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California School Board Resists Pressure, Declines To Ban Transgender Book From Kindergarten

WORDS Posted: September 29, 2017 6:17 am

California School Board Resists Pressure, Declines To Ban Transgender Book From Kindergarten

“A Rocklin school board voted unanimously late Monday night to retain the policies that allowed a book about a transgender child to be read in kindergarten, but adopted a provision to forewarn parents of potentially controversial subject matter. The vote followed months of controversy that erupted over the book” – which was brought in by a transgender child – “being read at a Rocklin charter school’s story time.”

Read the story at Sacramento Bee Published: 09.18.17

All The Lies About The Origins Of The Phrase ‘Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire’

WORDS Posted: September 22, 2017 9:02 am

All The Lies About The Origins Of The Phrase ‘Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire’

“[It] is not the most intuitive of phrases. Although people’s pants do sometimes catch on fire, this correlates more with carrying around accidentally explosive materials than it does with truthfulness. Meanwhile, the vast majority of liars make it through life unscathed by this particular fashion catastrophe. The mystery of the phrase’s origins is compounded by the fact that several of its more popularly reported etymologies are, in fact, lies.” Cara Giaimo gets to the bottom of the matter.

Read the story at Atlas Obscura Published: 09.18.17

Why We Need Artists In Politics Now More Than Ever

ISSUES Posted: September 22, 2017 7:04 am

Why We Need Artists In Politics Now More Than Ever

“If there was ever a time that the world needed artists, it is now. We need their radical ideas, visions, and perspectives in society. … The world [can] only be changed by those willing and able to conceive of reality in a holistic and intuitive manner.” Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in London, sounds the call, with reference to artists from Joseph Beuys and John Latham to Theaster Gates and Tania Bruguera to Edi Rama, they mayor who had the dingy old buildings of Tirana, Albania repainted in bright colors and transformed the mood of the city.

Read the story at Artsy Published: 09.18.17

What Does It Mean To Change As A Person?

IDEAS Posted: September 21, 2017 3:01 pm

What Does It Mean To Change As A Person?

“Every worldly example of continued personal identity involves tremendous transformations – whether it is developing language, sociality or morals; discovering a hidden passion; coming out of our closets; changing careers; falling in or out of love; growing or finding a family. Such dynamism does not throw our identities into question; instead, these changes represent some of the most significant aspects of our selves.”

Read the story at Aeon Published: 09.18.17

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says These Seven Books Made Him Smarter

WORDS Posted: September 21, 2017 11:31 am

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says These Seven Books Made Him Smarter

“Nadella, whose own first book, the memoir/vision for the future Hit Refresh, is being published in late September, says that he’s drawn particular inspiration from these seven works on history, economics, technology, and management strategy.”

Read the story at Fast Company Published: 09.18.17

What Can We Learn From The Progress Of Civilization?

IDEAS Posted: September 21, 2017 9:29 am

What Can We Learn From The Progress Of Civilization?

“The news here is that the lives of most of our progenitors were better than we think. We’re flattering ourselves by believing that their existence was so grim and that our modern, civilized one is, by comparison, so great. Still, we are where we are, and we live the way we live, and it’s possible to wonder whether any of this illuminating knowledge about our hunter-gatherer ancestors can be useful to us.”

Read the story at The New Yorker Published: 09.18.17

‘Mother!’ – Darren Aronofsky Tells How He Made This Strange Film (And Got Hollywood To Let Him Do It)

MEDIA Posted: September 21, 2017 6:18 am

‘Mother!’ – Darren Aronofsky Tells How He Made This Strange Film (And Got Hollywood To Let Him Do It)

“Say what you will about Darren Aronofsky, but the guy knows how to get a reaction out of people. … We caught up with Aronofsky a few months before the film’s premiere, while its contents were still top secret, to talk about its allegorical meaning, its startlingly unusual use of Kristen Wiig, and the surprising difficulty of its postproduction process.” (Warning: spoilers included.)

Read the story at Vulture Published: 09.18.17

There Are Thousands Of Different Colors – Why Do Most Of Us Have So Few Words For Them (And Some Languages Fewer Than Others)?

WORDS Posted: September 20, 2017 12:03 pm

There Are Thousands Of Different Colors – Why Do Most Of Us Have So Few Words For Them (And Some Languages Fewer Than Others)?

“In an industrialized culture, most people get by with 11 color words: black, white, red, green, yellow, blue, brown, orange, pink, purple and gray. That’s what we have in American English. Maybe if you’re an artist or an interior designer, you know specific meanings for as many as 50 or 100 different words for colors – like turquoise, amber, indigo or taupe. But this is still a tiny fraction of the colors that we can distinguish. … [And] nonindustrialized cultures typically have far fewer words for colors than industrialized cultures.” (One language has words only for white, black, and red.) Two cognitive scientists look into why this is.

Read the story at The Conversation Published: 09.18.17

How ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Became The Term For So Many Of France’s Bêtes Noires

IDEAS Posted: September 20, 2017 11:04 am

How ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Became The Term For So Many Of France’s Bêtes Noires

Le monde anglo-saxon. Le modèle anglo-saxon. Le capitalisme anglo-saxon. L’hégémonie anglo-saxonne. You hear and read the term more and more in France these days, almost always for something opposed to the way the French do things and usually for something undesirable or worse. Yet before the mid-19th century, “anglo-saxon” was used in France only to refer to pre-Norman Conquest England. Emile Chabal lays out how the word went from historical designation to disparaging epithet. (It’s not really about English-speakers at all.)

Read the story at Aeon Published: 09.18.17

Now That He’s In A Big Movie, Is Sergei Polunin Going To Give Up Ballet For Acting? Naah

DANCE Posted: September 20, 2017 7:35 am

Now That He’s In A Big Movie, Is Sergei Polunin Going To Give Up Ballet For Acting? Naah

“A few months ago, I was sure that I was going to stop dancing to become a good actor. But then when I was by myself for a week, I asked myself, What are you doing? You have that talent. Use it to the fullest. And if I can use that talent as well as acting, that’s magical to do both. Would I be happy just to be an actor? I don’t think I would.”

Read the story at W Magazine Published: 09.18.17

We Need Real Gender Quotas At Major Theatres (Yeah, She Said It)

THEATRE Posted: September 20, 2017 6:02 am

We Need Real Gender Quotas At Major Theatres (Yeah, She Said It)

Lyn Gardner: “Too often, an artist – if they are a woman or are from diverse backgrounds – gets only one shot in a high-profile situation and if they don’t triumph, they are out. But it’s only when the opportunities are sustained, and not just one-off tokenism, that a significant and genuine advancement occurs in the diversity of the arts. This is why it’s important that organisations, particularly flagship ones in receipt of large amounts of public funding such as the RSC, lead the way and put policies in place that don’t just encourage diversity but embed it in their way of working.”

Read the story at The Stage Published: 09.18.17

Imagine You’d Never Seen A Movie. How Would Your Brain Process Fast Clip Cuts?

MEDIA Posted: September 19, 2017 3:04 pm

Imagine You’d Never Seen A Movie. How Would Your Brain Process Fast Clip Cuts?

“Before the emergence and rapid proliferation of film editing at the dawn of the 20th century, humans had never been exposed to anything quite like film cuts: quick flashes of images as people, objects and entire settings changed in an instant. But rather than reacting with confusion to edits, early filmgoers lined up in droves to spend their money at the cinema, turning film – and eventually its close cousin, television – into the century’s defining media.”

Read the story at Aeon Published: 09.18.17

Jasper Johns To Turn His Connecticut Home Into An Artists’ Retreat

PEOPLE Posted: September 19, 2017 2:01 pm

Jasper Johns To Turn His Connecticut Home Into An Artists’ Retreat

The artists would “live, eat and devote themselves to the private study, practice and development of their work. They would have communal meals, in the existing main house and shared common spaces that would foster a sense of community among the artists.”

Read the story at Artnet Published: 09.18.17

UK National Lottery Sales Have Plummeted. Lottery Officials Warn Of Big Cuts In Arts Funding

ISSUES Posted: September 19, 2017 1:28 pm

UK National Lottery Sales Have Plummeted. Lottery Officials Warn Of Big Cuts In Arts Funding

Sales of UK National Lottery tickets have declined, so less money can be channelled to HLF. The fund’s share of lottery income fell from £385m in 2015/16 to an estimated £300m in the current financial year.

Read the story at The Art Newspaper Published: 09.18.17

2017 Emmy Ratings Weren’t All-Time Low (But Close)

AUDIENCE, MEDIA Posted: September 19, 2017 1:01 pm

2017 Emmy Ratings Weren’t All-Time Low (But Close)

“The final tally for the 2017 Emmys, hosted by Stephen Colbert on CBS, avoids the all-time low 11.3 million viewers that tuned in last year. In the key demo of adults 18-49, this year’s show did bottom out, slipping 10 percent from a 2.7 rating to a 2.5 rating. Overnight ratings are naturally below those of NBC’s Sunday Night Football, which took a 12.6 overnight rating among households.”

Read the story at The Hollywood Reporter Published: 09.18.17

Exhibition On Gender Identity Shut Down In Brazil After Protests

VISUAL Posted: September 19, 2017 12:27 pm

Exhibition On Gender Identity Shut Down In Brazil After Protests

“Critics — some of whom had also demanded the impeachment of the president — accused the artists of promoting pedophilia and child pornography. Rowdy protesters harassed museumgoers outside and inside the exhibition and posted a video that was seen by more than 1.4 million viewers on Facebook. On Sunday, Santander Bank unexpectedly closed the exhibition, which is at its cultural center in the southern city of Pôrto Alegre, a month ahead of schedule. The curator found out when a friend of his sent him a text message.”

Read the story at The New York Times Published: 09.18.17

Claim: Playing Video Games Can Teach Philosophy

IDEAS Posted: September 19, 2017 12:01 pm

Claim: Playing Video Games Can Teach Philosophy

On the grounds that “philosophy is about everything and games are about everything”, the authors of Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us advance the thesis that gaming is a forum for learning about key subjects like the nature of consciousness, logic and ethics.

Read the story at Irish Times Published: 09.18.17

This Year’s Longlist For The Giller Prize

WORDS Posted: September 19, 2017 11:03 am

This Year’s Longlist For The Giller Prize

A handful of writers on the longlist have been previously recognized by the Giller Prize: Eden Robinson was shortlisted in 2000 for Monkey Beach, Michael Redhill was shortlisted in 2001 for Martin Sloane, Rachel Cusk was shortlisted in 2015 for Outline and David Chariandy was longlisted in 2007 for his novel Soucouyant.

Read the story at CBC Published: 09.18.17

Artists Defend Documenta Over Charges Of Huge Deficits

VISUAL Posted: September 19, 2017 10:26 am

Artists Defend Documenta Over Charges Of Huge Deficits

More than 200 artists, including Nairy Baghramian and Nikhil Chopra, have subsequently backed the curatorial team in an open letter. “Criticisms of Documenta 14 have been expanded to suggest that a deficit in the operating budget is primarily due to the Athenian chapter of Documenta. We are concerned about this urge to put ticket sales above art,” the letter says.

Read the story at The Art Newspaper Published: 09.18.17

Is Artificial Intelligence About To Disrupt The News Business?

IDEAS Posted: September 19, 2017 9:32 am

Is Artificial Intelligence About To Disrupt The News Business?

Over the past year, the CEOs of Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and other global tech giants have all said, in different ways, that they now run “AI-first” companies. I can’t remember a single senior news exec ever mentioning AI and machine learning at any industry keynote address over the same period. Of course, that’s not necessarily surprising.

Read the story at NiemanLab Published: 09.18.17

At Kneehigh Theatre’s HQ In Cornwall, Which Is Totally Not A Commune

THEATRE Posted: September 19, 2017 9:03 am

At Kneehigh Theatre’s HQ In Cornwall, Which Is Totally Not A Commune

“‘We’re not a bunch of bloody hippies,’ Mike Shepherd growls by way of introduction. Turns out the last time a journalist paid Kneehigh a visit at its Cornish home, that was the verdict. The time before, the company wound up being compared to a cult, the rehearsal rooms a commune. Its artistic director has had enough.”

Read the story at The Guardian Published: 09.18.17

On Eve Of Trial For ‘Subliminal Messages’, Leading Turkish Author Smuggles Essay Out Of Prison

WORDS Posted: September 19, 2017 7:05 am

On Eve Of Trial For ‘Subliminal Messages’, Leading Turkish Author Smuggles Essay Out Of Prison

“[Ahmet] Altan, the author of 10 acclaimed novels that have been translated around the world, as well as essays and journalism, was arrested last September following the attempted coup in Turkey in July 2016. Charges against him include ‘giving subliminal messages in favour of a coup on television’, ‘membership of a terrorist organisation’ and ‘attempting to overthrow the government’.”

Read the story at The Guardian Published: 09.18.17

So How Did That Robot Do Conducting An Orchestra? Here’s Video

MUSIC Posted: September 19, 2017 6:34 am

So How Did That Robot Do Conducting An Orchestra? Here’s Video

The machine called YuMi made its podium debut last week in Pisa, conducting the Lucca Philharmonic with tenor Andrea Bocelli and soprano Maria Luigia Borsi. Says the conductor who trained YuMi, “We basically had to find time to understand his movements. When we found the way, everything was pretty easy.”

Read the story at Washington Post Published: 09.18.17

Meredith Monk Wins $250K Gish Prize

PEOPLE Posted: September 19, 2017 5:47 am

Meredith Monk Wins $250K Gish Prize

“The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, one of the most generous arts honors in the United States, has been awarded to the singer, composer and multidisciplinary artist Meredith Monk, whose wordless vocal pirouettes and otherworldly theater compositions have reverberated in New York and internationally for five decades.”

Read the story at New York Times Published: 09.18.17

Renovated Theatre Celebrates Reopening By Firing Staffers Who’d Been There For Decades

THEATRE Posted: September 19, 2017 4:30 am

Renovated Theatre Celebrates Reopening By Firing Staffers Who’d Been There For Decades

“Staff who are understood to have worked at the Hull New Theatre for more than 20 years were told they no longer had jobs at the venue just days before it reopened. Casual workers at the theatre were told they would need to apply for ‘newly created’ casual roles after its £16 million refurbishment.”

Read the story at The Stage Published: 09.18.17

Top Posts From AJBlogs 09.18.17

AJBlogs Posted: September 19, 2017 2:49 am

Kusama in Seattle, Post Script, And On to LA
When, on a recent day, The Broad museum announced that “due to overwhelming demand” additional tickets for the coming Yayoi Kusama exhibition would be available on Oct. 2, it added this to the statement: … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2017-09-18

“The Difference Between Quality Art and Crap” Take Four
Processing my exchange with Vladimir Feltsman, I find myself distracted by something I have long more or less ignored: the art of the piano as manifest by the young artists who today dominate the scene – what Feltsman calls “a new artform.” … read more
AJBlog: Unanswered Question Published 2017-09-17

Bausch Reborn
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (through September 24). … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2017-09-17

Brad Mehldau and Chris Thile at the Ace Hotel/LA
In some ways, this pairing makes absolutely no sense — a jazz pianist and a bluegrass mandolinist, playing together? But in another, it’s nearly inevitable. … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2017-09-18

Monday Recommendation: Tatum’s Town
Bob Dietsche, Tatum’s Town (Bobson Press)
Most Art Tatum devotees know that Toledo, Ohio, was his hometown. It was where his genius became evident when he was a teenaged Fats Waller disciple. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2017-09-18

 

Read the story at AJBlogs Published: 09.18.17

Netflix Announced A Major New Standup Comedy Initiative. Will It Help Or Hurt Comedy?

MEDIA Posted: September 18, 2017 3:01 pm

Netflix Announced A Major New Standup Comedy Initiative. Will It Help Or Hurt Comedy?

“I do feel like Netflix is commodifying stand-up. This boom, at least as defined by me, is about treating comics as individual artists with distinct points of view, not people providing a service. Stockpiling stand-up as content and telling people it’ll be there whenever you need a laugh is completely antithetical to that. Has the boom already given way to a bloat?”

Read the story at New York Magazine Published: 09.18.17

New Banksy Murals Turn Up In London As Basquiat Show Opens

VISUAL Posted: September 18, 2017 2:28 pm

New Banksy Murals Turn Up In London As Basquiat Show Opens

The works, near the Barbican Centre, mark the opening of an exhibition by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Read the story at BBC Published: 09.18.17

The Curious Case Of The Oregon Bach Festival Soap Opera

MUSIC Posted: September 18, 2017 12:31 pm

The Curious Case Of The Oregon Bach Festival Soap Opera

Previously undisclosed emails reveal that the colleague at the center of the inquiry, the countertenor Reginald Mobley, denied to festival administrators that Matthew Halls had been racially insensitive. But clear reasons for the firing remain elusive. And the attempt to deal with an ugly personnel issue sotto voce — last week, university officials agreed to pay Mr. Halls $90,000 as part of a settlement with a nondisparagement clause — has resulted in a crescendo of criticism, from the festival’s hometown, Eugene, Ore., to England.

Read the story at The New York Times Published: 09.18.17

They Seriously Think They Can Build A Computer That Can Predict The Future

IDEAS Posted: September 18, 2017 11:28 am

They Seriously Think They Can Build A Computer That Can Predict The Future

“Supercomputers are already used to predict weather and earthquakes, but there’s not currently enough computing power to model complex biological systems precisely enough to make endeavors like large-scale transitioning to wind energy, for example, feasible. An exascale computer would be powerful enough to uncover answers to questions about, say, climate change and growing food that can withstand drought. It could even predict crime (hopefully with more accuracy and fairness than current predictive policing systems).”

Read the story at Slate Published: 09.18.17

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