“The Americas tour, June 12-27, comprises eight concerts in five countries: Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. The two stops in Argentina include a performance at Buenos Aires’s storied Teatro Colón, one of the best halls in the world.”
Month: April 2012
Ireland’s Top Orchestra Cancels Its 2012 Domestic Touring
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra “had for many years toured twice a year. But cutbacks in 2009 saw a reduction to a single tour. That has now been dropped” due to funding cuts by the national broadcaster.
The Vegas-ification Of Worldwide Real Estate Development
“There’s Beverly Hills, a residential and commercial development built in the late 1990s on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. There’s the newly built Dubai International City, with various districts representing countries from all over the world. And there’s also Orange County, a Southern California-style gated golf community of ranch homes about an hour north of Beijing,” and Thames Town, a recreated English village 20 miles from Shanghai.
You Pronounce ‘Man’ Funny – Are You A Northern Liberal?
“It may seem surprising, but in this age where geographic mobility and instant communication have increased our exposure to people outside of our neighborhoods or towns, American regional dialects are pulling further apart from each other, rather than moving closer together. And renowned linguist William Labov thinks there’s a connection between political and linguistic segregation.”
But Who Was Casanova, Really?
“He was a true Enlightenment polymath, whose many achievements would put the likes of Hugh Hefner to shame. He hobnobbed with Voltaire, Catherine the Great, Benjamin Franklin and probably Mozart; survived as a gambler, an astrologer and spy; translated The Iliad into his Venetian dialect; and wrote a science fiction novel, a proto-feminist pamphlet and a range of mathematical treatises.”
Which U.S. City Had The Best April Fool’s Prank?
The contenders: Philadelphia, Boulder, Portland, and Austin.
Was American Pie A More Influential Movie Than Titanic? (Probably)
“Realistic epics have all but disappeared in Titanic‘s wake. Fantasy has become a requirement to justify moviemaking of that size … American Pie was in the vanguard of a movement that has brought The Hangover, Old School, and practically the entirety of Judd Apatow’s film career.”
What Looking At Lucian Freud’s Paintings Does To The Way You See People
James Polchin: “I was much more attentive to the exposed flesh around me, to the blemishes and rashes, the discoloration and mutations of skin tones of those I passed. A young woman’s arm was blossoming a small purple and hazel, clover-shaped bruise near her shoulder. An attractive man’s razor burn ran along the side of his neck, a contrast to the smooth sliver of a red and blue tattoo that crawled beneath his shirt sleeve.”
How Is Modern Dance Staying Modern?
“The idea that modern dance is trivial or dead is like the idea that ballet, post-Balanchine, is dead; a perspective from those who no longer like or can find recognizable referents in what they see. The company model has almost gone, which changes the way that choreographers work, and might be one of the reasons that they seem less interested than a previous generation was in developing a physical vocabulary.”
Report: Turkey Wants Artwork Returned By Cleveland Art Museum
Turkey has reportedly asked the Cleveland Museum of Art about 22 objects it claims were looted from its soil, including some of the most famous masterpiece in its collection.