“Muammar el-Qaddafi disavowed pre-1969 history as colonialist and un-Libyan. Now that he is gone, heritage-conscious Libyans have drafted a plan to preserve the ruins at Cyrene and promote them as a tourist attraction in a rural area where unemployment is high.”
Month: February 2012
The Financial Peril Of The American Orchestra (Explained)
So, why is the financial health of so many American classical music institutions unstable?
Social Media – The New Artist Gallery
“Try not to think of your art and your personal life as disparate entities — have your Twitter and Facebook feeds be a blend of your own personality and your art, which makes it easier for people to get to know you, and makes the act of social networking feel more natural.”
They They Know What You Want To Buy
The reason Target can snoop on our shopping habits is that, over the past two decades, the science of habit formation has become a major field of research in neurology and psychology departments at hundreds of major medical centers and universities, as well as inside extremely well financed corporate labs. “It’s like an arms race to hire statisticians nowadays,”
Humans May Have Parallel Moral Systems
“Why do we sometimes wrestle with moral dilemmas? A twist on a classic psychology experiment suggests that our minds have two parallel moral systems, and they don’t always agree.”
Mass Resignations From Charleston Ballet Theatre’s Board
“Financial strain and concerns over management have prompted seven board members of the Charleston Ballet Theatre, including President Charles Patrick, to resign in recent days.”
Viola Davis On A Well-Meaning Mindset That Cripples Black Actors
Responding to discomfort that her widely-praised portrayal in The Help is of a maid: “That very mind-set that you have and that a lot of African-Americans have is absolutely destroying the black artist. The black artist cannot live in a revisionist place. The black artist can only tell the truth about humanity, and humanity is messy. People are messy. Caucasian actors know that.”
Louisville Orchestra Musicians Reject Binding Arbitration
“Louisville Orchestra musicians rejected the board’s offer Thursday to settle a nearly yearlong contract dispute through binding arbitration, calling the details of the proposal ‘draconian’.”
Opposition To Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial Going McCarthyite?
Christopher Knight calls out a conservative group whose campaign against Gehry’s very un-Neoclassical design for the monument includes, as Knight sees it, guilt by association and smears against an artist whom Gehry used as a consultant regarding the memorial’s sculpture.
Julie Taymor And Spider-Man Producers Reach Partial Settlement
“As part of the settlement, the producers said they have agreed to pay Taymor full royalties for her services as director of the New York production. … The settlement also provides for other payments to Taymor as a ‘collaborator’ when the show’s New York production recoups its investment.”