations already funded by the federal government, $50 million to finance the restart of film and video production, and $75 million in grants to events businesses to fund new touring shows and festivals. (But will it be enough?) – The Guardian

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ISSUES Published: 06.25.20

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Changes Afoot: What’s Next For Me

AJBlogs Posted: June 24, 2020 11:56 am

In January I made the difficult decision to leave The New School when my current contract ends. My heart and mind have been calling me to other lands, to other ways of being and living in the world, and to center work that has been squeezed into the margins the past few years. – Diane Ragsdale

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AJBlogs Published: 06.25.20

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  • Blake-Anthony Johnson Talks Orchestral Diversity
    Blake-Anthony Johnson, President of the Chicago Sinfonietta discusses orchestral leadership at one of the most diverse orchestras in the country.... Read more
    Source: Aaron Dworkin Published on: 2021-03-06
  • Will Oprah Winfrey Pick Up Where He Left Off? Heathcote Williams on the British Monarchy
    "'God save the queen,' they sang, 'it's a fascist regime.' / And the song's hook-line became a new anthem —— / Disturbing to clutches of flag-wavers lining the streets. / And horrifying... Read more
    Source: Straight|Up Published on: 2021-03-06
  • Cue the Regulators! Met’s Deaccession Regression Attracts the Critical Eye of NYS Attorney General’s Office
    The Metropolitan Museum’s controversial consideration of adopting the Association of Art Museum Directors’ relaxed deaccession standards has now become a fait accompli: As the Met’s spokesperson confirmed to me yesterday, the museum’s... Read more
    Source: CultureGrrl Published on: 2021-03-05
  • Stumbling down memory lane
    In today’s Wall Street Journal, I review George Street Playhouse’s webcast of Theresa Rebeck’s Bad Dates. Here’s an excerpt. *  *  * The premise of Theresa Rebeck’s “Bad Dates,” which is being webcast by New... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-03-05
  • Replay: Ginette Neveu plays Chausson’s Poème
    Ginette Neveu plays the closing section of Ernest Chausson’s Poème. This rare silent film footage is synchronized with Neveu’s commercial recording of the piece: (This is the latest in a series of arts-... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-03-05
  • Almanac: Mary Renault on love and hate
    “In hatred as in love, we grow like the thing we brood upon. What we loathe, we graft into our very soul.” Mary Renault, The Mask of Apollo Continue reading Almanac: Mary Renault... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-03-05
  • Almanac: Flannery O’Connor on mixed feelings
    “I hope that to be of two minds about some things is not to be neutral.” Flannery O’Connor, letter to Betty Hester, May 4, 1957 Continue reading Almanac: Flannery O’Connor on mixed... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-03-04
  • Snapshot: Rudyard Kipling speaks about writing and truth
    Rudyard Kipling speaks about writing and truth in an undated film clip from the Thirties. This is thought to be the only surviving sound footage of Kipling: (This is the latest in... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-03-03
  • Almanac: Rudyard Kipling on the prevalence of obsessions
    “Everyone is more or less mad on one point.” Rudyard Kipling, “On the Strength of a Likeness” Continue reading Almanac: Rudyard Kipling on the prevalence of obsessions at About Last Night.... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-03-03
  • Lookback: on being sworn in to the National Council on the Arts
    From 2005: I am now officially the Honorable Terry Teachout, having been sworn in this morning (together with Gerard Schwarz and James Ballinger) as a member of the National Council on the Arts. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-03-02
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    “I come from a family where the only emotion respectable to show is irritation. In some this tendency produces hives, in others literature, in me both.” Flannery O’Connor, letter to Betty Hester,... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-03-02
  • Pandemic Polemics: Metropolitan Museum’s Off-Key NPR Message vs. Cleveland’s Harmonious Storage Show
    The Metropolitan Museum’s premature revelation that it might take advantage of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ relaxed deaccession standards, by selling art to help pay for “care of the collection,” was... Read more
    Source: CultureGrrl Published on: 2021-03-01
  • Just because: Flannery O’Connor appears in a 1932 newsreel
    A five-year-old Flannery O’Connor appears in a rare 1932 Pathé newsreel segment about a chicken she taught to walk backwards: (This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-03-01
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    “I think you probably collect most of your experience as a child—when you really had nothing else to do—and then transfer it to other situations when you write. Flannery O’Connor, letter to... Read more
    Source: About Last Night Published on: 2021-03-01
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    Source: Aaron Dworkin Published on: 2021-02-27
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    On the whole, books are less finite than ourselves. Even the worst among them outlast their authors. ... Often they sit on the shelves absorbing dust long after the writer himself has... Read more
    Source: Straight|Up Published on: 2021-02-26
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