Two professional conservatives, the New York Times Op-Ed columnist and Arthur Brooks (no relation), president of the American Enterprise Institute, offer some ideas convincing enough that the leftish Atlantic is willing to post them.
Month: July 2016
Ukrainian Opera Star Killed By Sniper In Separatist War
Baritone Vasyl Slipak, 41, “had left his native Ukraine in the 1990s to settle in France, where he regularly sang at the Paris Opera. But after war erupted in 2014, he decided to return home and join a volunteer battalion to fight Russian-backed separatists on the country’s eastern front.”
Iranian Cartoonist Who Drew Government Ministers As Goats And Monkeys Is Finally Released From Evin Prison
“When a cartoon in which [Atena Farghadani] depicted government officials as farm animals appeared on [Facebook] in 2014, it led to her receiving a prison sentence of more than 12 years. During her ordeal Farghadani was beaten, strip-searched, went on hunger strike and – despite being only 29 – suffered a heart attack.”
Gay Talese Disowns His Creepy New Book – Kinda Sorta
“I’m not going to promote this book. How dare I promote it when its credibility is down the toilet?” said the author of his soon-to-be-released The Voyeur’s Motel after being confronted with evidence that his source and subject had lied to him. Liam O’Brien observes, “Talese neatly distances himself from his own work, which defuses any pressure on him to defend his choices – except not really, because, you know, he wrote the damn thing.”
What’s Behind The Disaster At USC’s Art School?
The departure of HaeAhn Kwon, this year’s only enrolled MFA student, “a year after an entire class of seven studio art MFA students withdrew from Roski to protest curriculum changes and staff defections, is prompting new questions about USC’s commitment to the fine arts and renewed accusations that the university cares more about buzzy programs.” Carolina Miranda reports.
Norton Museum Of Art In Palm Beach Drops Admission Charges For Next Two-And-A-Half Years
“The museum was closed [for one month] while staff prepares for a $100 million renovation which will enlarge the building and transform its facade along South Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach. Admission will continue to be free until what’s being called The New Norton is completed in late 2018.”
Boston Ballet Just Smashed Its Previous Box Office Record – Thanks To Some Smart Data-Crunching
“Crediting a host of new techniques that include variable pricing, alternating repertoire, and an enhanced social media presence, Boston Ballet is reporting that last season marked the company’s highest attendance levels in more than a decade and its best ticket revenues in the company’s 53-year history.”
Dispute Over Minimum Wage For L.A.’S 99-Seat Theaters Goes To Court As Talks Collapse
“Negotiations to resolve a minimum wage dispute between Actors’ Equity Assn. and members of the theater community have failed and the parties are headed to court … At the center of the lawsuit is Equity’s 99-seat theater plan, which calls for owners of theaters with fewer than 100 seats to pay Equity actors minimum wage for rehearsal and performance time.”
Baltimore Symphony Receives $1.2M Gift To Bring Poorest Students To Concerts
“[The donation from Mark and Patricia Joseph] will more than triple the number of financially disadvantaged students who attend the orchestra’s popular midweek concert series for local schools … Officials explained that many children couldn’t afford the $10 ticket price, let alone the often-prohibitive cost of renting a bus.”
John Luther Adams Writes A Soundtrack For A Stroll Between Met Museums
Michael Cooper: “It was with some trepidation that I set out last week to try Soundwalk 9:09, a piece the Metropolitan Museum of Art commissioned from … the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. Composed of sounds recorded in the area, the work is intended for people to listen to on their smartphones as they make the eight-block walk between the museum’s mother ship, on Fifth Avenue, and its new outpost, the Met Breuer, in the old Whitney building on Madison Avenue. What if I did it wrong?”