“The stories in question were found to contain descriptions, phrases and sentences that duplicate or closely resemble work that was previously published elsewhere. An NPR.org copy editor uncovered the connections last week while working on one of Brian Wise’s stories.”
Month: October 2015
Research: A Link Between Creativity And Dishonest Behavior?
“We suggest that creative identity derives its value, specifically, from a sense of rarity, specialness, and uniqueness, which causes a sense of entitlement (among creative people),” they write in the Academy of Management Journal. “This sense of entitlement, in turn, can cause individuals to engage in dishonest behaviors.”
The Broadway Ticket Lottery: How To (Try To) Get Cheap Seats
“Broadway lotteries that offer deeply discounted tickets have blossomed since 1996, when “Rent” made some $20 seats at the Nederlander Theater available for every performance. (It started as a first-come, first-served offer but evolved into a lottery.)”
Big Changes At Once-Floundering, Now Thriving Oregon Ballet Theatre
Over the next two years, the company will be moving to new studios, selling its old building to retire all of its $1.8 million debt, expansion into the suburbs, and a summer outdoor series dedicated entirely to women choreographers – and, of course, the ballet-and-beer initiative.
Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia In Barcelona Begins Final Phase Of Construction
Remaining work on the great basilica, for which Antoni Gaudí laid the first stone in 1882, includes the west sacristy, the six central spires, and the Tower of Jesus. When complete, Sagrada Familia will be the tallest house of worship in Europe. (photos)
How The New York Public Library Is Reinventing Itself
“These days, digitization of the NYPL collections falls under the aegis of NYPL Labs – which began as a catchall name for a range of digital experiments, then became an in-house, prototype-building research and development group, and now is a full-fledged department that’s broadly responsible for both the digital and experimental sides of the library and its branches.”
‘Soup’ Is An Anagram Of ‘Opus’: Thoughts On Warhol’s Campbell’s Paintings
“4. What do they look like? They aren’t pictures of anything really. They’re certainly not paintings of actual soup cans. Nor are they really paintings of the label. He worked not from actual cans with actual labels, but from promotional materials that Campbell’s sent out. In other words, these aren’t so much pictures of either cans or labels, as they are reproductions or copies of commercial graphics, blending design and text. What kind of objects are these? These soups/works kick up this question like so much dust.”
‘The Moth In The Flame’ – An Unpublished Short Story By Truman Capote
“Written for his high school newspaper, The Green Witch, in the early 1940s, … ‘The Moth in the Flame’ captures in a very short space the vast range of tumultuous emotions that spring from a distressing encounter.”
The Most Anticipated New Restaurant In Providence Turned Out To Be An Art Project Satirizing Foodie Culture
Lura Cafe “would be a refuge for diners in the know, serving modern takes on cafe classics – all local, all organic, all certified GMO-free. It was upscale and casual, timeless and avant-garde. … It announced itself – as all similarly accoutred restaurants must – with a social media blitz, featuring sans serif lettering, sunny high-angle shots of brunch dishes, even a breathless write-up in the New York Times. It was also totally fake.”
Four Centuries Of Cat Art Go Up For Auction
“The sale … is one of the largest of its kind to occur in the UK, featuring 244 works – and the trove is really delightful, bringing to public eye many rare and original illustrations that depict cats in a variety of ways, from straightforward portraits to bizarre or humorous caricatures.”